Tag Archives: Zelda Fitzgerald

Recommended: Biographies

Posted on May 1, 2020 by sheila

For starters: My recommended Fiction books My recommended Non-Fiction books BIOGRAPHIES: American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, by Joseph Ellis I’ve written a lot about Joseph Ellis’ work here. While I love David McCullough’s work so much, Ellis is … Continue reading →

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Bookshelf Tour #7

Posted on November 17, 2017 by sheila

Moving on to biographies. Please ignore my wretched ceiling. I had nothing to do with it. I also lost the top shelf of my bookshelves when I moved here in February. Still room for a row of books though. I … Continue reading →

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The Books: The Crack-Up, ‘Auction – Model, 1934’, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Posted on January 6, 2013 by sheila

On the essays shelf: The Crack-Up, by F. Scott Fitzgerald The byline here again, like with ‘Show Mr. and Mrs. F–‘ is “F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald”, dated July of 1934. This is an interesting piece. A couple auctions off … Continue reading →

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The Books: The Crack-Up, ‘Show Mr. and Mrs F –’, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Posted on December 22, 2012 by sheila

On the essays shelf: The Crack-Up, by F. Scott Fitzgerald The byline here is “F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald”, and the date is “May-June 1934”. They got married in 1920. He was newly famous because of his first novel. They … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Posted on September 24, 2012 by sheila

So you see that old libel that we were cynics and skeptics was nonsense from the beginning. On the contrary we were the great believers. — F. Scott Fitzgerald, “My Generation” Fitzgerald was one of those writers I liked right … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Zelda Fitzgerald

Posted on July 24, 2012 by sheila

Zelda Fitzgerald’s description of her life in the 1920s: Spinach and champagne. Going back to the kitchens at the old Waldorf. Dancing on the kitchen tables, wearing the chef’s headgear. Finally, a crash and being escorted out by the house … Continue reading →

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The Books: Zelda: A Biography, by Nancy Milford

Posted on August 31, 2011 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Biography Next biography on the biography shelf is Zelda: A Biography, by Nancy Milford How can a girl say again, “I do not want to be respectable because respectable girls are not attractive,” and how can she … Continue reading →

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Midnight in Paris Re-Release: A Nostalgia For a Life He Had Never Lived

Posted on August 26, 2011 by sheila

This article originally appeared on Capital New York. Midnight in Paris opened in May. So far, it has made over $50 million in the United States alone, making it Woody Allen’s biggest box office success. Sony Pictures has decided to … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Zelda Fitzgerald

Posted on July 25, 2010 by sheila

Excerpt of letter from Zelda to Scott Fitzgerald, included in the wonderful biography Zelda: A Biography: Scott – there’s nothing in all the world I want but you – and your precious love – All the material things are nothing. … Continue reading →

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Joan Acocella: Twenty-Eight Artists and Two Saints

Posted on February 28, 2009 by sheila

Joan Acocella has been a staff writer for The New Yorker for I don’t know how many years, and I am just now starting to pay attention to her. She writes mainly about dance (her dance columns are amazing – … Continue reading →

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