We hope you enjoy this LitStack Review of Rabih Alameddine’s voice-driven novel, An Unnecessary Woman. …
Lauren Alwan
Lauren Alwan
Lauren Alwan’s fiction has appeared in the O. Henry Prize Stories, the Southern Review, the Alaska Quarterly Review, StoryQuarterly, in the Bellevue Literary Review. She is the recipient of a First Pages Prize, the Goldenberg Prize for Fiction, and.a citation of Notable in Best American Essays. Her essays have appeared in ZYZZYVA, Catapult, World Literature Today, The Rumpus, The Millions, Writer's Digest, and others. She is a prose editor at the museum of americana, an online literary review. Follow her on Twitter at @lauren_alwan and learn more at www.laurenalwan.com
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LitStack RecsAudiobooksLitstack Now
6 Great Audiobooks You Can Enjoy (On audiobooks.com!)
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanTake a look at these six great audiobooks. The voice performances and outstanding production value …
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LitStack ReviewsLitstack Now
Immerse Yourself In The Rich World Of “Middlemarch”
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanRead on below for LitStack’s original review of Middlemarch by contributing author Lauren Alwan. But …
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LitStack RecsLitstack Now
Intense Romance In “The Marriage Plot” & Fascinating World of “The City Inside”
In this LitStack Rec: Experience the heartbreak and triumphs of romance in The Marriage Plot, …
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In this LitStack Rec, we recommend two amazing works: The Refugees is a broad look …
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This week our LitStack Rec revisits a Noir classic, The Postman Always Rings Twice, by …
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In “Life Span,” Molly Giles Goes the Distance
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanLitStack is excited to bring you Lauren Alwan’s review of Molly Giles’ first nonfiction book, …
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In this LitStack Rec, discover the perfect pairing of cinematic brilliance and literary richness with …
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In this LitStack Rec, we’ve got two captivating books just for you. Dive into the …
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In this LitStack Rec, we’re recommending William Trevor Selected Stories and Before The Ruins. Dive …
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The Beauty of Book Spines … Or Not
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanIn this LitStack Rec, we look at the beauty of book spines that are collector’s …
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This LitStack Rec says it’s time to read Natalie Serber’s collection of voice-driven stories “Shout …
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This week’s LitStack Rec says be sure and read this great memoir about a father, …
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In this LitStack Rec, we are looking at two past gems that you will want …
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1 Powerful Novel “A Woman is No Man,” by Etaf Rum
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThis LitStack review takes a look back at the 2019 release of A Woman Is …
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This week, we recommend The Custom of the Country, by Edith Wharton, and Shakespeare in …
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LitStack ReviewsBanned BooksLiterary Fiction
Is Sophie’s Choice a True Story? – Revisiting “Sophie’s Choice”
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanIs Sophie’s Choice a true story? Styron based his novel on his memory of a …
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Stories, stories, stories! This week we are recommending two books of stories. First, we recommend …
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Welcome, fellow LitStackers! Let’s dive in and explore two remarkable works: the short story collection …
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“As You Wish-Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride” & “The Snow Child”
We are taking a look back at two notable LitStack Recs. First, we recommend As …
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Welcome to LitStack Recs! We’ve got two fantastic recommendations that are sure to pique your …
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3 Great Short Story Collections for Women’s History Month & “Monarca”
For Women’s History Month, #WomensHistoryMonth, here are three classic story collections by women who are …
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For Women’s History Month, #WomensHistoryMonth, here are three memoirs that portray a range of women’s …
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We invite you to join us as we revisit two exceptional books that have captured …
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5 Incredible Audiobooks That Ignite Your Imagination
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanIn this LitStack Rec, Lauren Alwan looks at five incredible audiobooks that are guaranteed to …
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This week’s LitStack Rec offers a look at Shakespeare’s Sonnets, for poetry lovers and lovers …
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In this week’s LitStack Rec, we take a look back at two outstanding books we …
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You can find and buy the books we recommend at our bookshop list of LitStack …
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LitStack Reviews
“The Films in My Life” and “Peace Like a River”
by Lauren Alwan & Tee Tateby Lauren Alwan & Tee TateYou can find and buy the books we recommend at our Bookshop by clicking our …
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You can find and buy the books we recommend at our bookshop list of LitStack …
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The sensibility of this singular actor may have its push and pull, but among the …
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LitStack Reviews
An Ideal Read “Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures” by Emma Straub
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanA delicious depiction of Hollywood’s golden age. Hey! I Won An Oscar! In 2013, when …
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For querying writers hoping to publish that first book, the challenge of querying for representation …
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My Wrap-Up and Favorite Reads of 2023 This year was a great one for reading, …
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Watch “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” on AMAZON PRIME Spielberg Truffaut and Me: An …
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For this LitStack Rec, we are looking at two books we’ve recommended before. “How to …
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LitStack Recs
5 Amazing Reads – “The Patrick Melrose Novels” by Edward St. Aubyn
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanWe are revisiting our 2019 LitStack Rec of this amazing quintet of novels: Never Mind, …
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LitStack Recs
A Phenomenal Must Read – “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThis week, we are revisiting our LitStack Rec of Donna Tartt’s phenomenal novel The Goldfinch. …
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For this LitStack Rec, we’re recommending two books, Alfred Hitchcock/Truffaut, and Boy Erased. A Definitive …
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LitStack ReviewsIndie Press
“Tiny Nightmares” – 42 Very Short Tales of Horror
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanHappy Halloween as this review revisits Tiny Nightmares Do Tiny Nightmares Scare You? In their …
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Here are five 5-star books you must read this fall. My fall reading list has …
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Two LitStack Recs this week! How fantastic is that? Take a look at the books …
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LitStack Reviews
Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend & A Song for a New Day
Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend, by Graham Russell Gao Hodges For …
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Ship Fever: Stories, by Andrea Barrett One of my favorite National Book Awards selections in …
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LitStack Reviews
A Powerful Family Saga in “The Dutch House” by Ann Patchett
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Dutch House, finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize. The question comes from Danny Conroy, …
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These Charming People, stories by Michael Arlen In the period just after World War One, …
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Here is our original review of “Car Trouble” in honor of our dear friend, Robert …
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LitStack Reviews
The Fact in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Fictional “The Great Gatsby”
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Great Gatsby is in ways an unlikely fixture of canonical literature. The Great Gatsby …
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Creative WritingLitStack ToolkitPodcasts
8 Essential Podcasts for Writers
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanEssential podcasts for writers to get you started with fascinating conversations, writing advice, sources of …
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All Stories are Ghost Stories – Revisiting “Life Drawing” by Robin Black
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanNobody outside a marriage can understand it. Life Drawing, by Robin Black “Nobody outside a …