Jackson R. Bryer and Cathy W. Barks, co-editors of Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, will give a talk on "F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby" on Thursday, May 8, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. in the first floor auditorium of the Cleveland Park Branch of the D.C. Public Library, Connecticut and Macomb Streets, N.W. A book sale and signing of Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda, courtesy of the Trover Shop, will follow the program. They will talk about the Fitzgerald’s marriage and how the complexities of that relationship are reflected in The Great Gatsby. This event is part of D.C.’s "Big Read," a major initiative of the National Endowment of the Arts.

Mr. Bryer is the Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Maryland, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in American literature and dramatic literature for 41 years. He is the co-founder and current president of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Society and has authored several books about F. Scott Fitzgerald. Ms. Barks is the Associate Director of the University Honors Program at the University of Maryland, where she teachers American Literature. She is a member of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Society’s board of directors and compiles the annual Fitzgerald bibliography for the Fitzgerald Review.

The Cleveland Park Branch of the D.C. Public Library is located near the Cleveland Park Metrorail Station. All District of Columbia Public Library activities are open to the public free of charge. For further information, please call the Cleveland Park Library at 202/282-3080.