Top 10 Books About F. Scott Fitzgerald

1. Hemingway vs. Fitzgerald: The Rise and Fall of a Literary Friendship

by Scott Donaldson. Overlook Press. In "Hemingway vs. Fitzgerald," Scott Donaldson draws from a career in the study of Hemingway and Fitzgerald to create a complete story of the friendship between the two men.

2. F. Scott Fitzgerald A to Z : The Essential Reference to His Life

by Mary J. Tate and Matthew J. Bruccoli. Facts on File. From the publisher: "Drawing from a vast array of original source materials, including letters, autobiography, correspondence, reviews, and interviews with those who knew him... the author assembles the records of Fitzgerald's career." This book includes more than 2,200 entries, character descriptions, discussions, and more.

3. F. Scott Fitzgerald

by Ruth Prigozy (Editor). Overlook Press. From the publisher: "This book is part of a special series: Overlook Illustrated Lives. Each book is a handsome hardcover biography filled with color and black-and-white photographs and artwork that reveals the life of a great writer."

4. Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and the Twenties

by Ronald Berman. University of Alabama Press. From the publisher: "Ronald Berman considers an array of novels and short stories by both authors within the context of the decade's popular culture, philosophy, and intellectual history."

5. F. Scott Fitzgerald: New Perspectives

by Jackson R. Bryer (Editor), Ruth Prigozy (Editor), and Alan Margolies (Editor). University of Georgia Press. From the publisher: "Years after his death, F. Scott Fitzgerald continues to captivate both the popular and the critical imagination. This collection of essays presents fresh insights into his writing, discussing neglected texts and approaching familiar works from new perspectives."

6. Sometimes Madness Is Wisdom: Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald: A Marriage

by Kendall Taylor. Ballantine Books. From the publisher: "Irresistibly charming, recklessly brilliant, Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald epitomized everything that was beautiful and damned about the Jazz Age... Now in this frank, stylish, superbly written new book, Kendall Taylor tells the story of the Fitzgerald marriage as it has never been told before."

7. Intimate Lies: F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sheilah Graham Her Son's Story

by Robert Westbrook. HarperCollins. From the publisher: "A compelling account of the turbulent romance of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sheilah Graham--a beautifully evoked love story written by Sheilah Graham's son using the papers, diaries, notes, and correspondence she bequeathed to him."

8. Some Sort of Epic Grandeur: The Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald

by Matthew Joseph Bruccoli, and Scottie Fitzgerald Smith. University of South Carolina Press. From the publisher: "Since its first publication in 1981, 'Some Sort of Epic Grandeur' has stood apart from other biographies of F. Scott Fitzgerald for its thoroughness and volume of information."

9. Fitzgerald and Hemingway: A Dangerous Friendship

by Matthew Joseph Bruccoli. Bruccoli Clark Layman, Incorporated. From the publisher: "This is the true and definitive version of the ups and downs of the famous friendship. It is also an instructive consideration of the many inaccurate accounts, and of literary memoirs in general."

10. Scott Fitzgerald

by Jeffrey Meyers. Rowman & Littlefield. From the publisher: "In this much-needed new biography, Jeffrey Meyers offers a perceptive interpretation of both the life and the work of one of America's finest novelists. Despite his early success with The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald's life became a battle against failure and disappointment."