The Postman Always Rings Twice, by James M. Cain A Classic for #NovemberNoir James M.…
Werewolves in Their Youth: Stories, by Michael Chabon Michael Chabon’s Werewolves in Their Youth isn’t…
A Writer’s Notebook by Somerset Maugham Like most writers, I keep a notebook—not a journal,…
The Love of A Good Woman, Stories by Alice Munro The short story has few…
Spielberg, Truffaut, and Me: An Actor’s Diary, by Bob Balaban In the summer of 1976,…
Selected Stories, by William Trevor A volume of stories by William Trevor is a reader’s…
A Terrible Fall of Angels, by Laurell K. Hamilton I admit it. I was one…
Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout “Stories about women in houses are the real stories of…
Sometimes, when we love a great book, we feel the smallest bit of dissatisfaction at…
Stoner, by John Williams When it was first published, John Williams’ 1965 novel went out…
Commonwealth, by Ann Patchett Of divorce, Nicole Krauss wrote, “One of us held on to…
Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade, by…
The Lesson of the Master, by Henry James, and The Master, by Colm Tóibín Colm…
The Moneybunnies Series, by Cinders McLeod Toronto-based author and cartoonist Cinders McLeod has come up…
In 2012, LitStack Editor-in-Chief Tee Tate asked me if I would be interested in writing…
There There: A novel, by Tommy Orange Brilliant, innovative, lyric. Tommy Orange’s stunning fiction debut…
Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir, by Elizabeth Miki BrinaKnopfFebruary 23, 2021978-0525657347 A child’s relationship with their…
Some people, for whatever reason, rub us the wrong way. It happens in fiction as…
Less, by Andrew Sean Greer Less, the sixth book and fifth novel by Andrew Sean…
Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray July 18 marks the 210th birthday of William Makepeace…
Midsummer Reads I’ve got a beautiful TBR stack, and in recent months I’ve been spending…
Four New Adaptations from Kirkus Reviews’ Book to Screen This week at Kirkus, the legendary…
The Vexations: a novel, by Caitlin Horrocks The lives of artists should portray artmaking for…
The books closest to our hearts become a part of us. We love them for…
Women in Their Beds — Gina Berriault To cap off #ShortStoryMonth, my rec this week…
A Definitive Study of Alfred Hitchcock, by Francois Truffaut, trans. by Helen Scott (1966)& Hitchcock/Truffaut,…
New Titles From WTAW Press The Groundhog Forever, by Henry Hoke Mark this month’s celebration…
Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend, by Graham Russell Gao Hodges Anna…
The Love of A Good Woman, Stories by Alice Munro The short story has few…
The Dead Fish Museum: Stories, by Charles D’Ambrosio A classic read for #shortstorymonth is Charles…
