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    Featured Author Review: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu

    by Tee Tate 4 August, 2022
    by Tee Tate 4 August, 2022

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

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  • FantasyLiterary FictionPopular FictionReviews by GenreUncategorized

    Flash Review: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

    by Sharon Browning 9 October, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 9 October, 2017

    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

    by Sharon Browning 10 July, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 10 July, 2017

    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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  • Literary FictionMagical RealismMainstreamPopular Fiction

    LitStack Review: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

    by Sharon Browning 12 April, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 12 April, 2017

    Exit West Mohsin Hamid Riverhead Books Release Date:  March 7, 2017 ISBN 978-0-7352-1217-6 Immigration is …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionScience FictionSpeculative Fiction

    LitStack Review: The Wanderers by Meg Howrey

    by Sharon Browning 10 April, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 10 April, 2017

    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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  • Historical FictionPopular Fiction

    LitStack Review: The Night Ocean by Paul La Farge

    by Sharon Browning 4 April, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 4 April, 2017

    The Night Ocean Paul La Farge Penguin Press Release Date:  March 7, 2017 ISBN 978-1-1019-8108-5 …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular Fiction

    LitStack Review: Universal Harvester by John Darnielle

    by Sharon Browning 22 March, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 22 March, 2017

    Universal HarvesterJohn DarnielleFerrar, Straus and GirouxRelease Date:  February 7, 2017ISBN 978-0-37428-210-3 Full disclosure:  I grew …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular Fiction

    LitStack Review: Nicotine by Nell Zink

    by Sharon Browning 13 February, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 13 February, 2017

    NicotineNell ZinkEcco PublishingRelease Date:  October 6, 2016ISBN 978-0-06-244170-6 I get it. Not all books are …

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  • MainstreamMemoirPopular Fiction

    LitStack Review: The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

    by Sharon Browning 25 January, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 25 January, 2017

    The Princess DiaristCarrie FisherBlue Rider PressRelease Date:  November 22, 2016ISBN 978-0-3991-7359-2 In her 1984 semi-biographical …

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  • Literary FictionPopular Fiction

    LitStack Review: Rare Objects by Kathleen Tessaro

    by Sharon Browning 16 January, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 16 January, 2017

    Rare Objects Kathleen Tessaro Harper Release Date:  April 12, 2016 ISBN 978-0-0623-5754-0 In 2013, Kathleen …

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  • FantasyPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

    by Sharon Browning 9 January, 2017
    by Sharon Browning 9 January, 2017

    The Fate of the Tearling Erika Johansen Harper Release Date:  November 29, 2016 ISBN 978-0-0622-9042-7 …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood

    by Sharon Browning 6 December, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 6 December, 2016

    Hag-Seed (Hogarth Shakespeare) Margaret Atwood Hogarth Release Date:  October 11, 2016 ISBN 978-0-8041-4129-1 In October …

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  • Crime and ThrillerMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: Manitou Canyon by William Kent Krueger

    by Sharon Browning 5 December, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 5 December, 2016

    Manitou Canyon William Kent Krueger Atria Books Release Date:  September 6, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4767-4926-6 Cork …

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  • Popular FictionScience FictionSpeculative Fiction

    LitStack Review: Time Salvager by Wesley Chu

    by Sharon Browning 19 July, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 19 July, 2016

    Time Salvager Wesley Chu Tor Book Release Date:  July 7, 2015 ISBN 978-0-7653-7718-0 (NOTE:  Why …

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  • Literary FictionPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: LaRose by Louise Erdrich

    by Sharon Browning 29 June, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 29 June, 2016

    LaRose Louise Erdrich Harper Release Date:  May 10, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-227702-2 Last year, Louise Erdrich …

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  • Crime and ThrillerMainstreamMysteryPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith

    by Sharon Browning 11 January, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 11 January, 2016

    Career of Evil Robert Galbraith Mulholland Books Release Date:  October 20, 2015 ISBN 978-0-316-34993-2 Career …

