I feel so blessed that I can “work” from home as a book reviewer, essayist…
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Today at the dog park, one of the topics discussed by us “8:30 regulars” included…
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I get it. As You Like It is not considered one of Shakespeare’s best comedies. …
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Hamlet, as a work of literature, is a stunning enigma. One of the most readable…
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The City of Lost Fortunes A Crescent City novel Bryan Camp Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Release…
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Celebrating ShakespeareUncategorized
Celebrating Shakespeare: Who Wrote Shakespeare’s Plays, Anyway?
It’s April and for those of us at LitStack who happen to love Shakespeare, that…
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This week, I’m reposting one of my very favorite Gimblings – a little poem I…
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In the first telling of the tale, I don’t pick up the book at all.…
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FantasyLiterary FictionPopular FictionReviews by GenreUncategorized
Flash Review: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro Alfred A. Knopf Release Date: March 3, 2015 ISBN 978-0-307-27103-7…
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Raven Stratagem (Machineries of Empire, Book 2) Yoon Ha Lee Solaris Release Date: June 13,…
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Crime and ThrillerFantasyMysteryReviews by Genre
LitStack ‘In Case You Missed It’ Review: The City & the City by China Miéville
The City & the CityChina MiévilleDel ReyRelease Date: May 26, 2009ISBN 978-0-345-49751-2 I enjoy exploring…
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Literary FictionLitStack ReviewsMainstreamPopular Fiction
LitStack Review: The Standard Grand by Jay Baron Nicorvo
The Standard GrandJay Baron NicorvoSt. Martin’s PressRelease Date: April 24, 2017ISBN 978-1-25010-894-4 It’s rare when…
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Locus Magazine announced the winners of the 2017 Locus Awards this weekend during a ceremony…
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The Last Good Man Linda Nagata Mythic Island Press Release Date: June 20, 2017 Oh…
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One of the reasons I jumped at the chance to attend the recent NerdCon: Stories…
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On Saturday night, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America announced the recipients of…
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Back in November 2012, I wrote my very first Gimbling in the Wabe. It was…
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Borne Jeff VanderMeer Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: April 25, 2017 ISBN 978-0-3741-1524-1 Jeff…
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I was watching television the other day when an ad came on informing me that…
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A Conjuring of Light Shades of Magic, Book 3 V. E. Schwab Tor Books Release…
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Hi, my name is Sharon. I’m a library request addict. It used to be I…
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For the final Gimbling in the Wabe of this year’s National Poetry Month, I am…
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Skullsworn (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne series) Brian Staveley Tor Books Release Date: April 25,…
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Graphic Novels and ComicsRomance
LitStack Review – Yvain: The Knight of the Lion by M. T. Anderson, Illustrated by Andrea Offermann
Yvain: The Knight of the Lion M. T. Anderson Illustrations by Andrea Offermann Candlewick Press…
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Edna St. Vincent Millay was already a published poet in her teen years, but it…
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Brother’s RuinIndustrial Magic, Book #1Emma NewmanTor.comRelease Date: March 14, 2017ISBN 978-0-7653-9396-8 It’s probably not politically…
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Phantom Pains The Arcadia Project, Book 2 Mishell Baker Saga Press Release Date: March 21,…
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The Malice Peter Newman Harper Voyager Release Date: March 7, 2017 ISBN 978-0-00-820103-6 The Malice,…
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April is National Poetry Month, and in honor of that I am stepping a bit…
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Exit West Mohsin Hamid Riverhead Books Release Date: March 7, 2017 ISBN 978-0-7352-1217-6 Immigration is…
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Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionScience FictionSpeculative Fiction
LitStack Review: The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
The WanderersMeg HowreyG. P. Putnam’s SonsRelease Date: March 14, 2017ISBN 978-0-3995-7473-4 This book…wow. I read…
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It’s April, which has been declared National Poetry Month; a celebration of poetry created in…
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The Night Ocean Paul La Farge Penguin Press Release Date: March 7, 2017 ISBN 978-1-1019-8108-5…
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Within the Sanctuary of Wings A Memoir by Lady Trent Marie Brennan Tor Books Release…
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The Stars Are Legion Kameron Hurley Saga Press Release Date: February 7, 2017 ISBN 978-1-4814-4793-5…
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LitStack Review: Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane Grace
Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist SelloutLaura Jane GraceHatchette BooksRelease Date: November 15,…
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Miranda and CalibanJacqueline CareyTor BooksRelease Date: February 14, 2017IBSN 978-0-7653-9704-1 As a student of Shakespeare,…
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Universal HarvesterJohn DarnielleFerrar, Straus and GirouxRelease Date: February 7, 2017ISBN 978-0-37428-210-3 Full disclosure: I grew…
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The VagrantPeter NewmanHarper VoyagerRelease Date: April 2015ISBN 978-0-007593-0-88 The Vagrant is a very interesting book. …
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Avengers of the MoonA Captain Future NovelAllen SteeleTor BooksRelease Date: April 11, 2017ISBN 978-0-7653-8218-4 In…
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Monday is “Be Nice to Josie Day.” For me, it’s not the first day of…
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Idle IngredientsA Sin du Jour Affair- Book 4Matt WallaceTor.comRelease Date: February 7, 2017ISBN 978-0-7653-9003-5 Idle…
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Six WakesMur LaffertyOrbit BooksRelease Date: January 31, 2017ISBN 978-0-316-38968-6 Mur Lafferty’s Six Wakes is a…
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Poor Emma Watson! She shows some skin in a fashion photo shoot – yes, decidedly…
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A City DreamingDaniel PolanskyRegan ArtsRelease Date: October 4, 2016ISBN 978-1-68245-038-3 I knew nothing of author…
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Shadow RunAdrianne Strickland and Michael MillerDelacorte PressRelease Date: March 21, 2017ISBN 978-0-399-55253-3 “Firefly meets Dune…
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All Our Wrong TodaysElan MastaiPenguin Random House LLCRelease Date: February 7, 2017ISBN 978-1-1019-8513-7 Most of…
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Gimbling in the Wabe
Gimbling in the Wabe – On Paul Virilio, Integral Accidents, the Internet, the Olympics, Doctor Who, Feral Kittens and Not Going to Sea Without a Life Jacket
Recently, I read Elan Mastai’s novel All Our Wrong Todays, and in it he referenced…
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Historical FictionLiterary FictionMainstreamPopular Fiction
LitStack Review: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
The WonderEmma DonoghueLittle, Brown and CompanyRelease Date: September 20, 2016ISBN 978-0-316-39387-4 It’s 1859, and English…
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Fun news! Penguin Random House has announced that they have won the bidding war, and…
