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LitStack RecsLitStack ReviewsScience Fiction
A Brilliant 10 for “Linesman” – Revisiting Ean Lambert’s Singing in the Novel by S.K. Dunstall
LinesmanS. K. Dunstall*Ace BooksRelease Date: June 30, 2015ISBN 978-0-425-27952-6 The Best Books are Timeless. Is …
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It’s been a while since this dyed-in-the-wool fan of speculative and (often) dystopian fiction found …
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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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Whereabouts, a novel, by Jhumpa Lahiri This melancholy and stylish novel, Jhumpa Lahiri’s third, marks …
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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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The Dead Fish Museum: Stories, by Charles D’Ambrosio Of Charles D’Ambrosio and his 2006 story …
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Tinkers, by Paul Harding Paul Harding’s Tinkers, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2010, tells …
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Featured Author Review: The Night of Demons and Saints by Menna van Praag
We continue our November celebration of the launch of book two in Menna van Praag’s …
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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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Featured AuthorLitStack Reviews
LitStack’s Featured Author Review: The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag
This month, we’re celebrating the immensely talented Menna van Praag and the launch of the …
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I’ll be honest – I almost didn’t commit to this book. It seemed too close …
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Head Wounds: SparrowWritten by Brian BuccellatoStory by Robert Johnson and John AlveyArt by Christian Ward …
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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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It’s November 1913, and the brother/sister team of Aaron and Rosemary Harker are on both …
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From dressing up for Halloween, to donning appropriate period attire for the local Renaissance Festival, …
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We’ve spent August diving into the backlist and current release of one of our favorite …
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Wesley Chu is a master at taking what in other hands would be complex, convoluted …
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A while back I was fortunate to read, in close succession, three masterful works in …
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With Wesley Chu coming out with his newest amazing book The Art of Prophecy, it …
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Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, by Alysia Abbott “The truth is,” Alysia Abbot writes …
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Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature. In presenting …
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Linda Nagata is a science fiction and fantasy writer from Hawaii, with seventeen novels and …
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Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir, by Elizabeth Miki BrinaKnopfFebruary 23, 2021978-0525657347 A child’s relationship with their …
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Silence of the SolariBook Two of The Amber Throne SeriesMichael Johnston In 2017, Michael Johnston …
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LitStack RecsOpinion
Celebrating PRIDE Month: A Dozen LGBTQA SciFi/Fantasy Books I Would Highly Recommend
As a middle-aged, monogamous white CIS woman, it may seem strange that I’m recommending LGBTQA …
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Gather the FortunesA Crescent City Novel, Book 2Bryan CampJohn Joseph Adams/Houghton Mifflin HarcourtPublication Date: May …
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The City of Lost Fortunes A Crescent City novel Bryan Camp Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Release …
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Celebrating ShakespeareUncategorized
Celebrating Shakespeare: Who Wrote Shakespeare’s Plays, Anyway?
It’s April and for those of us at LitStack who happen to love Shakespeare, that …
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Flash Review: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Buried Giant Kazuo Ishiguro Alfred A. Knopf Release Date: March 3, 2015 ISBN 978-0-307-27103-7 …
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Raven Stratagem (Machineries of Empire, Book 2) Yoon Ha Lee Solaris Release Date: June 13, …
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Crime and ThrillerFantasyMysteryReviews by Genre
LitStack ‘In Case You Missed It’ Review: The City & the City by China Miéville
The City & the CityChina MiévilleDel ReyRelease Date: May 26, 2009ISBN 978-0-345-49751-2 I enjoy exploring …
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Literary FictionLitStack ReviewsMainstreamPopular Fiction
LitStack Review: The Standard Grand by Jay Baron Nicorvo
The Standard GrandJay Baron NicorvoSt. Martin’s PressRelease Date: April 24, 2017ISBN 978-1-25010-894-4 It’s rare when …
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The Last Good Man Linda Nagata Mythic Island Press Release Date: June 20, 2017 Oh …
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One of the reasons I jumped at the chance to attend the recent NerdCon: Stories …
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On Saturday night, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America announced the recipients of …
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Borne Jeff VanderMeer Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: April 25, 2017 ISBN 978-0-3741-1524-1 Jeff …
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A Conjuring of Light Shades of Magic, Book 3 V. E. Schwab Tor Books Release …
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Skullsworn (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne series) Brian Staveley Tor Books Release Date: April 25, …
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Graphic Novels and ComicsRomance
LitStack Review – Yvain: The Knight of the Lion by M. T. Anderson, Illustrated by Andrea Offermann
Yvain: The Knight of the Lion M. T. Anderson Illustrations by Andrea Offermann Candlewick Press …
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Brother’s RuinIndustrial Magic, Book #1Emma NewmanTor.comRelease Date: March 14, 2017ISBN 978-0-7653-9396-8 It’s probably not politically …
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Phantom Pains The Arcadia Project, Book 2 Mishell Baker Saga Press Release Date: March 21, …
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The Malice Peter Newman Harper Voyager Release Date: March 7, 2017 ISBN 978-0-00-820103-6 The Malice, …
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Exit West Mohsin Hamid Riverhead Books Release Date: March 7, 2017 ISBN 978-0-7352-1217-6 Immigration is …