Thirty-five inches of rain in four days. That’s how much rain has fallen in Louisiana …
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Well, the honest answer to “what Michael Phelps and I have in common” is, practically …
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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, by William Finnegan William Finnegan took his time writing this …
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Company Town Madeline Ashby Tor Books Release Date: May 17, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8290-0 Go Jung-hwa …
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On summer nights – well, on many nights, really – I end the day out …
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LitStack Review: The God Wave by Patrick Hemstreet
The God Wave Patrick Hemstreet Harper Voyager Release Date: May 17, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-241950-7 The …
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Sometimes when I read, it’s like a lovely summer’s day when the sun is shining …
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Dang, it’s hot. Too hot. I know you folks in Southern climates may well be …
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LitStack Recs
LitStaff Rec: Blood Will Out & Zombie Baseball Beatdown
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanBlood Will Out, by Walter Kirn In Preston Sturges’ romantic comedy, “The Palm Beach Story,” …
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Time Salvager Wesley Chu Tor Book Release Date: July 7, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-7718-0 (NOTE: Why …
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The Summer Dragon – First Book of the Evertide Todd Lockwood DAW Books Release Date: …
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Blue Nights, by Joan Didion Joan Didion’s books have had a titanic effect on me, …
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Boy Erased Garrard Conley Riverhead Books Release Date: May 10, 2016 ISBN 978-1-59463-301-0 It was …
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(Due to this nasty thing known as a “deadline”, this Gimbling in the Wabe is …
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LitStack Recs
LitStack Recs: The Lesson of the Master & Ordinary Grace
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Lesson of the Master, by Henry James Colm Tóibín, in his introduction to the …
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LaRose Louise Erdrich Harper Release Date: May 10, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-227702-2 Last year, Louise Erdrich …
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The Dinosaur Knights Victor Milán Tor Books Release Date: July 5, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-3297-4 If …
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Today, I plugged new headphones into my iPod and entered nirvana. That may seem somewhat …
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LitStack Review: The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
The Long Cosmos Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter HarperCollins Release Date: June 14, 2016 ISBN …
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Sweetbitter Stephanie Danler Alfred A. Knopf Release Date: May 24, 2016 ISBN 978-11-0187-594-0 Sweetbitter, the …
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Every Heart a Doorway Seanan McGuire Tor.com Release Date: April 5, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8550-5 I’m …
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Late last Sunday night, in the wake of the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in …
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Last week, I was trolling around on the internet (as I am wont to do), …
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Ophelia Lisa Klein Bloomsbury USA Childrens Release Date: December 26, 2007 ISBN 978-1-58234-801-8 Earlier this …
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LitStack Review: United States of Japan by Peter Tieryas
United States of Japan Peter Tieryas Angry Robot Release Date: March 1, 2016 ISBN 978-0-85766-533-1 …
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I hate June bugs. Yes, I realize “hate” is a powerful, laden word. I realize …
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LitStack RecsLitStack Series
LitStack Rec: The Oysters of Locmariaquer & Thief’s Magic
by Tee Tateby Tee TateThe Oysters of Locmariaquer, by Eleanor Clark Late in Eleanor Clark’s extraordinary book, she tells …
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Envy of Angels Matt Wallace Tor.com Release Date: October 20, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-8528-4 What a …
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LitStack Review: Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? by Paul Cornell
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? Paul Cornell Pan Books Release Date: May 19, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4472-7326-4 …
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Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. ~William Shakespeare Although it …
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LitStack RecsShort Stories
LitStack Recs: Paris Stories & Javelin Rain
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanParis Stories, by Mavis Gallant In this month of celebrating the short story (#ShortStoryMonth), there …
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The Spider’s War Daniel Abraham Orbit Books Release Date: March 8, 2016 ISBN 978-0-316-20405-7 In …
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Thursday 1:17 pm Michael Landweber Coffeetown Press Release Date: May 1, 2016 ISBN 978-1-60381-357-0 Every …
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This is my favorite time of year. Baseball season. Early spring, and it’s still cool …
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LitStack Review: The Brotherhood of the Wheel by R. S. Belcher
The Brotherhood of the Wheel R. S. Belcher Tor Books Release Date: March 1, 2016 …
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Literary FictionLitStack RecsShort Stories
LitStack Recs: Who Do You Love & Beautiful Music for Ugly Children
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanWho Do You Love: Stories, by Jean Thompson May is #ShortStoryMonth, and this is third …
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Fellside M. R. Carey Orbit Release Date: April 5, 2016 ISBN 978-0-316-30028-5 Just what is …
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LitStack Recs
LitStack Recs: The Love of a Good Woman & The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Love of A Good Woman, stories by Alice Munro The short story has few …
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LitStack Review: Morning Star by Pierce Brown
Morning Star Pierce Brown Del Rey Release Date: February 9, 2016 ISBN 978-0-345-53984-7 If there …
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Borderline Mishell Baker Saga Press Release Date: March 1, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4814-5306-6 How to write …
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In the Labyrinth of Drakes: A Memoir by Lady TrentBook 4 of “A Natural History …
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LitStack Recs: Thunderstruck & Other Stories & Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThunderstruck & Other Stories, by Elizabeth McCracken With April declared National Poetry Month, May is …
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Sorcerer to the Crown Zen Cho Ace Books Release Date: September 1, 2015 ISBN 978-0-425-28337-0 …
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Arkwright Allen Steele Tor Books Release Date: March 1, 2016 ISBN 978-0-7653-8215-3 Allen Steele is …
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I suppose it could be portrayed as being somewhat spurious – a pale, doughy woman …
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