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F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic jazz age novel ought to be a perfect basis for a musical, but no amount of Charlestons from a fine cast can put the fizz into this

One hundred years after its publication, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel, The Great Gatsby – the story of nouveau riche Jay Gatsby’s obsessive quest to win back his lost love, Daisy Buchanan – is best remembered for its depiction of America’s Jazz Age excess, especially through Gatsby’s wildly extravagant parties.

After an English academic at Oxford complained about students’ attention spans, we get experts’ tips on enjoying the written word

As ‘The Great Gatsby’ turns 100, Ellie Seymour travelled east from Manhattan to the Hamptons – discovering the places that inspired the great American novel

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

When the author Daisy Buchanan lost a series of friends, she felt bereft – yet also that her feelings were misplaced. Here, she explores the notion of ‘disenfranchised grief’ – and learns how to let her sorrow in

In this week’s newsletter: Comedian Joanne McNally explores one of the most bizarre celebrity conspiracy theories in a new BBC series. Plus: five of the best books podcasts

With holidays, light evenings and heat, it is a season that goes naturally with romance, as authors from F Scott Fitzgerald to Maggie O’Farrell show

From cute colour-coded #shelfies to competitive reading challenges, have books become more about online performance than quiet pleasure?