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Spotlight on “Drowning” by T.J. Newman
Drowning - Just try to breathe! Buy Drowning on Bookshop.org T.J. Newman is back again with another riveting thriller set...
Five Author Birthdays May 29 to June 2 – Who Shares Your Day?
This Week's AuthorsT.H. WHITE - Author Birthday May 29COLM TÓIBÍN - Author Birthday May 30WALT WHITMAN - Author Birthday May...
5 Outstanding Linked Story Collections Perfect for Short Story Month
For this LitStack Rec, we are celebrating Short Story Month by singing the praises of the linked story collection and...
5 Great Writing Retreats and Books to Achieve Balance
We are here to help you find some balance in your writing. We recommend five great writing retreats and some...
Spotlight on “Murder on Mustang Beach” by Alicia Bessette
An elevated beachside read in the Outer Banks Bookshop Mysteries series. Murder on Mustang Beach is perfect for fans of...
“Six” the Musical – 10 Essential Books on the Queens
The musical Six is a fantastic, joyous musical that does what theater does best: synthesizes events to dramatize the emotional...
Hiding a Perilous Truth in James Tate Hill’s “Blind Man’s Bluff”
For this LitStack Rec, we're revisiting James Tate Hill's engaging and unique memoir, Blind Man's Bluff (2021). We're anticipating James'...
Spotlight on “The House on Prytania” by Karen White
With The House on Prytania, book two in her Royal Street series, Karen White spins another paranormal charmer full of...
Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with 7 Great Books
These novels, story collections, and works of nonfiction by Asian American and Pacific Islander authors mine loss, grief, and the...
The “Wheel of Time” and My Complex Relationship with the Epic Series
This LitStack Rec not only examines character building but also some of the challenging aspects of gender portrayal in the...
Spotlight on “Scarlet” by Genevieve Cogman
Genevieve Cogman's Scarlet takes readers to 18th-century Europe. Aristocratic society has welcomed vampires into its community of elites. A vampire...
A Poem Opens Between Two Languages in “O” by Zeina Hashem Beck
This LitStack Rec celebrates April's National Poetry Month and Arab American Heritage Month by recommending the luscious and beautiful book...
5 Lessons on the Creative Process – “Hadestown” and “Working On A Song”
Everything is seamless to the audience of a Broadway show like the award-winning musical Hadestown. But what I discovered reading...
Author Interview: Kat Howard
Kat Howard at kathowardbooks is a celebrated fantasy writer and editor best known for her Locus Award-nominated novel, "Rose and...
Spotlight on “Murder on Bedford Street” by Victoria Thompson
Introduction About Murder on Bedford StreetExcerpt from Murder on Bedford StreetAbout Victoria Thompson Introduction Edgar and Agatha Award-nominated author Victoria...
Review & Spotlight on “A Sleight of Shadows” by Kat Howard
IntroductionAbout "A Sleight of Shadows"ReviewAbout Kat Howard Introduction “The House of Shadows sits on bones. All of the sacrifices, all...
Blurring Fiction And Actual Events In “The Hero Of This Book,” By Elizabeth McCracken
Our Litstack Rec Of The Hero Of This BookBlurring The Line Between Fact And FictionA True Story Built On InventionA...
Inspiring You to Keep Up with Alan Cumming – Revisiting “Not My Father’s Son”
What’s Up, and What’s Coming for Alan Cumming?Rejecting the OBELive Cabaret ActIn League with Professor SproutTime to Revisit Not My...
What You Should Know About the Best and Worst Writing Advice
The Best Writing Advice Put One Word in Front of AnotherFind Your Own Path Sympathetic Characters Make for Great Stories...
Spotlight on “Sisters of the Lost Nation” by Nick Medina
Click to HeadingsIntroductionAbout Sisters of the Lost NationSisters of the Lost Nation ExcerptDay 1 5:04 p.m.Praise for Sisters of the...
An Inspiring Read for National Poetry Month | “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous”
A Story Deepened by a Poetic SensibilityA Legacy of Mixed HeritageSeeing Personal History Through the Prisms of War and ErasureThe...
A Brilliant 10 for “Linesman” – Revisiting Ean Lambert’s Singing in the Novel by S.K. Dunstall
LinesmanS. K. Dunstall*Ace BooksRelease Date: June 30, 2015ISBN 978-0-425-27952-6 The Best Books are Timeless. Is Linesman?You Need to Get One...
You’ll Love the 4 Jessicas in “The Variants” by Marvel Comics
Writer: Gail SimoneArt: Phil NotoPublisher: Marvel UniversePublish Date: March 14, 2023 Publisher’s DescriptionOur ReviewYou May Ask, What’s The Variants About?Enter...
Spotlight on “Life and Other Love Songs” by Anissa Gray
Grief and the structure of loss weaves an intricate, beautiful sophomore novel in Life and Other Love Songs from Anissa...
