LitStack Recs

Knuckleball Ned R.A. Dickey Tuesday night was Major League Baseball’s All Star Game, and in…

The Last Light of the Sun Guy Gavriel Kay The recent news of author Guy…

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

My Misspent Youth, essays by Meghan Daum My introduction to Daum and her essays was…

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

A Definitive study of Alfred Hitchcock, by Francois Truffaut (trans. by Helen Scott). Before he…

Pushcart Prize 38: Best of the Small Presses, ed. by Bill Henderson Now in its…

The  Firefox Book, by Elliot Wigginton (editor) Perfect for #throwbackthursday, this compendium of customs and…

Werewolves in Their Youth: Stories, by Michael Chabon Not all scary stories are for Halloween.…

Women in Their Beds — Gina Berriault Her admirers include Richard Ford, Grace Paley and…

Fruits & Vegetables Erica Jong Long before Fear of Flying, before Erica Jong’s now-classic novel…

Head’s up, LitStackers. We’ve got a great spotlight on a brand new urban fantasy series…

One of the best definitions of magical realism I’ve read comes from Debra Spark. In…

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

  Spring and All, William Carlos Willams In a frenzy that could have only taken…

Blue Highways, William Least Heat-Moon On a dismal morning in March, 1978, William Least Heat-Moon…

Paris StoriesMavis Gallant When the news came Tuesday that the great story writer Mavis Gallant…

I Hate to Leave This Beautiful Place Howard Norman In the essay-as-memoir, the writer can…

The Boys of My Youth, by Jo Ann Beard When it was released in 1998,…

The Goldfinch,Donna Tartt The reception Donna Tartt has garnered for her third novel, her first…

Home Comforts: The Art & Science of Keeping HouseCheryl Mendelson With the start of the…