LitStack Rec: Dept. of Speculation and To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
Dept. of Speculation, by Jenny Offill With the release of Jenny Offill’s acclaimed second novel, there have been comparisons to...
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LitStack Recs: A Definitive study of Alfred Hitchcock and The Devil’s Snake Curve
A Definitive study of Alfred Hitchcock, by Francois Truffaut (trans. by Helen Scott). Before he began directing, Francois Truffaut was...
LitStack Recs: Pushcart Prize 38 & Leviathan Wakes
Pushcart Prize 38: Best of the Small Presses, ed. by Bill Henderson Now in its thirty-eighth year, the Pushcart Prize...
LitStack Recs: The Firefox Book & Three Parts Dead
The Firefox Book, by Elliot Wigginton (editor) Perfect for #throwbackthursday, this compendium of customs and rural living practices was published...
LitStack Recs: Werewolves and Karate Chop
Werewolves in Their Youth: Stories, by Michael Chabon Not all scary stories are for Halloween. Michael Chabon's, Werewolves in Their...
LitStack Recs: Queen Sugar & Life Would be Perfect if I Lived in That House
Life Would be Perfect if I Lived in That House, by Meghan Daum The moral of this story might run...
LitStack’s Recs: Shakespeare’s Sonnets & Writing Inspiration
William Shakespeare The Sonnets It may be a day late to pin this recommendation to the 450th anniversary of the...
LitStack Rec: ‘Women in Their Beds’ & ‘3 Sections’
Women in Their Beds — Gina Berriault Her admirers include Richard Ford, Grace Paley and Robert Stone, but American fiction...
LitStack Rec: ‘Fruits & Vegetables’ and ‘Renascence and Other Poems’
Fruits & Vegetables Erica Jong Long before Fear of Flying, before Erica Jong's now-classic novel described an era with its...
You Should Be Reading This: “Twisted Miracles” by AJ Larrieu
Head's up, LitStackers. We've got a great spotlight on a brand new urban fantasy series by AJ Larrieu. We'll have...
LitStack Rec: ‘Chicago’ and ‘To This Day’
One of the best definitions of magical realism I’ve read comes from Debra Spark. In her essay, “Curious Attractions: Magical...
LitStack Recs: Memoirs of Place and The Dinosaur Heresies
On Memoirs of Place: A Quick List I always appreciate a good memoir that centers on place. And luckily, there...
LitStack Recs: Light Years and The Mists of Avalon
Light Years James Salter First published in 1975, this novel is considered among the most enduring of Salter's novels. Known...
LitStack Recs: ‘The Films in My Life’ and ‘Peace Like a River’
The Films in My Life, by Francois Truffaut The only thing I like better than watching a film, is writing...
LitStack Rec: ‘Spring and All’ and ‘Honest Dogs’
Spring and All, 1923 ed. Spring and All, William Carlos Willams In a frenzy that could have only taken...
LitStack Rec: Blue Highways and Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies
Blue Highways, William Least Heat-Moon On a dismal morning in March, 1978, William Least Heat-Moon left Columbia, Missouri, on Interstate...
LitStack Recs: ‘Paris Stories’ and ‘The Book of Killowen’
Paris Stories Mavis Gallant When the news came Tuesday that the great story writer Mavis Gallant had died, I thought...
LitStack Recs: ‘I Hate to Leave This Beautiful Place’ and ‘Born to Pull’
I Hate to Leave This Beautiful Place Howard Norman In the essay-as-memoir, the writer can do a lot of things....
LitStack Recs: Wonderbook & Elsewhere, A Memoir
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction Jeff VanderMeer Here's something new for me: recommending a book that I...
LitStack Rec: A Distant Mirror: the Calamitous 14th Century and The Boys of My Youth
The Boys of My Youth, by Jo Ann Beard When it was released in 1998, I somehow missed Jo Ann...
LitStack Rec: The Goldfinch and Exposure
The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt The reception Donna Tartt has garnered for her third novel, her first in twelve years, might...
LitStack Recs: Home Comforts and A Fort of Nine Towers
Home Comforts: The Art & Science of Keeping House Cheryl Mendelson With the start of the new year, your thoughts...
