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Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays, by Zadie Smith As an essay reader, and writer, I …

Available now, from leading Arthurian authority John Matthews and Tolkien illustrator John Howe, comes the …

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

The Wrong End of the Telescope: a novel by Rabih Alameddine Rabih Alameddine’s sixth book, …

Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden, by Eleanor Perényi Writing and gardening share similarities: …

The Love of a Good Woman, stories by Alice Munro The short story has few …

The Films in My Life, by Francois Truffaut We are lucky that Francois Truffaut was …

Two Titles From WTAW Press The Groundhog Forever, by Henry Hoke In Henry Hoke’s debut …

The Good Soldier, by Ford Madox Ford If this novel had been published under the …

The UnAmericans: Stories by Molly Antopol There’s a literary lineage to the strands of Jewish …

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Locus Awards, announced on Saturday during the virtual …

Less, a novel: by Andrew Sean Greer Less, the author’s sixth book and fifth novel, …

Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, by Alysia Abbott “The truth is,” Alysia Abbott writes …

ABOUT TROUBLE WITH THE CURSED Congratulations to Kim Harrison on the launch of the latest title …

The Custom of the Country Edith Wharton I knew from the start that things would go …

A Writer’s Notebook by Somerset Maugham Like most writers, I keep a notebook—not a journal, …

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, by William Finnegan William Finnegan’s 2016 memoir begins with an …

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays, by Alexander Chee “Writing is a way of …

The Drifters, by James Michener In middle school, I was curious about the 1971 bestseller on …

Without: Poems, by Donald Hall It doesn’t matter what I’m doing or what time of …

There’s a scene in Reality Bites (1994) where the main characters sing Scholastic Rock songs …

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, A Novel by Ocean Vuong “One does not ‘pass’ in …

The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries, by Emma Thompson With Sunday’s 94th Academy Awards …

Dear LitStackers, the Independent Press Awards 2022 have been awarded and my TBR list is …

Shout Her Lovely Name, by Natalie Serber In the title story to Natalie Serber’s debut …

The Empathy Exams: Essays, by Leslie Jamison The Empathy Exams is a hybrid work of …

Out of Place: A Memoir, by Edward Said Edward Said, the prolific author, political activist, …

Arranged Marriage: Stories, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni The eleven stories in Arranged Marriage reveal Chitra …

I’ve been writing since I was a kid. (That’s a very long time. I’m old, …

Among the terrific releases from indie publishers this month is Leslie Kirk Campbell’s debut story …

This Boy’s Life: A Memoir, by Tobias Wolff  First published in 1989, Tobias Wolff’s This Boy’s …

The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs, stories by Leslie Kirk Campbell Sarabande Books (February …

The Coast of Chicago: Stories by Stuart Dybek I can still recall first reading Stuart …

The Portable Veblen, by Elizabeth Mckenzie By way of Anne Lamott, we know the novelist …

Tinkers, by Paul Harding Paul Harding’s Tinkers, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2010, tells …

Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, by Alysia Abbott “The truth is,” Alysia Abbot writes …

As an avid science fiction reader, in 2011 I picked up a copy of James …

Six memorable debuts of literary fiction and nonfiction Disappearing Earth, by Julia Phlllips In Julia …

Little Failure: A Memoir, by Gary Shteyngart “In order for me to be born,” Gary …

Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures, by Emma Straub Those captivated by Old Hollywood will surely …

Congratulations to #1 New York Times bestseller Victoria Aveyard on the gorgeous cover reveal of …

Light Years, by James Salter First published in 1975, this novel is considered among James …

The Oysters of Locmariaquer, by Eleanor Clark Late in Eleanor Clark’s extraordinary book, she tells …

How to Read to Read a Sentence and How to Write One, by Stanley Fish …

Time wears away at memory, it leaves behind what was important, and you were happy. …

The Postman Always Rings Twice, by James M. Cain A Classic for #NovemberNoir James M. …

Coming next summer from Tarryn Fisher, AN HONEST LIE. Check out the cover reveal below …

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, …

Not Your Average Hot Guy: A Novel, by Gwenda Bond St. Martin’s Griffin (October 5, …