The Dead Fish Museum: Stories, by Charles D’Ambrosio Of Charles D’Ambrosio and his 2006 story …

I’ve always admired, though never achieved, the ideal creative input as defined by François Truffaut: …

Tinkers, by Paul Harding Paul Harding’s Tinkers, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2010, tells …

Jerusalem:  A Cookbook, by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. Some cookbooks are defined by a …

We’ve spent a bit of the month talking about Menna van Praag’s phenomenal Sisters Grimm …

We continue our November celebration of the launch of book two in Menna van Praag’s …

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays, by Zadie Smith As an essay reader, and writer, I …

This month, we’re celebrating the immensely talented Menna van Praag and the launch of the …

The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2022by John Joseph Adams; Rebecca RoanhorseMariner Books Award-winning, …

Another gorgeous MinaLima title launched today, this one exploring Snow White and other Grimm fairy …

My God, do some of us procrastinate. There are so many programs and calendars and …

I’ll be honest – I almost didn’t commit to this book. It seemed too close …

In the Old Testament,  the tale of the Tower of Babel is only nine short …

There’s a lot to look forward to, according to the folks over at Publisher’s Marketplace. …

Head Wounds: SparrowWritten by Brian BuccellatoStory by Robert Johnson and John AlveyArt by Christian Ward …

In this collection, published in 2006, Prose offers close readings on developing the art of …

That Hideous Hat Does a Lot of Work in the Story Flannery O’Connor’s short story, …

We continue our coverage of versatile author F. Fox North by discussing their recent indie …

Have you ever wondered what delicious delights Claire cooked up for Jamie in Outlander? What …

Horror is a kind of hybrid form that depends on shock, fear, and sometimes repulsion, …

In their latest writing contest, Dictionary.com spotlights some haunting prose We love Dictionary.com for the …

Congratulations to Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima, the design duo, behind the graphic style of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films on …

The Spooky Season It’s that time of year when ghosts and goblins lurk from beneath …

Author: F. Fox North Title: The Chaos Agents (Baron & Eddie Book 1) Summary: Told …

It’s November 1913, and the brother/sister team of Aaron and Rosemary Harker are on both …

How Fiction Works,  by James Wood. When it comes to books on the craft of …

From dressing up for Halloween, to donning appropriate period attire for the local Renaissance Festival, …

One of the things about being a writer is that in some ways, you never …

  One of our favorite thing about literature is the impact it has on our …

Available now, from leading Arthurian authority John Matthews and Tolkien illustrator John Howe, comes the …

A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle, a rec for #BannedBooksWeek This classic novel, number …

At the end of each September, librarians, academics and readers alike celebrate Banned Book week. …

Last night, September 4 in Chicago, the 2022 Hugo winners were announced at Chicon 8, …

The story structure of Marvel’s Eternals is all wrong according to what I’ve been taught. …

Called “a dark jewel of a book,” by Michael Cunningham, We the Animals, the 2011 …

Ever wonder what you’ve got to look forward to? Has your favorite author inked a …

We’ve spent August diving into the backlist and current release of one of our favorite …

A few years back, we discussed our favorite five literary monologues and you LitStackers seemed …

From Flavorwire: Ben Blatt of Slate put together a great post on the adjectives, adverbs, …

For writers and readers, the sentence is the coin of the realm, the catch that …

Wesley Chu is a master at taking what in other hands would be complex, convoluted …

My friend, Dave Robison, spoke recently of creating his own mythology and it got me …

A while back I was fortunate to read, in close succession, three masterful works in …

The Wrong End of the Telescope: a novel by Rabih Alameddine Rabih Alameddine’s sixth book, …

With Wesley Chu coming out with his newest amazing book The Art of Prophecy, it …

Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden, by Eleanor Perényi Writing and gardening share similarities: …

This week we continue our celebration of our August Featured Author, Wesley Chu with a …

The Love of a Good Woman, stories by Alice Munro The short story has few …

Welcome, LitStackers, to a new month and our old favorite, the Featured Author segment. This …