LitStack Recs

Without Donald Hall This book is the only one that when picked up, is read …

Far From the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy Hardy’s novel of romantic entanglements and farming …

A Writer’s Notebook by Somerset Maugham Somerset Maugham’s A Writer’s Notebook was first published in …

The Films in My Life, by Francois Truffaut The revered French filmmaker, who died in …

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

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

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

The Firefox Book, by Elliot Wigginton (editor) A perfect book for #throwbackthursday, this compendium of …

Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden, by Eleanor Perényi If you’re a writer who …

Dept. of Speculation, by Jenny Offill With the release of Jenny Offill’s acclaimed second novel, …

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, by William Finnegan William Finnegan took his time writing this …

Blood Will Out, by Walter Kirn In Preston Sturges’  romantic comedy, “The Palm Beach Story,” …

Blue Nights, by Joan Didion Joan Didion’s books have had a titanic effect on me, …

The Patrick Melrose Novels, by Edward St. Aubyn Edward St. Aubyn’s four novels, Never Mind, …

The Oxford-Duden Pictorial English Dictionary (Second Edition, Oxford University Press) This week’s recommendation is obviously …

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

Paris Stories, by Mavis Gallant In this month of celebrating the short story (#ShortStoryMonth), there …

Who Do You Love: Stories, by Jean Thompson May is #ShortStoryMonth, and this is third …

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

Thunderstruck & Other Stories, by Elizabeth McCracken With April declared National Poetry Month, May is …

On Memoirs of Place: A Quick List I always appreciate a good memoir that centers …

my name on his tongue, by Laila Halaby In the climate of inflamed rhetoric about …

Crash Course: essays from where writing and life collide, by Robin Black The third book …

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

Havanas in Camelot: Personal Essays, by William Styron Though William Styron is best know for …

A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople, by Patrick Leigh Fermor A classic of …

The Perfume Collector Kathleen Tessaro Last week, I loaned out my copy of Kathleen Tessaro’s …

Wonder Woman Unbound The Curious History of the World’s Most Famous Heroine Tim Hanley College …