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Flash Review: Weighing Shadows by Lisa Goldstein
Weighing Shadows Lisa Goldstein Night Shade Books Release Date: November 3, 2015 ISBN 978-1-59780-840-8 In …
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The Films in My Life, by Francois Truffaut This past week, Francois Truffaut would have …
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Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray The mid-nineteenth century didn’t have reality television, but it did …
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LitStack Recs: Sex Criminals Vol. 1 & Fairyland
by Tee Tateby Tee TateSex Criminals Volume 1 – One Weird Trick Volume 2 – Two Worlds, One Cop …
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LitStack Review: The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster by Scott Wilbanks
The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster Scott Wilbanks Sourcebooks Landmark Release Date: August 4, 2015 …
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LitStack Rec: The Empty Family & Baseball’s Great Experiment
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Empty Family, by Colm Tóibín The Empty Family, Colm Tóibín’s most recent collection of …
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LitStack Recs: The Sheltering Sky & On the Day You Were Born
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Sheltering Sky Paul Bowles Bowles is one of my favorite writers, stark yet rich; …
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The Varying Poverties of Now In the appendix to his brief but radiant 2010 manifesto …
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LitStack Recs: Company of Liars & Life Would be Perfect if I Lived in That House
by Tee Tateby Tee TateLife Would be Perfect if I Lived in That House Meghan Daum The moral of …
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Spring and All, William Carlos Willams In the frenzy that was my final term of …
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LitStack Recs: The Coast of Chicago & The Dovekeepers
by Tee Tateby Tee TateThe Coast of Chicago by Stuart Dybek I can still recall first reading Stuart Dybek’s …
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LitStack Recs: The Drifters & The Book of Strange New Things
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Drifters, by James Michener I was curious about Michener’s 1971 bestseller, but “Not a book …
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LitStack Recs: Without & Three Parts Dead
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanWithout Donald Hall This book is the one of the few that, when I pick …
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Home Comforts: The Art & Science of Keeping House, by Cheryl Mendelson Spring means spring …
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A Brief Look at the British Travel Memoir
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThree authors linked by the British tradition of going by foot and writing about it. …
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LitStack Rec: These Charming People & Broken Monsters
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThese Charming People, stories by Michael Arlen In the period just after World War One, …
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I did the unthinkable this week. I culled my books. Some of you may remember …
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LitStack Rec: Who Do You Love: Stories & The Name of the Wind
by Tee Tateby Tee TateWho Do You Love: Stories, by Jean Thompson My favorite short stories all seem to …
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California Edan Lepucki Little, Brown and Company Release Date: July 8, 2014 ISBN 978-0-316-25081-8 I’ll …
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LitStack Recs: Favorite Reads of 2014 & Wolf in White Van
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanMy Favorite Reads of 2014 So many great books this year makes a tiered list …
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LitStack Recs: The Empathy Exams & The Private Diary of Mr. Darcy
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Empathy Exams: Essays, by Leslie Jamison 2014 is being called the year of the …
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LitStack Rec: Havanas in Camelot & Wayward Saints
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanHavanas in Camelot: Personal Essays, by William Styron Though William Styron is best know for …
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The Pretty Girl, a novella and stories, by Debra Spark. In Spark’s 2012 collection, the …
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LitStack Rec: Back Roads and Frontal Lobes & The Postman Always Rings Twice
by Tee Tateby Tee TateBack Roads and Frontal Lobes Brady Allen I cannot think of a better book to …
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LitStack Recs: Little Failure: A Memoir & The Company
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanLittle Failure: A Memoir, by Gary Shteyngart “In order for me to be born,” Gary …
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Brooklyn, by Colm Toibin Toibin’s 2009 novel, which won that year’s Costa Award, is a …
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LitStack Recs: Ship Fever: Stories & The Tyrant’s Law
by Tee Tateby Tee TateShip Fever: Stories, by Andrea Barrett It’s been called the Oscars of the book world, and …
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LitStack Recs: Desperate Characters & The Master Butcher’s Singing Club
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanDesperate Characters, by Paula Fox. This classic of literary fiction, written in 1970, is also …
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The Master, by Colm Tóibín I was only a page or so into Colm Tóibín’s …
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LitStack Recs: Writing Craft Books & My Real Children
by Tee Tateby Tee TateA Brief Look at Three Books on Writing Craft —Lauren Alwan When it comes to …
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The Libertarian Futurists Society (LFS) has announced its Prometheus Award winners, including awards for Best …
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Wonder Woman Unbound The Curious History of the World’s Most Famous Heroine Tim Hanley College …
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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 Review: ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ by John Green
by Tee Tateby Tee TateThe Fault in Our Stars John Green Dutton Books ISBN: 978-0-525-47881-2 The world is not …
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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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Featured Author Interview: Vicki Pettersson
by Tee Tateby Tee TateWe’d like to thank Vicki Pettersson and the fine folks at Harper Voyager for allowing …
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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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Featured AuthorUncategorizedUrban Fantasy
Featured Author Review: ‘The Given’ by Vicki Pettersson
by Tee Tateby Tee TateThe Given Vicki Pettersson Harper Voyager ISBN-10: 006206620X After learning his wife survived the attack …
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LitStack Recs: The Firefox Book & Three Parts Dead
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Firefox Book, by Elliot Wigginton (editor) Perfect for #throwbackthursday, this compendium of customs and …
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UncategorizedUrban Fantasy
Featured Author Review: The Lost by Vicki Pettersson
by Tee Tateby Tee TateThe Lost (Celestial Blues, Book 2) Vicki Pettersson Harper Voyager ISBN-10: 0062064657 Griffin Shaw and …
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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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Some books plant seeds. Some books are so dear to us, affect us so profoundly …
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Featured AuthorUncategorizedUrban Fantasy
Featured Author Review: ‘The Taken’ by Vicki Pettersson
by Tee Tateby Tee TateWe’re so pleased to bring back our Featured Author segment with the immensely talented and …