A Story Deepened by a Poetic Sensibility Ocean Vuong’s 2019 novel, On Earth We’re Briefly …
Lauren Alwan
Lauren Alwan
Lauren Alwan’s fiction has appeared in the O. Henry Prize Stories, the Southern Review, the Alaska Quarterly Review, StoryQuarterly, in the Bellevue Literary Review. She is the recipient of a First Pages Prize, the Goldenberg Prize for Fiction, and.a citation of Notable in Best American Essays. Her essays have appeared in ZYZZYVA, Catapult, World Literature Today, The Rumpus, The Millions, Writer's Digest, and others. She is a prose editor at the museum of americana, an online literary review. Follow her on Twitter at @lauren_alwan and learn more at www.laurenalwan.com
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Give Your Soul and Grit to Daisy Jones & The Six, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe right song, at the right time, with the right person. The Essence of Daisy …
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Taste: My Life Through Food, a memoir “Cook. Smell. Taste. Eat. Drink. Share. Repeat as …
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Brooklyn, by Colm Toibin Toibin’s 2009 novel, recipient of the Costa Award, is an affecting …
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The Candy House: a novel, by Jennifer Egan This intricate novel of futurism, connection, love …
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Nights, by Joan Didion Blue Nights is a counterpart to Didion’s 2005 memoir, The Year …
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We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo NoViolet Bulawayo’s powerful novel of the life of …
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The Clothing of Books, by Jhumpa Lahiri “How do you clothe a book?” is how …
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Spare, by Prince Harry The phenomenon known as Spare is barely a week old, but …
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Titles both recent and vintage I’m looking foward to reading this year. First up, a …
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The Dead Fish Museum: Stories, by Charles D’Ambrosio Of Charles D’Ambrosio and his 2006 story …
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I’ve always admired, though never achieved, the ideal creative input as defined by François Truffaut: …
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Tinkers, by Paul Harding Paul Harding’s Tinkers, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2010, tells …
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A Few Favorite Reads of 2022 A brief wrap-up of some of the books I …
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The Marriage Plot, by Jeffrey Eugenides “Heartbreak is funny to everyone but the heartbroken.” That …
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Litstack Recs | Jerusalem: A Cookbook and All Our Wrong Todays
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanJerusalem: A Cookbook, by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. Some cookbooks are defined by a …
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Litstack Recs | Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays & Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays, by Zadie Smith As an essay reader, and writer, I …
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Litstack recs | Joseph Anton, by Salman Rushdie and The Burning Light, by Bradley P. Beaulieu and Rob Ziegler
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanSalman Rushdie’s account of his life and the fatwa brought against him on Valentine’s Day …
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In this collection, published in 2006, Prose offers close readings on developing the art of …
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Horror is a kind of hybrid form that depends on shock, fear, and sometimes repulsion, …
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Vote for your favorite 2022 Haunting Hook!
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanIn their latest writing contest, Dictionary.com spotlights some haunting prose We love Dictionary.com for the …
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Litstack Recs | The Refugees, Stories by Viet Thanh Nguyen & The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
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Litstack Recs | The Films in My Life & Six-Gun Snow White
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Films in My Life, by Francois Truffaut We are lucky that Francois Truffaut was …
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For lovers of the fairy-tale tradition, from Mental Floss, a collection of fairy tales beyond …
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Litstack Recs | Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life & Monarca
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanBarbarian Days: A Surfing Life, by William Finnegan William Finnegan’s 2016 memoir begins with an …
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Delayed Rays of a Star, by Amanda Lee Koe At a New Year’s Eve ball …
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Review | The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs: stories by Leslie Kirk Campbell
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Man with Eight Pairs of Legs, stories by Leslie Kirk Campbell Sarabande Books (February …
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Litstack Recs | The Portable Veblen & The Other Americans
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Portable Veblen, by Elizabeth Mckenzie By way of Anne Lamott, we know the novelist …
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Six memorable debuts of literary fiction and nonfiction Disappearing Earth, by Julia Phlllips In Julia …
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Litstack Recs | Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures & The Last House on Needless Street
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanLaura Lamont’s Life in Pictures, by Emma Straub Those captivated by Old Hollywood will surely …
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Litstack Recs | Light Years & The Expanse Series
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanLight Years, by James Salter First published in 1975, this novel is considered among James …
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Litstack Recs | The Oysters of Locmariaquer & A Spindle Splintered
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Oysters of Locmariaquer, by Eleanor Clark Late in Eleanor Clark’s extraordinary book, she tells …
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Litstack Rec |How to Write a Sentence and How to Read One & Frankie & Bug
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanHow to Read to Read a Sentence and How to Write One, by Stanley Fish …
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Litstack Recs | The Postman Always Rings Twice & To Rise Again at a Decent Hour
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Postman Always Rings Twice, by James M. Cain A Classic for #NovemberNoir James M. …
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Litstack Recs | Werewolves in Their Youth & A History of What Comes Next
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanWerewolves in Their Youth: Stories, by Michael Chabon Michael Chabon’s Werewolves in Their Youth isn’t …
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Litstack Rec | A Writer’s Notebook & Shadow Run
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanA Writer’s Notebook by Somerset Maugham Like most writers, I keep a notebook—not a journal, …
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The grammatically awkward in music, via Twitter Grammarians, beware. Over on Twitter, Patricia Smith—poet, spoken-word …
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Litstack Recs | Selected Stories & Before the Ruins
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanSelected Stories, by William Trevor A volume of stories by William Trevor is a reader’s …
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Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout “Stories about women in houses are the real stories of …
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WEREWORLD released digitally on 9/14 Acclaimed author Benjamin Percy (The Dark Net, The Wilding, Red …
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Stoner, by John Williams When it was first published, John Williams’ 1965 novel went out …
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Tin House Books Reading Nonfiction Subs
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanA great opportunity for nonfiction writers! Three times per year, Tin House Books offers a …
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Commonwealth, by Ann Patchett Of divorce, Nicole Krauss wrote, “One of us held on to …
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For unagented writers seeking representation, be sure to check out the Twitter-based pitch event, #PitMad, …
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National Book Critics’ Circle Kicks Off Auction for Literary Inclusion
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe National Book Critics’ Circle, which honors outstanding writing and fosters a national conversation about …
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Born on this day in 1936, actor, director, and film icon Robert Redford—and in case …
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Litstack Recs |Out of Place: A Memoir & Unless
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanOut of Place: A Memoir, by Edward Said Edward Said, the prolific author, political activist, …
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Litstack Recs | Passage to Ararat & LaRose
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanPassage to Ararat, by Michael J. Arlen During the Armenian genocide, 1.2 million Armenians were …
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Litstack Recs |Paris Stories & Slow River
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanParis Stories by Mavis Gallant When the great story writer Mavis Gallant died, I thought …