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UncategorizedLitStack Recs
Litstack Rec: My Misspent Youth & Santa 17
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanMy Misspent Youth, essays by Meghan Daum My introduction to Daum and her essays was …
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12/20/18: December Giveaway – Bring Down the Stars by Emma Scott
by Tee Tateby Tee TateTITLE – Bring Down the StarsAUTHOR – Emma ScottGENRE – Military RomanceGIVEAWAY – Signed Print …
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LitStack Recs
LitStack Recs: Author -Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan & The Jesus Cow
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanAuthor: The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan. By Beowulf Sheehan. Foreword by Salman Rushdie. If you …
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Earn It! by Cinders McLeod This is the perfect gift for young readers on your …
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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life, by William Finnegan William Finnegan’s 2016 memoir begins with an …
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Dreams From My Father, by Barack Obama Stories that center on fathers have a distinct …
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Two New Titles from WTAW Press Northern California’s newest independent press has just released its …
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LitStack RecsLiterary Fiction
Litstack Rec: Bridge & The Stargazer’s Sister
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanBridge, by Robert Thomas “Welcome to the prayer-strewn pews of my brain,” Alice, the narrator …
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Life Drawing, by Robin Black “Nobody outside a marriage can understand it,” the narrator of …
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I confess that I was one of those mothers. You know the type, the one …
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LitStack Recs
Litstack Recs: Fear: Trump in the White House & The Bone Clocks
by Tee Tateby Tee TateFear: Trump in the White House, by Bob Woodward It’s been called a bookend to …
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Alternative HistoryLitStack Reviews
LitStack Review: Mecha Samurai Empire by Peter Tieryas
by Tee Tateby Tee TateMecha Samurai Empire Peter TieryasAce/Penguin Random HouseRelease Date: September 18, 2018 (USA)ISBN 9780451490995 Mac is a …
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We’ve all heard it before: “Books are always better than the films they’re based on.” …
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By Nightfall, by Michael Cunningham Peter and Rebecca Harris are forty-something New Yorkers, well-off, hip, …
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LitStack Rec: Little Failure & United States of Japan
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanLittle Failure: A Memoir, by Gary Shteyngart “In order for me to be born,” Gary …
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LitStack Recs
LitStack Recs: Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries & Brotherhood of the Wheel
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries, by Emma Thompson There’s enough left of summer …
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LitStack Recs
LitStack Rec: Barack Obama’s Summer Reading List & Shotgun Lovesongs
by Tee Tateby Tee TateBarack Obama’s Summer Reading List In uncertain times, we look to the familiar things, and …
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LitStaff Rec: A House for Mr Biswas & Pride’s Spell
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanA House For Mr Biswas, by V.S. Naipaul This past week, we lost a giant …
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Lighthouses are endlessly suggestive signifiers of both human isolation and our ultimate connectedness to each …
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LitStack Recs
Litstack Recs: The Tall Book of Make-Believe & The Last Days of New Paris
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Tall Book of Make-Believe ed. Jane Werner Illustrated by Garth Williams Well beyond the …
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Blood Will Out, by Walter Kirn In Preston Sturges’ romantic comedy, “The Palm Beach Story,” …
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The Refugees: Stories, by Viet Thanh Nguyen Fans of The Sympathizer, Nguyen’s debut novel that …
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LitStack Recs
LitStack Recs: How to Read to Read a Sentence and How to Write One & American Elsewhere
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanHow to Read to Read a Sentence and How to Write One, by Stanley Fish …
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The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford If this novel had been published under the …
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Cutting Teeth, by Julia Fierro When my daughter was little, there was a sentiment among …
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Jackal is LIVE and FREE on Kindle Unlimited! Are you ready to meet the next …
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Deadline is reporting that science fiction author Harlan Ellison has died at the age of …
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Creative WritingOf InterestOpinion
No Nonsense Writing Advice from Folks Who ‘Know’
by Tee Tateby Tee TateWhen you put yourself out ‘there’ as a writer, when you lasso the title of …
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A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople, by Patrick Leigh Fermor A classic of …
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Author InterviewsUncategorized
In Remembrance – Four Years Gone: An Interview with Jay Lake
by Tee Tateby Tee Tate“I love whom I love, and I am loved by more people than I …
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The nation as we know it is a thing of the past. With the male …
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Persistence and the Writer’s Road: Lauren Alwan’s “An Amount of Discretion”
by Tee Tateby Tee TateWhen you are a creative type, staying in your own lane leads you places. For …
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Who Do You Love: Stories, by Jean Thompson In my favorite short stories, something singular …
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The Refugees: Stories, by Viet Thanh Nguyen In celebration of #ShortStoryMonth, this week’s rec looks …
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We are so excited to share an excerpt and teaser for Folsom by writing duo …
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The Empty Family, by Colm Tóibín For #ShortStoryMonth, I’m recapping some favorite story collections—and chief …
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The Coast of Chicago by Stuart Dybek May is Short Story Month, so this month …
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LitStack RecsUncategorized
LitStack Recs: Passage to Ararat & Borderline
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanPassage to Ararat, by Michael J. Arlen Tuesday, April 24, marked a sober anniversary, 103 …
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Book LoveLitStack ReviewsReviews by Genre
LitStack Review: Earn It! by Cinders McLeod
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanEarn It! by Cinders McLeod (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2017) Teaching children financial literacy—knowing how money …
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LitStack Recs
LitStack Rec: Two Award-Winning Titles from WTAW Press & Born A Crime
by Tee Tateby Tee TateAnd There And There was Evening And There Was Morning, Essays on Illness, Loss, and …
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Patrimony: A True Story, by Philip Roth Roth’s 1991 memoir charts the illness and death …
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The City of Lost Fortunes A Crescent City novel Bryan Camp Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Release …
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Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden, by Eleanor Perényi If you’re a writer who …
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Celebrating ShakespeareSoundbitesUncategorized
Shakespeare and the Original Pronunciation
by Tee Tateby Tee TateCheck out this very cool clip on the original pronunciations of Shakespeare’s sonnets and plays. …
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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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A note from the author: For me the word is exactly what Lilith feels about …
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The Death of the Heart, by Elizabeth Bowen Even though it’s spring, there may be …
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Out of Place: A Memoir, by Edward Said Edward Said, the prolific author, political activist, …
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Here are a few posters and quotes that remind us why we love books. Which …