The Hats Worn by the Hat in Flannery O’Connor’s “Everything That Rises Must Converge”
(O’Connor, Flannery. “Everything That Rises Must Converge.” The Complete Stories. New York: Farrar, 1993. 405-420. "Everything That Rises Must Converge,"...
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Vote for your favorite 2022 Haunting Hook!
In their latest writing contest, Dictionary.com spotlights some haunting prose We love Dictionary.com for the vast store of ways they...
Cosplay: A History by Andrew Liptak
From dressing up for Halloween, to donning appropriate period attire for the local Renaissance Festival, to gearing up for genre-focused...
Revisiting Sophie’s Choice for Banned Books Week
Modern Library Novel Challenge #96Sophie’s ChoiceWilliam StyronVintageISBN-10: 0679736379 ▬ᴥ▬ I first read Sophie’s Choice in a Bantam paperback 1979 edition....
Featured Author Review: The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu
Wesley Chu is a master at taking what in other hands would be complex, convoluted stories and making them accessible...
Featured Author Review: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu
Welcome, LitStackers, to a new month and our old favorite, the Featured Author segment. This month, we're celebrating the works...
11 Lesser-Known Fairy Tales
For lovers of the fairy-tale tradition, from Mental Floss, a collection of fairy tales beyond ‘Cinderella’ and ‘Sleeping Beauty.' Read...
Litstack Recs| my name on his tongue & Feed
my name on his tongue, by Laila Halaby Laila Halaby’s, my name on his tongue, her first book of poetry,...
Litstack Review – Blind Man’s Bluff, by James Tate Hill
Blind Man's Bluff: A Memoir, by James Tate Hill W. W. Norton & Company August 3, 2021 978-0-393-86717-6 “I wasn’t...
LitStack Review: Edges by Linda Nagata
Edges Linda Nagata Mythic Island Press LLC Release Date: April 2, 2019 Space is unimaginably vast, with time and distance...
Litstack Rec: Bridge & The Stargazer’s Sister
Bridge, by Robert Thomas “Welcome to the prayer-strewn pews of my brain,” Alice, the narrator of Bridge tells us, and...
LitStack Review: Mecha Samurai Empire by Peter Tieryas
Mecha Samurai Empire Peter TieryasAce/Penguin Random HouseRelease Date: September 18, 2018 (USA)ISBN 9780451490995 Mac is a teenager living in Los Angeles...
LitStack Review: Earn It! by Cinders McLeod
Earn It! by Cinders McLeod (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2017) Teaching children financial literacy—knowing how money works and having the skills...
LitStack Review: The City of Lost Fortunes by Bryan Camp
The City of Lost Fortunes A Crescent City novel Bryan Camp Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Release Date: April 17, 2018 ISBN...
Featured Author Review: The ‘Burg Series by Kristen Ashley
The 'Burg Series Kristen Ashley Titles: For You, At Peace, Golden Trail, Games of the Heart, The Promise Hold On Kristen Ashley sets her...
Litstack Review: And There Was Evening And There Was Morning, by Mike Smith
And There was Evening And There Was Morning, Essays on Illness, Loss, and Love, by Mike Smith (WTAW Press) “Mourning,”...
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 It's the dusk of Arthurian...
LitStack Review: Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee
Raven Stratagem (Machineries of Empire, Book 2) Yoon Ha Lee Solaris Release Date: June 13, 2017 ISBN 978-1-78108-537-0 In 2016,...
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 literary works whose titles have...
LitStack Rec: Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood & American Born Chinese
Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood, by Teri Garr Think of Teri Garr, and likely it’s as the outspoken girl next...
LitStack Review: ROAR by Cora Carmack
Roar (Stormheart #1)Cora CarmackTor TeenISBN-10: 0765386313 In a land ruled and shaped by violent magical storms, power lies with those who control...
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 an author is able to...
LitStack Review: The Last Good Man by Linda Nagata
The Last Good Man Linda Nagata Mythic Island Press Release Date: June 20, 2017 Oh my, does Linda Nagata know...
LitStack Review: Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
Borne Jeff VanderMeer Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: April 25, 2017 ISBN 978-0-3741-1524-1 Jeff VanderMeer is an author who...
LitStack Review: A Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab
A Conjuring of Light Shades of Magic, Book 3 V. E. Schwab Tor Books Release Date: February 21, 2017 ISBN...
LitStack Review: Skullsworn by Brian Staveley
Skullsworn (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne series) Brian Staveley Tor Books Release Date: April 25, 2017 ISBN 978-0-7653-8987-9 One of...
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 Release Date: March 14, 2017...
LitStack Review: Brother’s Ruin by Emma Newman
Brother's RuinIndustrial Magic, Book #1Emma NewmanTor.comRelease Date: March 14, 2017ISBN 978-0-7653-9396-8 It's probably not politically correct to illustrate something literary...
