Sharon Browning

This LitStack Rec not only examines character building but also some of the challenging aspects …

This LitStack Rec is perfect for you to revisit or get to know Cumming’s 2014 …

LinesmanS. K. Dunstall*Ace BooksRelease Date:  June 30, 2015ISBN 978-0-425-27952-6 The Best Books are Timeless. Is …

It’s been a while since this dyed-in-the-wool fan of speculative and (often) dystopian fiction found …

Taste: My Life Through Food, a memoir “Cook. Smell. Taste. Eat. Drink. Share. Repeat as …

Brooklyn, by Colm Toibin Toibin’s 2009 novel, recipient of the Costa Award, is an affecting …

The Candy House: a novel, by Jennifer Egan This intricate novel of futurism, connection, love …

Nights, by Joan Didion Blue Nights is a counterpart to Didion’s 2005 memoir, The Year …

We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo NoViolet Bulawayo’s powerful novel of the life of …

Whereabouts, a novel, by Jhumpa Lahiri This melancholy and stylish novel, Jhumpa Lahiri’s third, marks …

The Clothing of Books, by Jhumpa Lahiri “How do you clothe a book?” is how …

Spare, by Prince Harry The phenomenon known as Spare is barely a week old, but …

The Dead Fish Museum: Stories, by Charles D’Ambrosio Of Charles D’Ambrosio and his 2006 story …

Tinkers, by Paul Harding Paul Harding’s Tinkers, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2010, tells …

We continue our November celebration of the launch of book two in Menna van Praag’s …

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays, by Zadie Smith As an essay reader, and writer, I …

This month, we’re celebrating the immensely talented Menna van Praag and the launch of the …

I’ll be honest – I almost didn’t commit to this book. It seemed too close …

Head Wounds: SparrowWritten by Brian BuccellatoStory by Robert Johnson and John AlveyArt by Christian Ward …

In this collection, published in 2006, Prose offers close readings on developing the art of …

Horror is a kind of hybrid form that depends on shock, fear, and sometimes repulsion, …

It’s November 1913, and the brother/sister team of Aaron and Rosemary Harker are on both …

From dressing up for Halloween, to donning appropriate period attire for the local Renaissance Festival, …

We’ve spent August diving into the backlist and current release of one of our favorite …

Wesley Chu is a master at taking what in other hands would be complex, convoluted …

A while back I was fortunate to read, in close succession, three masterful works in …

With Wesley Chu coming out with his newest amazing book The Art of Prophecy, it …

Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, by Alysia Abbott “The truth is,” Alysia Abbot writes …

Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature. In presenting …

Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir, by Elizabeth Miki BrinaKnopfFebruary 23, 2021978-0525657347 A child’s relationship with their …

Silence of the SolariBook Two of The Amber Throne SeriesMichael Johnston In 2017, Michael Johnston …

As a middle-aged, monogamous white CIS woman, it may seem strange that I’m recommending LGBTQA …

Gather the FortunesA Crescent City Novel, Book 2Bryan CampJohn Joseph Adams/Houghton Mifflin HarcourtPublication Date:  May …

The City of Lost Fortunes A Crescent City novel Bryan Camp Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Release …

It’s April and for those of us at LitStack who happen to love Shakespeare, that …

The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro Alfred A. Knopf Release Date:  March 3, 2015 ISBN 978-0-307-27103-7 …

Raven Stratagem (Machineries of Empire, Book 2) Yoon Ha Lee Solaris Release Date:  June 13, …

The City & the CityChina MiévilleDel ReyRelease Date:  May 26, 2009ISBN 978-0-345-49751-2 I enjoy exploring …

The Standard GrandJay Baron NicorvoSt. Martin’s PressRelease Date:  April 24, 2017ISBN 978-1-25010-894-4 It’s rare when …

The Last Good Man Linda Nagata Mythic Island Press Release Date:  June 20, 2017 Oh …

One of the reasons I jumped at the chance to attend the recent NerdCon: Stories …

On Saturday night, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America announced the recipients of …

Borne Jeff VanderMeer Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date:  April 25, 2017 ISBN 978-0-3741-1524-1 Jeff …

A Conjuring of Light Shades of Magic, Book 3 V. E. Schwab Tor Books Release …

Skullsworn (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne series) Brian Staveley Tor Books Release Date: April 25, …

Yvain: The Knight of the Lion M. T. Anderson Illustrations by Andrea Offermann Candlewick Press …

Brother’s RuinIndustrial Magic, Book #1Emma NewmanTor.comRelease Date:  March 14, 2017ISBN 978-0-7653-9396-8 It’s probably not politically …

Phantom Pains The Arcadia Project, Book 2 Mishell Baker Saga Press Release Date: March 21, …

The Malice Peter Newman Harper Voyager Release Date:  March 7, 2017 ISBN 978-0-00-820103-6 The Malice, …