Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota. His namesake (and second cousin three times removed on his father’s side) was Francis Scott Key, who wrote the lyrics ...

Encountering F. Scott Fitzgerald is inevitable in the American educational system, usually in the form of "The Great Gatsby" (1925) in sophomore or junior year of high school, whichever has been ...

The final year of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life was both a tragedy and, in a more obscure sense, a triumph. Fitzgerald, who died of a heart attack at 44 in 1940, was sober and writing well when he died, ...

Ninety-nine years ago, Scribner Books published then 28-year-old F. Scott Fitzgerald's third novel, The Great Gatsby. Set in the 1920s on Long Island, the book follows Nick Carraway. He witnesses a ...

A copy of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is displayed June 6, 2013 at Sotheby's in New York. (Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images) The first review of “The Great Gatsby,” published a century ...

We know you’re busy wrapping holiday gifts, keeping the cat away from the Christmas tree and baking great-grandma’s sugar cookies. Take a break as we look ahead to Friends of the St. Paul Public ...

How F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel took over pop culture. By Michael Barbaro, A.O. Scott, Rob Szypko, Michael Benoist, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Diane Wong, Dan Powell and Chris Wood A hundred ...

Before Daisy Buchanan, there was Ginevra King — the debutante who captured Fitzgerald’s heart and helped shape his timeless tale of longing, loss and the American Dream The Great Gatsby turns 100 this ...

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There’s been a lot said on the book’s 100th anniversary. But there’s a lot to say. By Wesley Morris, Min Jin Lee and Gilbert Cruz How F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel took over pop culture. By Michael ...