LitStack Review: Phantom Pains by Mishell Baker
Phantom Pains The Arcadia Project, Book 2 Mishell Baker Saga Press Release Date: March 21, 2017 ISBN 978-1-4814-8017-8 Millie Roper,...
LitStack Review: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Exit West Mohsin Hamid Riverhead Books Release Date: March 7, 2017 ISBN 978-0-7352-1217-6 Immigration is a hot burner issue right...
LitStack Review: The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
The WanderersMeg HowreyG. P. Putnam's SonsRelease Date: March 14, 2017ISBN 978-0-3995-7473-4 This book...wow. I read a lot of books; a...
LitStack Review: The Night Ocean by Paul La Farge
The Night Ocean Paul La Farge Penguin Press Release Date: March 7, 2017 ISBN 978-1-1019-8108-5 I cracked open the cover...
LitStack Review: Within the Sanctuary of Wings by Marie Brennan
Within the Sanctuary of Wings A Memoir by Lady Trent Marie Brennan Tor Books Release Date: April 25, 2017 ISBN...
LitStack Review: The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley
The Stars Are Legion Kameron Hurley Saga Press Release Date: February 7, 2017 ISBN 978-1-4814-4793-5 Kameron Hurley does not write...
LitStack Review: Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane Grace
Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist SelloutLaura Jane GraceHatchette BooksRelease Date: November 15, 2016ISBN 978-0-3163-8795-8 In 1997, seventeen...
LitStack Review: Miranda and Caliban by Jacqueline Carey
Miranda and CalibanJacqueline CareyTor BooksRelease Date: February 14, 2017IBSN 978-0-7653-9704-1 As a student of Shakespeare, I became familiar with the...
LitStack Review: Universal Harvester by John Darnielle
Universal HarvesterJohn DarnielleFerrar, Straus and GirouxRelease Date: February 7, 2017ISBN 978-0-37428-210-3 Full disclosure: I grew up in Iowa, so John...
LitStack Review: The Vagrant by Peter Newman
The VagrantPeter NewmanHarper VoyagerRelease Date: April 2015ISBN 978-0-007593-0-88 The Vagrant is a very interesting book. No, no, hear me out. ...
LitStack Review: Avengers of the Moon by Allen Steele
Avengers of the MoonA Captain Future NovelAllen SteeleTor BooksRelease Date: April 11, 2017ISBN 978-0-7653-8218-4 In 1940, a new pulp science-fiction...
LitStack Review: Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
Six WakesMur LaffertyOrbit BooksRelease Date: January 31, 2017ISBN 978-0-316-38968-6 Mur Lafferty's Six Wakes is a science fiction novel about clones...
LitStack Review – A City Dreaming by Daniel Polansky
A City DreamingDaniel PolanskyRegan ArtsRelease Date: October 4, 2016ISBN 978-1-68245-038-3 I knew nothing of author Daniel Polansky when, on the...
LitStack Review – Shadow Run by Adrianne Strickland and Michael Miller
Shadow RunAdrianne Strickland and Michael MillerDelacorte PressRelease Date: March 21, 2017ISBN 978-0-399-55253-3 "Firefly meets Dune in this action-packed sci-fi adventure...
LitStack Review – All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
All Our Wrong TodaysElan MastaiPenguin Random House LLCRelease Date: February 7, 2017ISBN 978-1-1019-8513-7 Most of us have read stories about...
LitStack Review: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
The WonderEmma DonoghueLittle, Brown and CompanyRelease Date: September 20, 2016ISBN 978-0-316-39387-4 It's 1859, and English nurse Lib Wright has been...
LitStack Review – The End of All Things by John Scalzi
The End of All ThingsJohn ScalziTor BooksRelease Date: May 31, 2016ISBN 978-0-7653-7607-7 Full disclosure: I adore John Scalzi. I enjoy...
LitStack Review: Nicotine by Nell Zink
Author Nell Zink NicotineNell ZinkEcco PublishingRelease Date: October 6, 2016ISBN 978-0-06-244170-6 I get it. Not all books are going to...
LitStack Review: High Stakes – A Wild Cards Novel edited by George R. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass
High Stakes: A Wild Cards NovelGeorge R. R. Martin and Melinda M. Snodgrass, editorsTor BooksRelease Date: August 30, 2016ISBN 978-0-7653-3562-3...
LitStack Review: Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick Black
Ninth City Burning J. Patrick Black Ace Release Date: September 6, 2016 ISBN 978-1-1019-9144-2 This is our future - one...
LitStack Review: The Stargazer’s Sister by Carrie Brown
The Stargazer's SisterCarrie BrownAnchor BooksRelease Date: January 19, 2016(trade paperback release: December 13, 2016)ISBN 978-0-8041-7213-4 The Stargazer's Sister is a...
LitStack Review: The Nature of a Pirate by A. M. Dellamonica
The Nature of a PirateA. M. DellamonicaTor BooksRelease Date: December 6, 2016ISBN 978-0-7653-3451-0 In book three of the Hidden Sea...
