LitStack Recs

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays, by Alexander Chee “Writing is a way of …

Delayed Rays of a Star, by Amanda Lee Koe At a New Year’s Eve ball …

my name on his tongue, by Laila Halaby Laila Halaby’s, my name on his tongue, …

Without: Poems, by Donald Hall It doesn’t matter what I’m doing or what time of …

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, A Novel by Ocean Vuong “One does not ‘pass’ in …

The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries, by Emma Thompson With Sunday’s 94th Academy Awards …

The Empathy Exams: Essays, by Leslie Jamison The Empathy Exams is a hybrid work of …

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

Arranged Marriage: Stories, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni The eleven stories in Arranged Marriage reveal Chitra …

Who Do You Love: Stories, by Jean Thompson This year marks the twenty-third anniversary of …

Among the terrific releases from indie publishers this month is Leslie Kirk Campbell’s debut story …

This Boy’s Life: A Memoir, by Tobias Wolff  First published in 1989, Tobias Wolff’s This Boy’s …

The Portable Veblen, by Elizabeth Mckenzie By way of Anne Lamott, we know the novelist …

Tinkers, by Paul Harding Paul Harding’s Tinkers, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2010, tells …

Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, by Alysia Abbott “The truth is,” Alysia Abbot writes …

Little Failure: A Memoir, by Gary Shteyngart “In order for me to be born,” Gary …

Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures, by Emma Straub Those captivated by Old Hollywood will surely …

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

How to Read to Read a Sentence and How to Write One, by Stanley Fish …

With the Marvel Cinematic Universe in high production, high-level sci-fi productions of The Expanse and …

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, …

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

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 …

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 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, …

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 …

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 …