Spotlight on “Five First Chances” by Sara Jost
The main character in Sara Jost's Five First Chances, Lou, wants a do-over. She wants to change things for herself,...
Give Your Soul and Grit to Daisy Jones & The Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The right song, at the right time, with the right person. The Essence of Daisy JonesThe Seventies are BackThe Mercurial...
5 Essential Books On Writing Craft That Take You Beyond Story
Table of ContentsWhat Does It Mean To Go Beyond Story?Fallen Heroes: Sixteen Master Villain Archetypes, by Tami D. CowdenUnderstanding Conflict:...
Yes! You Definitely Should Celebrate School Libraries and Librarians (it won’t cost a penny)
Why You Should Celebrate School Libraries and LibrariansOvercoming Learning ChallengesAffirmation and ConfirmationInvent the FutureFeed CuriosityEmpower StudentsMake Sense of the WorldHow...
Favorite Shakespeare Quotes – Love Letters, Sonnets, Insults, and Curses
Favorite Shakespeare quotes shared during the month of April are a great way to celebrate Shakespeare's birthday. Despite the controversy...
Is Sophie’s Choice a True Story? – Revisiting “Sophie’s Choice”
1979 Bantam edition ▬ᴥ▬ I first read Sophie’s Choice in a Bantam paperback 1979 edition. Sophies's Choice is not a...
The Women Could Fly, by Megan Giddings
It’s been a while since this dyed-in-the-wool fan of speculative and (often) dystopian fiction found a novel that I found...
Stanley Tucci’s Taste: My Life Through Food & Six of Crows
Taste: My Life Through Food, a memoir “Cook. Smell. Taste. Eat. Drink. Share. Repeat as necessary.” For better or worse,...
“They’re Coming to Get You” – Zombification in Night of The Living Rez
by Montéz Louria Night of The Living Rez, by Morgan TaltyTin House Books (July 2022)Paperback: 296 pagesISBN-10 : 195353418X...
Three Classic Irish Writers to Read on St. Patrick’s Day & Wintering
Brooklyn, by Colm Toibin Toibin’s 2009 novel, recipient of the Costa Award, is an affecting and haunting story set in...
Mr. & Mrs. Witch: Delightful and Delicious
Mr. & Mrs. Witch by Gwenda Bond begins innocently enough on the morning of the wedding of two people—Savvy and...
Litstack Recs | Three Memoirs for Women’s History Month & The Terraformers
For #WomensHistoryMonth, here are three memoirs that portray a range of women's lives, from mid-century summers in Brittany, to pre-9/11...
Congratulations to the 58th Nebula Awards® Finalists!
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has announced its list of finalists for the 58th Nebula Awards. The awards...
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Great Documentaries About Greater Women
Happy International Women's Day! We're so proud to celebrate this month and this day with each of you and to...
Litstack Recs | Three Great Short Story Collections for Women’s History Month & Monarca
Three Great Short Story Collections for Women's History Month For #WomensHistoryMonth, here are three classic story collections by women who...
Featured Author Review: ‘The Giver’ by Lois Lowry
LITSTACK'S FEATURED AUTHOR REVIEW The GiverLois LowryPublished in 1993 from Bantam Books This post has been updated from an earlier...
Celebrating Women’s History Month: 5 Great Literary Heroines
This month, we're taking some time to celebrate women; the female characters in our favorite books, and the women who...
Celebrating Black History: 5 Banned Books by Black Authors You Need to Read
We end Black History Month with some recommendations on books by Black authors that, for one reason or another, have...
Litstack Recs | The Candy House & Born A Crime
The Candy House: a novel, by Jennifer Egan This intricate novel of futurism, connection, love and attachment—like the social media...
LitStack Recs | Nights & The Ballad of Black Tom
Nights, by Joan Didion Blue Nights is a counterpart to Didion’s 2005 memoir, The Year of Magical Thinking, which tracks...
LitStack Recs | We Need New Names & The UnAmericans
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo NoViolet Bulawayo's powerful novel of the life of a young girl from Zimbabwe,...
Celebrating Black History: Essential Reading by Black Authors
Twenty-eight days isn't long enough to cover the works Black individuals have contributed to America's landscape or the integral part...
Litstack Recs | Whereabouts & Slay
Whereabouts, a novel, by Jhumpa Lahiri This melancholy and stylish novel, Jhumpa Lahiri’s third, marks a tonal and literary departure....
Celebrating Black History Month | Seeing Myself on the Page by Renita McKinney
I started reading romance before there were authors who looked like me. Before there were characters who looked like me....
LitStack Review| Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary Edition
The Kolchak: The Night Stalker 50th Anniversary edition, is an original graphic novel of 12 short comic stories of over...
