LitStack Recs

Werewolves in Their Youth: Stories, by Michael Chabon Michael Chabon’s Werewolves in Their Youth isn’t …

A Writer’s Notebook by Somerset Maugham Like most writers, I keep a notebook—not a journal, …

The Love of A Good Woman, Stories by Alice Munro The short story has few …

Spielberg, Truffaut, and Me: An Actor’s Diary, by Bob Balaban In the summer of 1976, …

Selected Stories, by William Trevor A volume of stories by William Trevor is a reader’s …

Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout “Stories about women in houses are the real stories of …

Stoner, by John Williams When it was first published, John Williams’ 1965 novel went out …

Commonwealth, by Ann Patchett Of divorce, Nicole Krauss wrote, “One of us held on to …

Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade, by …

The Lesson of the Master, by Henry James, and The Master, by Colm Tóibín Colm …

The Moneybunnies Series, by Cinders McLeod Toronto-based author and cartoonist Cinders McLeod has come up …

There There: A novel, by Tommy Orange Brilliant, innovative, lyric. Tommy Orange’s stunning fiction debut …

Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama On August …

Less, by Andrew Sean Greer Less, the sixth book and fifth novel by Andrew Sean …

Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray July 18 marks the 210th birthday of William Makepeace …

Midsummer Reads I’ve got a beautiful TBR stack, and in recent months I’ve been spending …

Four New Adaptations from Kirkus Reviews’ Book to Screen This week at Kirkus, the legendary …

The Vexations: a novel, by Caitlin Horrocks The lives of artists should portray artmaking for …

Women in Their Beds — Gina Berriault To cap off #ShortStoryMonth, my rec this week …

New Titles From WTAW Press The Groundhog Forever, by Henry Hoke Mark this month’s celebration …

Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend, by Graham Russell Gao Hodges Anna …

The Love of A Good Woman, Stories by Alice Munro The short story has few …

The Dead Fish Museum: Stories, by Charles D’Ambrosio A classic read for #shortstorymonth is Charles …

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays, by Zadie Smith This collection came about by accident, Zadie …

The Custom of the Country, by Edith Wharton I knew from the start that things …

The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford If this novel had been published under the …

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

The Places In-Between, by Rory Stewart In 2002, Rory Stewart made a walk across Afghanistan …

Out of Place: A Memoir, by Edward Said Edward Said, the prolific author, political activist, …

Orphans: Essays, by Charles D’Ambrosio Hold a copy of Orphans in your hand, and its …

Passage to Ararat, by Michael J. Arlen During the Armenian genocide, 1.2 million Armenians were …

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

The Empty Family: Stories by Colm Tóibín  Colm Tóibín’s 2011 collection, The Empty Family is …

The Films in My Life, by Francois Truffaut We are lucky that Francois Truffaut was …

Paris Stories by Mavis Gallant When the great story writer Mavis Gallant died, I thought …

Desperate Characters by Paula Fox This classic of literary fiction, written in 1970, is also …

The 400 Blows, by Francois Truffaut 2019 marked the 60th anniversary of the release of …

New year, new books—and these are some of the ones I’m looking forward to in …

The Oysters of Locmariaquer, by Eleanor Clark Late in Eleanor Clark’s extraordinary book, she tells …

The MoneyBunny Series The internationally acclaimed MoneyBunnies Series, by Canadian author and illustrator Cinders McLeod, …

Selected Stories, by William Trevor A volume of stories by William Trevor is a reader’s …

How to Grow Old Disgracefully: An Autobiography, by Hermione Gingold If you’re a fan of …

There There: A novel, by Tommy Orange Brilliant. Innovative. Lyric. Tommy Orange’s stunning fiction debut …

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays, by Zadie Smith This collection of essays came about by …

Current WTAW Press Titles WTAW Press has two great 2019 titles, Chimerica, the debut novel …

Less, by Andrew Sean Greer Less, the sixth book and fifth novel by Andrew Sean …

Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son, essays by …

Thunderstruck & Other Stories, by Elizabeth McCracken Early on in Elizabeth McCracken’s extraordinary story collection, …

Car Trouble by Robert Rorke As Car Trouble opens, it’s one a.m., and the novel’s …

Sophie’s Choice, by William Styron In 1979, John Gardner wrote in his review of Sophie’s …