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  • MainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: Fishing With RayAnne by Ava Finch

    by Sharon Browning 7 January, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 7 January, 2016

    Fishing With RayAnne Ava Finch Lake Union Publishing Release Date:  November 3, 2015 ISBN 978-15-0-39476-89 …

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  • Literary FictionPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: The Hummingbird by Stephen P. Kiernan

    by Sharon Browning 14 October, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 14 October, 2015

    The Hummingbird Stephen P. Kiernan William Morrow Release Date:  September 8, 2015 ISBN 978-0-06-236954-3 Deborah …

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  • Crime and ThrillerMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: The Gates of Evangeline by Hester Young

    by Sharon Browning 8 October, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 8 October, 2015

    The Gates of Evangeline Hester Young G. P. Putnam’s Sons Release Date:  September 1, 2015 …

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  • Crime and ThrillerHorror and SuspensePopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: Finders Keepers by Stephen King

    by Sharon Browning 6 August, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 6 August, 2015

    Finders Keepers Stephen King Scribner Release Date:  June 2, 2015 ISBN 978-1-5011-0007-9 Finders Keepers is …

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  • Crime and ThrillerPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

    by Sharon Browning 15 May, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 15 May, 2015

    The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins Riverhead Books Release Date:  January 13, 2015 ISBN …

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  • MainstreamPopular FictionReviews by GenreYoung Adult

    LitStack Review: Biggie by Derek E. Sullivan

    by Sharon Browning 11 May, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 11 May, 2015

    Biggie   Derek E. Sullivan Albert Whitman & Company Release Date:  March 1, 2015 ISBN …

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  • FantasyPopular FictionReviews by GenreScience Fiction

    LitStack Review: Gemini Cell by Myke Cole

    by Sharon Browning 13 March, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 13 March, 2015

    Gemini Cell Myke Cole Ace Books Release Date:  January 27, 2015 ISBN 978-0-425-26964-0 They’re lying …

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  • MainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    Flash Review – Glow by Ned Beauman

    by Sharon Browning 3 March, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 3 March, 2015

    Glow Ned Beauman Alfred A. Knopf Release Date:  January 20, 2015 ISBN 978-0-385-35260-4 Raf is …

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  • FantasyLiterary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

    by Sharon Browning 20 January, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 20 January, 2015

    The Bone Clocks David Mitchell Random House Release Date:  September 2, 2014 ISBN 978-1-4000-6567-7 Back …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    Flash Review – Us by David Nicholls

    by Sharon Browning 6 January, 2015
    by Sharon Browning 6 January, 2015

    Us David Nicholls HarperCollins Publishers Release Date:  October 28, 2014 ISBN 978-0-06-236558-3 Douglas Petersen is …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult

    by Sharon Browning 31 December, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 31 December, 2014

    Leaving Time Jodi Picoult Ballantine Books Release Date:  October 14, 2014 ISBN 978-0-345-54492-6 Jodi Picoult …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson

    by Sharon Browning 30 December, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 30 December, 2014

    The Laughing Monsters Denis Johnson Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date:  November 4, 2014 978-0-374-28059-8 …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

    by Sharon Browning 17 December, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 17 December, 2014

    Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng The Penguin Press Release Date:  June 26, 2014 …

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  • Crime and ThrillerPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: Windigo Island by William Kent Krueger

    by Sharon Browning 2 December, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 2 December, 2014

    Windigo Island William Kent Krueger Atria Books Release Date:  August 19, 2014 ISBN 978-1-4767-4923-5 Windigo …

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  • FantasyLiterary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

    by Sharon Browning 13 November, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 13 November, 2014

    Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date:  September 24, 2013 …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

    by Sharon Browning 29 October, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 29 October, 2014

    All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr Scribner Release Date:  May 6, 2014 ISBN …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by GenreScience Fiction

    LitStack Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

    by Sharon Browning 28 October, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 28 October, 2014

    Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel Alfred A. Knopf Release Date:  September 9, 2014 ISBN …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    Flash Review – Sweetness #9

    by Sharon Browning 17 October, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 17 October, 2014

