LitStack Recs

The Places In-Between, by Rory Stewart In 2002, Rory Stewart made a walk across Afghanistan …

Out of Place: A Memoir, by Edward Said Edward Said, the prolific author, political activist, …

Passage to Ararat, by Michael J. Arlen During the Armenian genocide, 1.2 million Armenians were …

Blue Nights, by Joan Didion Blue Nights is a counterpart to Didion’s 2005 memoir, The …

The Empty Family: Stories by Colm Tóibín  Colm Tóibín’s 2011 collection, The Empty Family is …

The Films in My Life, by Francois Truffaut We are lucky that Francois Truffaut was …

Paris Stories by Mavis Gallant When the great story writer Mavis Gallant died, I thought …

New year, new books—and these are some of the ones I’m looking forward to in …

The Oysters of Locmariaquer, by Eleanor Clark Late in Eleanor Clark’s extraordinary book, she tells …

The MoneyBunny Series The internationally acclaimed MoneyBunnies Series, by Canadian author and illustrator Cinders McLeod, …

Selected Stories, by William Trevor A volume of stories by William Trevor is a reader’s …

How to Grow Old Disgracefully: An Autobiography, by Hermione Gingold If you’re a fan of …

Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays, by Zadie Smith This collection of essays came about by …

Current WTAW Press Titles WTAW Press has two great 2019 titles, Chimerica, the debut novel …

Less, by Andrew Sean Greer Less, the sixth book and fifth novel by Andrew Sean …

Thunderstruck & Other Stories, by Elizabeth McCracken Early on in Elizabeth McCracken’s extraordinary story collection, …

Car Trouble by Robert Rorke As Car Trouble opens, it’s one a.m., and the novel’s …

Sophie’s Choice, by William Styron In 1979, John Gardner wrote in his review of Sophie’s …

Earn It! by Cinders McLeod This is the perfect book for young readers on your …

Brooklyn, by Colm Toibin Toibin’s 2009 novel, which won that year’s Costa Award, is a …

Epilogue: A Memoir, by Will Boast Both a remembrance and a elegiac account of the …

The summer of 2020 is unlike those past—no traveling, no baseball games, limited beach and …

Space Opera, by Catherynne Valente Having recently watched the surprisingly good Eurovision Song Contest: The …

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays, by Alexander Chee “Writing is a way of …

Author: The Portraits of Beowulf Sheehan, with a foreword by Salman Rushdie. Beowulf Sheehan, the …

As a middle-aged, monogamous white CIS woman, it may seem strange that I’m recommending LGBTQA …

Dreams From My Father, by Barack Obama Stories that center on fathers have a distinct …

Delayed Rays of a Star, by Amanda Lee Koe At a New Year’s Eve ball …

Ship Fever: Stories by Andrea Barrett The eight stories in Andrea Barrett’s 1996 story collection, …

Commonwealth, by Ann Patchett Of divorce, Nicole Krauss wrote, “One of us held on to …

Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend, by Graham Russell Gao Hodges Anna …

The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford If this novel had been published under the …

WTAW Press 2019 Titles WTAW Press released two great titles in 2019, Chimerica, the debut …

Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray The early nineteenth century didn’t have reality television, but …

Little Failure: A Memoir, by Gary Shteyngart “In order for me to be born,” Gary …

The Clothing of Books, by Jhumpa Lahiri “How do you clothe a book?” is the …

As you read this you may, like me, be working from home, while your partner …

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays, by Alexander Chee “Writing is a way of …

Car Trouble: A novel, by Robert Rorke As Car Trouble opens, the novel’s young protagonist, …

Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens Narrated by Eddie Izzard I will admit that in a …

Stoner, by John Williams When it was first published, John Williams’ 1965 novel went out …

The Vexations: a novel, by Caitlin Horrocks The lives of artists must portray artmaking for …

The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries, by Emma Thompson Emma Thompson’s diary tracks the …

Anna May Wong: From Laundryman’s Daughter to Hollywood Legend, by Graham Russell Gao Hodges Don’t …

Without, by Donald Hall It doesn’t matter what I’m doing or what time of day …

The Vexations, by Caitlin Horrocks One of my favorites books of this year, Caitlin Horrock’s …

The Dead Fish Museum: Stories, by Charles D’Ambrosio Charles D’Ambrosio’s 2006 story collection, The Dead …

This Boy’s Life: A Memoir, by Tobias Wolff  First published in 1989, Tobias Wolff’s This Boy’s …

Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray The early nineteenth century didn’t have reality television, but …

As Car Trouble opens, it’s one a.m., and the novel’s young protagonist, Nicky Flynn, is …