Bridge, by Robert Thomas “Welcome to the prayer-strewn pews of my brain,” Alice, the narrator …
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The Places In-Between, by Rory Stewart In 2002, Rory Stewart made a walk across Afghanistan …
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Out of Place: A Memoir, by Edward Said Edward Said, the prolific author, political activist, …
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Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son, essays by …
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The Death of the Heart, by Elizabeth Bowen Dig out your angora muffler and your …
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This Boy’s Life: A Memoir, by Tobias Wolff First published in 1989, Tobias Wolff’s This Boy’s …
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Far From the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy Hardy’s novel of romantic entanglements and farming …
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Nora Webster by Colm Tóibín At the heart of Colm Tóibín‘s new novel is the story …
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Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub Readers captivated by Old Hollywood are sure …
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Dreams From My Father, by Barack Obama Stories that center on fathers have a distinct …
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The Good Soldier, by Ford Madox Ford If this novel had been published under the …
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Spielberg, Truffaut and Me – An Actor’s Diary, by Bob Balaban In the summer of …
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The Firefox Book, by Elliot Wigginton (editor) A perfect book for #throwbackthursday, this compendium of …
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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, by William Finnegan William Finnegan took his time writing this …
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Blood Will Out, by Walter Kirn In Preston Sturges’ romantic comedy, “The Palm Beach Story,” …
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Blue Nights, by Joan Didion Joan Didion’s books have had a titanic effect on me, …
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The Lesson of the Master, by Henry James Colm Tóibín, in his introduction to the …
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LitStack recently sat down with writer, editor—and now indie publisher—Peg Alford Pursell, a literary …
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Paris Stories, by Mavis Gallant In this month of celebrating the short story (#ShortStoryMonth), there …
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LitStack Recs: Who Do You Love & Beautiful Music for Ugly Children
Who Do You Love: Stories, by Jean Thompson May is #ShortStoryMonth, and this is third …
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The Love of A Good Woman, stories by Alice Munro The short story has few …
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LitStack Recs: Thunderstruck & Other Stories & Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Thunderstruck & Other Stories, by Elizabeth McCracken With April declared National Poetry Month, May is …
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Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays Zadie Smith This collection of essays came about by accident, …
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How to Read a Sentence and How to Write One, by Stanley Fish The sentence …
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The Empty Family, by Colm Tóibín Colm Tóibín’s story collection, The Empty Family (released January …
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The Custom of the Country Edith Wharton I knew from the start that things would …
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Litstack Rec: Spielberg, Truffaut & Me and Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere
Spielberg, Truffaut and Me: An Actor’s Diary, by Bob Balaban In the summer of 1976, …
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Far From the Madding Crowd, by Thomas Hardy First published in 1874, Hardy’s novel of …
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The Films in My Life, by Francois Truffaut This past week, Francois Truffaut would have …
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Bridge, by Robert Thomas “Welcome to the prayer-strewn pews of my brain,” Alice, the narrator …
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Stoner, by John Williams John Williams’ 1965 novel went out of print after selling only …
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A Definitive study of Alfred Hitchcock, by Francois Truffaut, trans. by Helen Scott (1966) & …
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2016 Pushcart Prize XL: Best of the Small Presses, edited by Bill Henderson with Pushcart …
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Bird Cloud: A Memoir of Place, by Annie Proulx The memoir by this award-winning novelist (The …
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Havanas in Camelot: Personal Essays, by William Styron Though William Styron is best know for …
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Patrimony: A True Story, by Philip Roth Roth’s 1991 memoir charts the illness and death …
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A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople, by Patrick Leigh Fermor A classic of …
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Cutting Teeth, by Julia Fierro When October comes, I’m always caught off guard by how …
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A Writer’s Notebook by Somerset Maugham Somerset Maugham’s A Writer’s Notebook was first published in …
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The Places In-Between, Rory Stewart In 2002, Rory Stewart made a walk across Afghanistan from …
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Blue Nights, by Joan Didion Joan Didion is an author I’ve long revered, whose books …
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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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The Presidential Summer Reading List As The Hill reported last week, President Barack Obama chose …
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A Brief Look at Father Memoirs Stories that center on fathers have a distinct place …
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The Empty Family, by Colm Tóibín The Empty Family, Colm Tóibín’s most recent collection of …
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The Best American Essays, 2013, edited by Cheryl Strayed The Best American series, which in …
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my name on his tongue, by Laila Halaby In her first book of poetry, published …
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So there I am, in a small hotel between the Costa Brava and Sitges, once …
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Without Donald Hall This book is the one of the few that, when I pick …
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Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel Mantel’s novel, which appeared in 2012 and has gone on to …