It was my distinct pleasure to be able to attend the 2nd Annual NerdCon: Stories …
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Well, another NerdCon: Stories convention has come and gone (held October 14 and 15 in …
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Gimbling in the Wabe
Gimbling in the Wabe – My Own Wanderings Through M. T. Anderson’s “Symphony for the City of the Dead” (Pt 2)
… in which I jump right in from where I left off in my first …
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Viet Thanh Nguyen has won the 2016 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for fiction with his …
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The mission of the National Book Foundation is to celebrate the best of American literature, …
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Gimbling in the Wabe
Gimbling in the Wabe – My Own Wanderings Through M. T. Anderson’s “Symphony for the City of the Dead”
NOTE: This is written as if it were being told to an acquaintance, say, someone …
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LitStack Review – Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Dark MatterBlake CrouchPublisher: CrownRelease Date: July 26, 2016ISBN 978-1-101-90422-0 When you read in an author’s …
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Okay, I have to admit, I find last week’s announcement of the 2016 MacArthur Fellows …
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On Saturday, September 17, 2016, Canadian author W.P. (Bill) Kinsella died at age 81. The …
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Words are amazing. They give voice to the essence of being human, they are how …
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Today, the Man Booker Prize announced the six books that have been narrowed down to …
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My daughter was looking over the syllabus from a college English class that she had …
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Steeplejack A. J. Hartley Tor Teen Release Date: June 14, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8342-6 Multiculturalism is …
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The Race Nina Allen Titan Books Release Date: July 19, 2016 ISBN 978-1-785650-36-9 Originally published …
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Over the last few years I’ve been writing the “Literary Birthday” blurbs that appear Monday …
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The Last Mortal Bond Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, Book 3 Brian Staveley Tor Books …
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Admiral Sean Danker Roc Books Release Date: May 3, 2016 ISBN 978-0-451-47579-4 You’ve probably heard …
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Icon Genevieve Valentine Saga Press Release Date: June 28, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4814-2515-5 ~ * ~ …
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Mechanical Failure Joseph Zieja Saga Press Release Date: June 14, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4814-5927-3 My father-in-law …
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“A book is not an isolated being: it is a relationship, an axis of innumerable …
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LitStack Review – Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
Shadowshaper Daniel José Older Arthur A. Levine Books Release Date: June 30, 2015 ISBN 978-0-545-59161-4 …
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Thirty-five inches of rain in four days. That’s how much rain has fallen in Louisiana …
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Well, the honest answer to “what Michael Phelps and I have in common” is, practically …
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Company Town Madeline Ashby Tor Books Release Date: May 17, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8290-0 Go Jung-hwa …
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On summer nights – well, on many nights, really – I end the day out …
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LitStack Review: The God Wave by Patrick Hemstreet
The God Wave Patrick Hemstreet Harper Voyager Release Date: May 17, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-241950-7 The …
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Sometimes when I read, it’s like a lovely summer’s day when the sun is shining …
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Dang, it’s hot. Too hot. I know you folks in Southern climates may well be …
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Time Salvager Wesley Chu Tor Book Release Date: July 7, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-7718-0 (NOTE: Why …
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The Summer Dragon – First Book of the Evertide Todd Lockwood DAW Books Release Date: …
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Boy Erased Garrard Conley Riverhead Books Release Date: May 10, 2016 ISBN 978-1-59463-301-0 It was …
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(Due to this nasty thing known as a “deadline”, this Gimbling in the Wabe is …
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LaRose Louise Erdrich Harper Release Date: May 10, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-227702-2 Last year, Louise Erdrich …
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The Dinosaur Knights Victor Milán Tor Books Release Date: July 5, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-3297-4 If …
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Today, I plugged new headphones into my iPod and entered nirvana. That may seem somewhat …
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Science FictionSpeculative Fiction
LitStack Review: The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
The Long Cosmos Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter HarperCollins Release Date: June 14, 2016 ISBN …
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Sweetbitter Stephanie Danler Alfred A. Knopf Release Date: May 24, 2016 ISBN 978-11-0187-594-0 Sweetbitter, the …
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Every Heart a Doorway Seanan McGuire Tor.com Release Date: April 5, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8550-5 I’m …
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Late last Sunday night, in the wake of the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in …
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Last week, I was trolling around on the internet (as I am wont to do), …
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Ophelia Lisa Klein Bloomsbury USA Childrens Release Date: December 26, 2007 ISBN 978-1-58234-801-8 Earlier this …
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LitStack Review: United States of Japan by Peter Tieryas
United States of Japan Peter Tieryas Angry Robot Release Date: March 1, 2016 ISBN 978-0-85766-533-1 …
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I hate June bugs. Yes, I realize “hate” is a powerful, laden word. I realize …
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Envy of Angels Matt Wallace Tor.com Release Date: October 20, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-8528-4 What a …
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LitStack Review: Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? by Paul Cornell
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? Paul Cornell Pan Books Release Date: May 19, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4472-7326-4 …
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Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. ~William Shakespeare Although it …
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The Spider’s War Daniel Abraham Orbit Books Release Date: March 8, 2016 ISBN 978-0-316-20405-7 In …
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Thursday 1:17 pm Michael Landweber Coffeetown Press Release Date: May 1, 2016 ISBN 978-1-60381-357-0 Every …
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This is my favorite time of year. Baseball season. Early spring, and it’s still cool …
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LitStack Review: The Brotherhood of the Wheel by R. S. Belcher
The Brotherhood of the Wheel R. S. Belcher Tor Books Release Date: March 1, 2016 …
