Is Sophie’s Choice a true story? Styron based his novel on his memory of a …
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A 1970 Classic Refound | The Greatest Realist Novel “Desperate Characters”
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanDesperate Characters, by Paula Fox This classic of literary fiction, first published in 1970, is …
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“The Sheltering Sky” – Tempered Terror and Cruelly Beautiful Prose
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanAn Undeniable Literary Masterpiece This LitStack Rec from Lauren Alwan delves into the haunting allure …
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An Inspiring Read for National Poetry Month | “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous”
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanA Story Deepened by a Poetic Sensibility Ocean Vuong’s 2019 novel, On Earth We’re Briefly …
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Celebrating Women’s History Month: 5 Great Literary Heroines
by Tee Tateby Tee TateThis month, we’re taking some time to celebrate women; the female characters in our favorite …
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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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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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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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Exit West Mohsin Hamid Riverhead Books Release Date: March 7, 2017 ISBN 978-0-7352-1217-6 Immigration is …
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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 …
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Universal HarvesterJohn DarnielleFerrar, Straus and GirouxRelease Date: February 7, 2017ISBN 978-0-37428-210-3 Full disclosure: I grew …
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NicotineNell ZinkEcco PublishingRelease Date: October 6, 2016ISBN 978-0-06-244170-6 I get it. Not all books are …
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The Little Red ChairsEdna O’BrienLittle, Brown and CompanyRelease Date: March 29, 2016ISBN 978-0-316-37823-9 On April …
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Rare Objects Kathleen Tessaro Harper Release Date: April 12, 2016 ISBN 978-0-0623-5754-0 In 2013, Kathleen …
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Vinegar Girl (Hogarth Shakespeare) The Taming of the Shrew Retold Anne Tyler Hogarth Release …
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LitStack Review: Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
Hag-Seed (Hogarth Shakespeare) Margaret Atwood Hogarth Release Date: October 11, 2016 ISBN 978-0-8041-4129-1 In October …
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LaRose Louise Erdrich Harper Release Date: May 10, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-227702-2 Last year, Louise Erdrich …
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Sweetbitter Stephanie Danler Alfred A. Knopf Release Date: May 24, 2016 ISBN 978-11-0187-594-0 Sweetbitter, the …
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Literary FictionLitStack RecsShort Stories
LitStack Recs: Who Do You Love & Beautiful Music for Ugly Children
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanWho Do You Love: Stories, by Jean Thompson May is #ShortStoryMonth, and this is third …
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The Past Tessa Hadley Harper Release Date: January 5, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-227041-2 As I read …
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Stoner, by John Williams John Williams’ 1965 novel went out of print after selling only …
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Fortune Smiles Adam Johnson Random House Release Date: August 18, 2015 ISBN 978-0-8129-9747-7 While this …
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LitStack Review: The Hummingbird by Stephen P. Kiernan
The Hummingbird Stephen P. Kiernan William Morrow Release Date: September 8, 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-236954-3 Deborah …
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Church of Marvels Leslie Parry Ecco Release Date: May 5, 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-236755-6 In 1895, …
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LitStack Recs: Wonder Woman Unbound & The Good Soldier
by Tee Tateby Tee TateWonder Woman Unbound The Curious History of the World’s Most Famous Heroine Tim Hanley College …
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LitStack Recs: Dept. of Speculation and Tri Star
by Tee Tateby Tee TateDept. of Speculation, by Jenny Offill With the release of Jenny Offill’s acclaimed second novel, …
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The Bookseller Cynthia Swanson HarperCollins Publishers Release Date: March 3, 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-233300-1 Thirty-eight year …
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A God in Ruins Kate Atkinson Little, Brown and Company Release Date: May 5, 2015 …
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Brooklyn, by Colm Toibin Toibin’s 2009 novel, which won that year’s Costa Award, is a …
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Literary FictionLitStack RecsShort Stories
LitStack Rec: Thunderstruck & Other Stories & Baseball’s Great Experiment
by Tee Tateby Tee TateThunderstruck & Other Stories, by Elizabeth McCracken Early on in Elizabeth McCracken’s extraordinary story collection, …
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A Brief Look at the British Travel Memoir
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThree authors linked by the British tradition of going by foot and writing about it. …
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LitStack Recs: The Custom of the Country & The Quick
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Custom of the Country, by Edith Wharton I knew from the start that things …
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LitStack Review: The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
The Bone Clocks David Mitchell Random House Release Date: September 2, 2014 ISBN 978-1-4000-6567-7 Back …
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Us David Nicholls HarperCollins Publishers Release Date: October 28, 2014 ISBN 978-0-06-236558-3 Douglas Petersen is …
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LitStack Review: Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
Leaving Time Jodi Picoult Ballantine Books Release Date: October 14, 2014 ISBN 978-0-345-54492-6 Jodi Picoult …
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LitStack Review: The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson
The Laughing Monsters Denis Johnson Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: November 4, 2014 978-0-374-28059-8 …
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LitStack Review: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng The Penguin Press Release Date: June 26, 2014 …
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LitStack Review: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: September 24, 2013 …
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LitStack Review: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr Scribner Release Date: May 6, 2014 ISBN …
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LitStack Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel Alfred A. Knopf Release Date: September 9, 2014 ISBN …
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Sweetness #9 Stephan Eirik Clark Little, Brown and Company Release Date: August 19, 2014 ISBN …
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10:04 Ben Lerner Faber and Faber Release Date: September 2, 2014 ISBN 978-0-86547-810-7 It’s not …
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Historical FictionLiterary FictionPopular FictionReviews by Genre
LitStack Review: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
The Paying Guests Sarah Waters Riverhead Books Release Date: September 16, 2014 ISBN 978-1-59463-311-9 Sarah …
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LitStack Review: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot David Shafer Little, Brown and Company Release Date: August 5, 2014 Awfully …
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LitStack Review: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Haruki Murakami Translated by Philip Gabriel Alfred …
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LitStack Review: The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club Genevieve Valentine Atria Books Release Date: June 3, 2014 …
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Life After Life Kate Atkinson Little, Brown and Company Release Date: March 14, 2013 ISBN …
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Flash Review – The Ghost in the Electric Blue Suit
The Ghost in the Electric Blue Suit Graham Joyce Doubleday Release Date: August 5, 2014 …
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LitStack Review: Evening Stars by Susan Mallery
by Tee Tateby Tee TateEvening Stars Susan Mallery Harlequin/Mira ISBN: 978-0-7738-1613-8 Nina Wentworth lives on Blackberry Island, a small …
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LitStack Review – Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line by Michael Gibney
Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line Michael Gibney Ballantine Books Release Date: April 3, …
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