    Sweetness #9 Stephan Eirik Clark Little, Brown and Company Release Date:  August 19, 2014 ISBN …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    10:04 by Ben Lerner

    by Sharon Browning 15 October, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 15 October, 2014

    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

    by Sharon Browning 7 October, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 7 October, 2014

    The Paying Guests Sarah Waters Riverhead Books Release Date:  September 16, 2014 ISBN 978-1-59463-311-9 Sarah …

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  • Crime and ThrillerLiterary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer

    by Sharon Browning 6 October, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 6 October, 2014

    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot  David Shafer Little, Brown and Company Release Date:  August 5, 2014 Awfully …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami

    by Sharon Browning 2 October, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 2 October, 2014

    Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Haruki Murakami Translated by Philip Gabriel Alfred …

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  • MainstreamMemoirNonfictionPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    Flash Review – Travels With Casey

    by Sharon Browning 23 September, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 23 September, 2014

    Travels With Casey Benoit Denizet-Lewis Simon & Schuster Release Date:  July 22, 2014 ISBN 978-1-4391-4693-4 …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine

    by Sharon Browning 12 September, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 12 September, 2014

    The Girls at the Kingfisher Club Genevieve Valentine Atria Books Release Date:  June 3, 2014 …

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    LitStack Review – Sous Chef: 24 Hours on the Line by Michael Gibney

    by Sharon Browning 14 August, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 14 August, 2014

    Sous Chef:  24 Hours on the Line Michael Gibney Ballantine Books Release Date:  April 3, …

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  • FantasyPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: ‘The Queen of the Tearling’ by Erika Johansen

    by Sharon Browning 18 July, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 18 July, 2014

    The Queen of the Tearling Erika Johansen HarperCollins Publishers Release Date:  July 8, 2014 ISBN …

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  • Literary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: That Part Was True by Deborah McKinlay

    by Sharon Browning 17 July, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 17 July, 2014

    That Part Was True Deborah McKinlay Grand Central Publishing Release Date:  February 4, 2014 ISBN …

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  • Alternative HistoryCrime and ThrillerMysteryPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: The Three by Sarah Lotz

    by Sharon Browning 14 July, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 14 July, 2014

    The Three Sarah Lotz Little, Brown and Company Publication Date:  May 20,2014 ISBN 978-0-316-24290-5 Conspiracy …

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  • Historical FictionLiterary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: The Pink Suit by Nicole Mary Kelby

    by Sharon Browning 1 July, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 1 July, 2014

    The Pink Suit Nicole Mary Kelby Little, Brown and Company Publication Date:  April 29, 2014 …

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  • Historical FictionLiterary FictionMainstreamPopular FictionReviews by Genre

    LitStack Review: ‘The Invention of Wings’ by Sue Monk Kidd

    by Sharon Browning 24 June, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 24 June, 2014

    The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd Viking First Edition:  January 7, 2014 ISBN 978-0-670-02478-0 …

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    LitStack Review: ‘Safe from the Sea’ by Peter Geye

    by Sharon Browning 3 June, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 3 June, 2014

    Safe from the Sea Peter Geye Unbridled Books First Edition:May 21, 2009 ISBN 978-1-60953-008-2 Duluth, …

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    LitStack Review: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

    by Sharon Browning 28 May, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 28 May, 2014

    The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin Algonquin Books First Edition:  April 1, 2014 …

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    LitStack Review: ‘Shotgun Lovesongs’ by Nickolas Butler

    by Sharon Browning 19 May, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 19 May, 2014

    Shotgun Lovesongs Nickolas Butler Thomas Dunne Books Release Date:  March 11, 2014 ISBN 978-1-250-03981-1 It’s …

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    LitStack Review: ‘Boy, Snow, Bird’ by Helen Oyeyemi

    by Sharon Browning 9 April, 2014
    by Sharon Browning 9 April, 2014

    Boy, Snow, Bird Helen Oyeyemi Riverhead Books Release Date:  March 6, 2014 ISBN 978-1-59463-139-9 They’re …

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