The Maniac confronts us with the deepest questions we face as a species. Tracing The …
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Ship Fever: Stories, by Andrea Barrett One of my favorite National Book Awards selections in …
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Visit Arrakis in a whole new way in The Official Dune Coloring Book as you …
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Book LoveLitStack Reviews
In Their Prime – 5 Scary Novels from the 1970s You Must Read
by J.S. Hoodby J.S. HoodIntroduction to 5 Novels from the 1970s The 1970s was a decade of change and …
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Visit Octavia Books, where history, culture and the artistic spirit feel alive as the city. …
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Death is one thing, it’s what you do afterward that matters. About Ghost Tamer Aspiring-comedian …
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Here are seven author birthdays for this week. Check out which authors are your favorites, …
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LitStack Reviews
A Powerful Family Saga in “The Dutch House” by Ann Patchett
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Dutch House, finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize. The question comes from Danny Conroy, …
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Cabaret has always been a story about desperate people hoping to create a place for …
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Lahore, British India. 1943. A family and nation divided by the living legacy of colonialism. …
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The Wolves of Eternity questions the limits of what we can understand about life itself. …
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Here are seven author birthdays for this week. Check out which authors are your favorites, …
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These Charming People, stories by Michael Arlen In the period just after World War One, …
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Evocative of Joyce’s “The Dead” Dogged Love and Unpredictable Human Relationships The Pole is a …
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Setting is character. That’s what a wonderful writer friend of mine, Robin LaFevers, told me …
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A frank, feminist examination of the hidden crisis of rage facing American mothers–and how we …
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We didn’t call the police right away. An Unwinding Tangle of Family Secrets In Happiness …
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Here are seven author birthdays for this week. Check out which authors are your favorites, …
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Here is our original review of “Car Trouble” in honor of our dear friend, Robert …
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Now in paperback. In Natural History: Stories, Andrea Barrett completes the beautiful arc of intertwined …
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LitStack Reviews
The Journey and The Moment in “Lolth’s Warrior” by R.A. Salvatore
by Tee Tateby Tee TateLolth’s Warrior, a friend, a father, a man caught between the darkness and the light. …
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In The September House, Margaret knows her house is haunted. But she’s staying. It Takes …
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Murder is a family business in Not Forever But For Now. Burgeoning Opioid Addiction, Debaucherous …
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Here are seven author birthdays for this week. Check out which authors are your favorites, …
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Where Peace Is Lost, a riotous space adventure novel. Where Peace is Lost, Adventure is …
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LitStack Reviews
The Fact in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Fictional “The Great Gatsby”
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Great Gatsby is in ways an unlikely fixture of canonical literature. The Great Gatsby …
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The lives and loves of five women and the secret that binds them together. The …
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When you Capture the Sun, yes, the sex turns to steam! Hitting All The Right …
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Desertion is a brilliant dramatization of the personal and political legacies of colonialism. The Consequences …
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LitStack Reviews
Perfect Distraction with “The Witch and the Tsar” by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
by Tee Tateby Tee TateThe Witch and the Tsar, Baba Yaga is a champion and savior to her people …
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Here are seven author birthdays for this week. Check out which authors are your favorites, …
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The book that was on everyone’s TBR list! We’re revisiting Matt Haig’s bestseller The Midnight …
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Litstack NowLitStack Reviews
“The Exorcist Legacy – 50 Years of Fear” by Nat Segaloff
by J.S. Hoodby J.S. HoodJust in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of the film The …
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In The Librarianist, from bestselling and award-winning author Patrick deWitt, you learn the story of …
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In Harlem After Midnight, a body falls from a townhouse window, and it looks just …
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Author InterviewsCreative Writing
Garth Nix, Author of “Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz” – A LitStack Interview
by Tee Tateby Tee TateGarth Nix, the New York Times bestselling author, ventures into the adult genre with the …
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Here are seven author birthdays for this week. Check out which authors are your favorites, …
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LitStack Reviews
2 Hero Mercenaries Rule “Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz” by Garth Nix
by Tee Tateby Tee TateDont’ miss Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet …
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Creative WritingLitStack ToolkitPodcasts
8 Essential Podcasts for Writers
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanEssential podcasts for writers to get you started with fascinating conversations, writing advice, sources of …
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“Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway” by Robin Black is Personal
by Nan Cubaby Nan CubaLitStack is proud to give you this review written by guest contributor, Nan Cuba, who …
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A vivid and moving reimagining of the myth of Medusa and the sisters who loved …
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Elsewhere, a story collection humming with wit and style A Shimmering English-Language Debut From multi-award-winning …
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Jerry Pournelle – August 7 On this day, August 7, in 1933, Jerry Pournelle was …
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LitStack Recs
All Stories are Ghost Stories – Revisiting “Life Drawing” by Robin Black
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanNobody outside a marriage can understand it. Life Drawing, by Robin Black “Nobody outside a …
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Wicked the musical is a play from a book based on a movie musical based …
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A lonely, lovable, queer mountain lion narrates this star-making fever dream of a novel. About …
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Here are seven author birthdays for this week. Check out which authors are your favorites, …
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LitStack Recs
Reading—and Watching—Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanJane Austen’s 1813 novel “Pride and Prejudice” is a classic of literature with fans across …
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LitStack ReviewsLitstack NowLitStack PicksPoetry
Kathy Nelson’s “The Ledger of Mistakes” – a LitStack Poetry Review
“…and my edges began to dissolve into the rising dark” The Ledger of Mistakes In …