LitStack Review – Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
Sorcerer to the Crown Zen Cho Ace Books Release Date: September 1, 2015 ISBN 978-0-425-28337-0 Magic and mayhem in proper...
Sharon Browning
LitStack Review: Arkwright by Allen Steele
Arkwright Allen Steele Tor Books Release Date: March 1, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8215-3 Allen Steele is a prolific science fiction author...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest
I suppose it could be portrayed as being somewhat spurious - a pale, doughy woman on the far side of...
LitStack Review: Slow River by Nicola Griffith
Slow River Nicola Griffith Ballantine Books Reissue date: July 29, 2003 (released 1995) ISBN 978-0-345-39537-5 In 2014, I read a...
LitStack Review: City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett
City of Blades Book Two of The Divine Cities Series Robert Jackson Bennett Broadway Books Release Date: January 26, 2016...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Our Shakespeare
Saturday is the 452nd anniversary of what we believe was the birth date of William Shakespeare, and the 400th anniversary...
National Library Week – Transience as a Library Book
To wrap up National Library Week, we revisit an essay from 2013, where a library book can be more that...
National Library Week – Lifeline, Anchor, Deadweight
In honor of National Library Week, we give you a follow-up to Sharon's essay yesterday about being addicted to requests...
National Library Week – My Library Request Addiction
~ * ~ In honor of National Library Week, we at LitStack are running some of our favorite essays regarding...
National Library Week: How a Library Saved My Life
April 10 - 16 is National Library Week, and this year's theme is "Libraries Transform", reminding all Americans that today’s libraries are...
LitStack Review: Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Signal to Noise Silvia Moreno-Garcia Solaris Release Date: February 10, 2015 ISBN 978-1-78108-299-7 Silvia Moreno-Garcia's debut novel, Signal to Noise,...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Sometimes It Snows in April
Since my plans for an original Gimbling in the Wabe went a bit off the rails this week, I'm taking advantage...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Tangible Authors
I am an extremely lucky person. At times when I am feeling particularly magnanimous, I would even say that I...
LitStack Review: The Past by Tessa Hadley
The Past Tessa Hadley Harper Release Date: January 5, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-227041-2 As I read Tessa Hadley's newest novel, The...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Wherein Andy Weir Blows My Mind (well, kinda sorta)
I didn't know anything about Andy Weir until I read his novel, The Martian. It even took me a while...
LitStack Rec: How to Read a Sentence… & The Butcher of Anderson Station
How to Read a Sentence and How to Write One, by Stanley Fish The sentence is the coin of the...
LitStack Review: A Gathering of Shadows by V. E. Schwab
A Gathering of Shadows V. E. Schwab Tor Books Release Date: February 23, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-7647-3 In the nine books...
LitStack Review: Arcadia by Iain Pears
Arcadia Iain Pears Alfred A. Knopf Release Date: February 9, 2016 ISBN 978-1-101-94682-4 Recently, I attempted to explain the plot...
Gimbling in the Wabe – A Thousand Words
* This Gimbling was first published in 2013.* Anyone who has eaten a ripe, juicy peach knows how messy they...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Sneaking Into Comic Book Fandom by the Side Door
Every Wednesday is notable at my house, because it is the day that new releases hit the shelves of our...
LitStack Review: All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
All the Birds in the Sky Charlie Jane Anders Tor Books Release Date: January 26, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-7994-8 A young...
LitStack Review: The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley
The Providence of Fire Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, Book II Brian Staveley Tor Books Release Date: December 8, 2015...
Blog Tour: The Secrets of Solace by Jaleigh Johnson
The Secrets of Solace Jaleigh Johnson Delacorte Books for Young Readers Release Date: March 8, 2016 ISBN 978-0-385-37648-8 Jaleigh Johnson...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Trash and Treasure
I will be the first to admit that I walk slowly. I don't even really walk - I stroll. It's...
Gimbling in the Wabe – A Rather Petty But Nonetheless Tragic Tale of Woe (and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson)
This is a tragic tale of procrastination, of frustration, of yet another good intention ground into the paving stones of...
