With Day: A Novel, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Michael Cunningham is back with his first novel in …
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LitStack Reviews
You’ll Devour Every Genre-Bend In “Good Girls Don’t Die” By Christina Henry
by Tee Tateby Tee TateAnother supremely twisted thriller from the author of Alice and Near the Bone. Our LitStack …
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5 Artists Who Shaped The Abstract Expressionist Movement “Ninth Street Women” by Mary Gabriel
by J.S. Hoodby J.S. HoodA LitStack Review of “Ninth Street Women” by Mary Gabriel The Significance of Ninth Street …
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LitStack Recs
A Phenomenal Must Read – “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThis week, we are revisiting our LitStack Rec of Donna Tartt’s phenomenal novel The Goldfinch. …
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In, I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died, when a literary icon stays with …
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Cross-Stitch is a debut novel of female friendship and coming-of-age from Jazmina Barrera. About Cross-Stitch …
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The Future is a dazzling tour de force where a handful of friends plot a …
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For this LitStack Rec, we’re recommending two books, Alfred Hitchcock/Truffaut, and Boy Erased. A Definitive …
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Ana Turns 60! What better time to focus on what’s next in this blink of …
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Blood Sisters is a powerful exploration of contemporary Native experiences and injustices, from land rights …
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Catwoman: Lonely City and Cliff Chiang have been plotting against me. Catwoman and Chiang Have …
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LitStack ReviewsIndie Press
“Tiny Nightmares” – 42 Very Short Tales of Horror
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanHappy Halloween as this review revisits Tiny Nightmares Do Tiny Nightmares Scare You? In their …
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In Jewel Box: Stories, the strange, the sublime, and the monstrous confront one another with …
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Reality and the supernatural collide in The Puzzle Master—as a puzzle-maker finds himself pulled from …
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LitStack ReviewsPoetry
A Compelling Memoir in “About Time,” poems by Julie Benesh
by Kathy Nelsonby Kathy NelsonIn Julie Benesh’s About Time, a memoir in poems, there is well-disguised tension. Julie Benesh’s …
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An American Master returns, Tim O’Brien’s new novel, America Fantastica. About America Fantastica The author …
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From the best-selling author of Three Strong Women comes Vengeance Is Mine, a thrilling novel …
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Few names are more universally recognizable than Harry Styles, and here is a collection of …
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This Spotlight shines on the gripping new novel The Last Language, from Jennifer duBois, “one …
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The main character of the Broadway musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, …
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Here are five 5-star books you must read this fall. My fall reading list has …
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Introducing the eagerly awaited “Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2023” Get ready to dive …
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A Handheld History by Lost in Cult is a historical and personal look at the …
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Tremor reckons with the passing of time, survival, and how stories make up the fabric …
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I had love expectations for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. It …
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Two LitStack Recs this week! How fantastic is that? Take a look at the books …
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A debut review by writer Emmie Finch of the books of Pellinor, by Alison Croggon. …
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Class clowns rejoice! With The History of Sketch Comedy, Keegan-Michael Key turns to his roots …
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With two plots that jump around time and place, and characters that are immediate and …
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LitStack Reviews
Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend & A Song for a New Day
Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend, by Graham Russell Gao Hodges For …
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The master of historical fiction is back with the fifth book in the Kingsbridge series. …
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A Section on Graphic Novels I recently browsed my local library and saw something that …
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In My Armenian Friend, a 13-year old meets courage, love, and dignity—all of which mark …
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The Maniac confronts us with the deepest questions we face as a species. Tracing The …
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Ship Fever: Stories, by Andrea Barrett One of my favorite National Book Awards selections in …
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Visit Arrakis in a whole new way in The Official Dune Coloring Book as you …
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Book LoveLitStack Reviews
In Their Prime – 5 Scary Novels from the 1970s You Must Read
by J.S. Hoodby J.S. HoodIntroduction to 5 Novels from the 1970s The 1970s was a decade of change and …
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Visit Octavia Books, where history, culture and the artistic spirit feel alive as the city. …
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Death is one thing, it’s what you do afterward that matters. About Ghost Tamer Aspiring-comedian …
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LitStack Reviews
A Powerful Family Saga in “The Dutch House” by Ann Patchett
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Dutch House, finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize. The question comes from Danny Conroy, …
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Cabaret has always been a story about desperate people hoping to create a place for …
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Lahore, British India. 1943. A family and nation divided by the living legacy of colonialism. …
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The Wolves of Eternity questions the limits of what we can understand about life itself. …
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These Charming People, stories by Michael Arlen In the period just after World War One, …
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Evocative of Joyce’s “The Dead” Dogged Love and Unpredictable Human Relationships The Pole is a …
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Setting is character. That’s what a wonderful writer friend of mine, Robin LaFevers, told me …
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A frank, feminist examination of the hidden crisis of rage facing American mothers–and how we …
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We didn’t call the police right away. An Unwinding Tangle of Family Secrets In Happiness …
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Here is our original review of “Car Trouble” in honor of our dear friend, Robert …
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Now in paperback. In Natural History: Stories, Andrea Barrett completes the beautiful arc of intertwined …