Ship Fever: Stories, by Andrea Barrett It’s been called the Oscars of the book world, and …
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The Master, by Colm Tóibín I was only a page or so into Colm Tóibín’s …
There’s something about settings of the past that just grabs us. We love the escapist …
Wonder Woman Unbound The Curious History of the World’s Most Famous Heroine Tim Hanley College …
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Litstack Rec: My Misspent Youth & Down to the Last Pitch
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanMy Misspent Youth, essays by Meghan Daum My introduction to Daum and her essays was …
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LitStack Rec: Dept. of Speculation and To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanDept. of Speculation, by Jenny Offill With the release of Jenny Offill’s acclaimed second novel, …
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LitStack Recs: A Definitive study of Alfred Hitchcock and The Devil’s Snake Curve
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanA Definitive study of Alfred Hitchcock, by Francois Truffaut (trans. by Helen Scott). Before he …
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LitStack Recs: Pushcart Prize 38 & Leviathan Wakes
by Tee Tateby Tee TatePushcart Prize 38: Best of the Small Presses, ed. by Bill Henderson Now in its …
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LitStack Recs: Werewolves and Karate Chop
by Tee Tateby Tee TateWerewolves in Their Youth: Stories, by Michael Chabon Not all scary stories are for Halloween. …
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LitStack Rec: ‘Fruits & Vegetables’ and ‘Renascence and Other Poems’
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanFruits & Vegetables Erica Jong Long before Fear of Flying, before Erica Jong’s now-classic novel …
One of the best definitions of magical realism I’ve read comes from Debra Spark. In …
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LitStack Recs: Memoirs of Place and The Dinosaur Heresies
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanOn Memoirs of Place: A Quick List I always appreciate a good memoir that centers …
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LitStack Rec: ‘Spring and All’ and ‘Honest Dogs’
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanSpring and All, William Carlos Willams In a frenzy that could have only taken …
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LitStack Rec: Blue Highways and Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies
by Tee Tateby Tee TateBlue Highways, William Least Heat-Moon On a dismal morning in March, 1978, William Least Heat-Moon …
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LitStack Recs: ‘Paris Stories’ and ‘The Book of Killowen’
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanParis StoriesMavis Gallant When the news came Tuesday that the great story writer Mavis Gallant …
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LitStack Recs: ‘I Hate to Leave This Beautiful Place’ and ‘Born to Pull’
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanI Hate to Leave This Beautiful Place Howard Norman In the essay-as-memoir, the writer can …
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LitStack Rec: A Distant Mirror: the Calamitous 14th Century and The Boys of My Youth
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Boys of My Youth, by Jo Ann Beard When it was released in 1998, …
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LitStack Recs: Home Comforts and A Fort of Nine Towers
by Tee Tateby Tee TateHome Comforts: The Art & Science of Keeping HouseCheryl Mendelson With the start of the …
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Litstack Recs| How to Write an Autobiographical Novel & A Song for a New Day
by Tee Tateby Tee TateHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays, by Alexander Chee “Writing is a way of …
Car Trouble: A novel, by Robert Rorke As Car Trouble opens, the novel’s young protagonist, …
The Vexations: a novel, by Caitlin Horrocks The lives of artists must portray artmaking for …
Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, by Alysia Abbott “The truth is,” Alysia Abbot writes …