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Persistence and the Writer’s Road: Lauren Alwan’s “An Amount of Discretion”
by Tee Tateby Tee TateForm Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!Form Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!When you are a creative type, staying in your own lane leads you places. For …
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This LitStack Rec says it’s time to read Natalie Serber’s collection of voice-driven stories “Shout …
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This week’s LitStack Rec says be sure and read this great memoir about a father, …
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A Short Novel Packed with Insight and Feeling – “Seconds” by Claudia Putnam
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In this LitStack Rec, we are looking at two past gems that you will want …
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1 Powerful Novel “A Woman is No Man,” by Etaf Rum
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This week, we recommend The Custom of the Country, by Edith Wharton, and Shakespeare in …
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Is Sophie’s Choice a True Story? – Revisiting “Sophie’s Choice”
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanIs Sophie’s Choice a true story? Styron based his novel on his memory of a …
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Stories, stories, stories! This week we are recommending two books of stories. First, we recommend …
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3 Cheers For “The Librarianist,” A Novel By Patrick deWitt
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Welcome, fellow LitStackers! Let’s dive in and explore two remarkable works: the short story collection …
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“As You Wish-Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride” & “The Snow Child”
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4 Haunting and Complex Novels That Draw You Into Their Madness
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Welcome to LitStack Recs! We’ve got two fantastic recommendations that are sure to pique your …
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3 Great Short Story Collections for Women’s History Month & “Monarca”
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For Women’s History Month, #WomensHistoryMonth, here are three memoirs that portray a range of women’s …
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We invite you to join us as we revisit two exceptional books that have captured …
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Perceiving With Generosity in “Behind You Is the Sea” by Susan Muaddi Darraj
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5 Incredible Audiobooks That Ignite Your Imagination
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanForm Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!Form Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!In this LitStack Rec, Lauren Alwan looks at five incredible audiobooks that are guaranteed to …
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This week’s LitStack Rec offers a look at Shakespeare’s Sonnets, for poetry lovers and lovers …
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In this week’s LitStack Rec, we take a look back at two outstanding books we …
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“The Films in My Life” and “Peace Like a River”
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You can find and buy the books we recommend at our bookshop list of LitStack …
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The sensibility of this singular actor may have its push and pull, but among the …
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A delicious depiction of Hollywood’s golden age. Hey! I Won An Oscar! In 2013, when …
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For querying writers hoping to publish that first book, the challenge of querying for representation …
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Watch “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” on AMAZON PRIME Spielberg Truffaut and Me: An …
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For this LitStack Rec, we are looking at two books we’ve recommended before. “How to …
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5 Amazing Reads – “The Patrick Melrose Novels” by Edward St. Aubyn
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A Phenomenal Must Read – “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanForm Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!Form Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!This week, we are revisiting our LitStack Rec of Donna Tartt’s phenomenal novel The Goldfinch. …
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For this LitStack Rec, we’re recommending two books, Alfred Hitchcock/Truffaut, and Boy Erased. A Definitive …
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“Tiny Nightmares” – 42 Very Short Tales of Horror
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Here are five 5-star books you must read this fall. My fall reading list has …
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Two LitStack Recs this week! How fantastic is that? Take a look at the books …
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Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend & A Song for a New Day
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Ship Fever: Stories, by Andrea Barrett One of my favorite National Book Awards selections in …
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A Powerful Family Saga in “The Dutch House” by Ann Patchett
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanForm Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!Form Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!The Dutch House, finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize. The question comes from Danny Conroy, …
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These Charming People, stories by Michael Arlen In the period just after World War One, …
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Here is our original review of “Car Trouble” in honor of our dear friend, Robert …
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The Fact in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Fictional “The Great Gatsby”
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“Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway” by Robin Black is Personal
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All Stories are Ghost Stories – Revisiting “Life Drawing” by Robin Black
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Reading—and Watching—Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”
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3 Outstanding Titles From Alcove Chapbooks – Is Short The New Long?
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The Language of a Painter’s Vocabulary in “Pictures,” by David Hockney
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Brisk, witty, and always surprising. Expect the unexpected. In their Substack columns, these acclaimed authors …
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Find The Perfect Summer Reading! Cozy Up To Your Summer Reading Summer is a great …
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Chasing the Power to Save in “Telephone” by Percival Everett
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanForm Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!Form Submission is restrictedForm is successfully submitted. Thank you!Unusually progressive. That was how Dr. Gurewich characterized my daughter’s condition. from Telephone by Percival …