LitStack Review: Ithaca Falls by Steve Thayer
Ithaca Falls Steve Thayer Conquill Press Release Date: April 15, 2015 ISBN 978-0-9908461-1-6 I have a couple of confessions to...
Flash Review: Weighing Shadows by Lisa Goldstein
Weighing Shadows Lisa Goldstein Night Shade Books Release Date: November 3, 2015 ISBN 978-1-59780-840-8 In Weighing Shadows, we meet Ann...
Neil Gaiman’s “Likely Stories” Coming to Sky Arts
Did you like the weird and provocative British television series Black Mirror? (Of course you did!) Do you adore Neil...
Gimbling in the Wabe – That Which Goes Crash in the Night
A few nights ago, I woke at 4:30 in the morning. This, unfortunately, is a fairly common occurrence, but given...
LitStack Review: A Daughter of No Nation by A. M. Dellamonica
A Daughter of No Nation A. M. Dellamonica Tor Books Release Date: December 1, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-3450-3 A follow-up to...
LitStack Review: Planetfall by Emma Newman
Planetfall Emma Newman Roc Books Release Date: November 3, 2015 ISBN 978-0-425-28239-7 Planetfall is one of those wonderful science fiction...
LitStack Review: The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
The Rest of Us Just Live Here Patrick Ness Harper Teen Release Date: October 6, 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-240316-2 Did you...
Gimbling in the Wabe – The View from Here
Recently, there was a bit of hullabaloo and a great deal of chortling when rapper B.o.B. "dueled" over Twitter with...
“A Darker Shade of Magic” Rights Acquired
After "sitting on the news for over six months", author Victoria Schwab excitedly announced on Facebook on Tuesday that the...
A Month of Letters Challenge
So, when I took the parcel I was going to send out for the first day of the 2016 A...
LitStack Review: The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season The Broken Earth: Book One N. K. Jemisin Orbit Books Release Date: August 4, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-22929-6...
Gimbling in the Wabe – In Praise of Letters
I promise, I won’t make this a diatribe on the lack of personalization in society today, nor will I bemoan...
LitStack Review: Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Uprooted Naomi Novik Del Rey First Edition: May 19, 2015 ISBN 978-0-8041-7904-1 Agnieszka is a girl who lives in a...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Winter and Reading
The bulk of this Gimbling in the Wabe came from one I had posted three years ago; it's also, I...
Gimbling in the Wabe – No Parking on Thursday
The signs are up in the street in front of my house: No Parking on Thursday - Tree Work from...
LitStack Review: Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace
Archivist Wasp Nicole Kornher-Stace Big Mouth House Publishing Release Date: May 5, 2015 ISBN 978-1-61873-097-8 Wasp isn't her real name. ...
LitStack Review: Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
Career of Evil Robert Galbraith Mulholland Books Release Date: October 20, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-34993-2 Career of Evil, the third book...
Gimbling in the Wabe – Endings and Beginnings, For Better or Worse
There are two conventions prevalent at the turn of the New Year of which I am highly skeptical: "Best Of"...
LitStack Review: Fishing With RayAnne by Ava Finch
Fishing With RayAnne Ava Finch Lake Union Publishing Release Date: November 3, 2015 ISBN 978-15-0-39476-89 At first glance, RayAnne Dahl...
LitStack Flash Review – Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell
Witches of Lychford Paul Cornell Tor.com Release Date: September 8, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-8523-9 The first look might throw you. Witches...
LitStack Review: The Jesus Cow by Michael Perry
The Jesus Cow Michael Perry Harper Release Date: May 19, 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-228991-9 You know you're reading a mighty special...
Gimbling in the Wabe – My Gift to You
I've posted this before, but it bears repeating, especially at this time of year. My father was a minister, and...
LitStack Review: Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Jenny Lawson Flatiron Books Release Date: September 22, 2015 ISBN 978-1-250-07700-4 Jenny...
Gimbling in the Wabe – My Personal Literary Highlights of 2015
It's that time of year - when everyone comes out with an end-of-the-year "best of" list. Maybe I'm more...
LitStack Review: Slade House by David Mitchell
Slade House David Mitchell Random House Release Date: October 27, 2015 ISBN 978-0-8129-9868-9 David Mitchell is an amazing novelist (NPR...
