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This LitStack Rec not only examines character building but also some of the challenging aspects …

My God, do some of us procrastinate. There are so many programs and calendars and …

In the Old Testament,  the tale of the Tower of Babel is only nine short …

One of the things about being a writer is that in some ways, you never …

  One of our favorite thing about literature is the impact it has on our …

A few years back, we discussed our favorite five literary monologues and you LitStackers seemed …

I was reading a book the other day.  It was a very good book, extremely …

A while back I was fortunate to read, in close succession, three masterful works in …

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando is a fantastic park to visit for …

Fiction is an amazing tool of escapism. With it, we dive into worlds that exist …

It’s happened to you before. You’re invested in a great book, in the flux and …

Sometimes, when we love a great book, we feel the smallest bit of dissatisfaction at …

Some people, for whatever reason, rub us the wrong way. It happens in fiction as …

The books closest to our hearts become a part of us. We love them for …

  Ah, books. They’re not like TV shows. Your favorite characters never age; there are …

There is something unique about genre fiction. Perhaps it is the notion that great fiction …

As a middle-aged, monogamous white CIS woman, it may seem strange that I’m recommending LGBTQA …

There are seven stories in the world. It’s a well used maxim and not necessarily …

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

Sometimes, it isn’t all that difficult to sort out what will happen in a novel. …

I confess that I was one of those mothers. You know the type, the one …

When you put yourself out ‘there’ as a writer, when you lasso the title of …

Here are a few posters and quotes that remind us why we love books. Which …

Death and taxes, as the old cliche goes. Both are unavoidable, and while we won’t …

There is a baby in my home. Evidence of his existence is littered around us, …

The best thing about running a site like LitStack is the diversity of folks you …

So there I am, in a small hotel between the Costa Brava and Sitges, once …

Sometimes the truest friends aren’t those sitting next to you in class or skipping rocks …

There’s something about settings of the past that just grabs us. We love the escapist …

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

Some authors love to pull whammies on us. Sometimes, there’s nothing better than an evil …

William ShakespeareThe Sonnets It may be a day late to pin this recommendation to the …

There’s nothing quite like the thrill of getting our hands on a book we’ve been …

Paolo Bacigalupi is an award winning science fiction writer.  Author of the amazing book, The …

The Wheelbarrows of Violence After missing a 7:15am train on my way upstate last Saturday, …

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