Literature

F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is synonymous with glitz and glamour but this is just one of many myths that have surrounded the book since its first publication in April 1925.

Adrian Turpin says it is the "natural moment to pass on the baton" in Wigtown after 20 years.

Smith's book series was adapted for a hit teen TV show, which ran for eight years until 2017.

An MP and a palliative care doctor are also on the shortlist for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction.

Abaka Debrah's novel Where Geezers Call Home has won the New Writers' Prize on Stormzy's #Merky Books label.

The award of £20,000 is given to writers aged 39 and younger with "exceptional" talent.

It will be transferred to another service on the island, the charity behind it says.

Three women who do not know any of the author's work become writers-in-residence in her former home.