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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
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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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LitStaff Rec: Blood Will Out & Zombie Baseball Beatdown
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanForm Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!Form Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!Blood 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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The Patrick Melrose Novels, by Edward St. Aubyn Edward St. Aubyn’s four novels, Never Mind, …
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LitStack Recs: The Lesson of the Master & Ordinary Grace
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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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The Oxford-Duden Pictorial English Dictionary (Second Edition, Oxford University Press) This week’s recommendation is obviously …
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LitStack Review: The Long Cosmos by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
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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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Cutting Teeth, by Julia Fierro When my daughter was little, there was a universally acknowledged …
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Last week, I was trolling around on the internet (as I am wont to do), …
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Out of Place: A Memoir, by Edward Said Edward Said, the prolific author, political activist, …
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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
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I hate June bugs. Yes, I realize “hate” is a powerful, laden word. I realize …
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LitStack Rec: The Oysters of Locmariaquer & Thief’s Magic
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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
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Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. ~William Shakespeare Although it …
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LitStack Recs: Paris Stories & Javelin Rain
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanForm Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!Form Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!Paris 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
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LitStack Recs: Who Do You Love & Beautiful Music for Ugly Children
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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: The Love of a Good Woman & The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
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LitStack Review: Morning Star by Pierce Brown
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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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LitStack Recs: Thunderstruck & Other Stories & Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanForm Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!Form Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!Thunderstruck & Other Stories, by Elizabeth McCracken With April declared National Poetry Month, May is …
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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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On Memoirs of Place: A Quick List I always appreciate a good memoir that centers …
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LitStack Review: Slow River by Nicola Griffith
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