Richard Adams, the author of the iconic children’s book, Watership Down, has died at age 96. He had been ill for some time, but died peacefully at 10:00 pm on Christmas Eve. His daughter, Juliet Johnson, was with her father when he died, and took comfort that they had had […]
Gimbling in the Wabe – What is a Writer?
Published on :(Due to this nasty thing known as a “deadline”, this Gimbling in the Wabe is a repeat of one first posted here in 2014. I think it’s still a pretty good one, if I do say so myself….) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ So what is a “writer”? Common sense […]
Happy Birthday, Tee!
Published on :We here at LitStack couldn’t let the day pass without wishing a very happy birthday to our illustrious leader, Editor-in-Chief Tee Tate! Not only is Tee a wonderful boss who has put so much love and effort into this website, but she’s a talented novelist, a good friend, […]
Gimbling in the Wabe – Beautiful, Beautiful Words
Published on :There are quite a few memorable first sentences in literature: “Call me Ishmael.” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Or, my […]
LitStack Review: Finders Keepers by Stephen King
Published on :Finders Keepers Stephen King Scribner Release Date: June 2, 2015 ISBN 978-1-5011-0007-9 Finders Keepers is Stephen King’s love letter to literature. A blood drenched, visceral, scary love letter to literature. The story centers around writer John Rothstein, who is considered by some to be one of America’s greatest authors, akin […]
10:04 by Ben Lerner
Published on :10:04 Ben Lerner Faber and Faber Release Date: September 2, 2014 ISBN 978-0-86547-810-7 It’s not very often that I recommend a book where very little happens. I’ve got to admit that I like a book with at least a little action; I can take a lot of philosophizing, musing, and […]
LitStack Review: The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
Published on :The Silkworm Robert Galbraith Little, Brown and Company Release Date: June 19, 2014 ISBN978-0-316-20687-7 I daresay, even if I didn’t know that Robert Galbraith was a pen name of J.K. Rowling, I still would thoroughly enjoy the Cormoran Strike detective novels, of which The Silkworm is the second installment (The […]
Gimbling in the Wabe – What is a Writer?
Published on :So what is a “writer”? Common sense would tell us a writer is “one who writes”, at least using the word in its broadest term. Google defines “writer” as “a person who has written a particular text”, and then goes on to give various and sundry examples, from professional to […]
LitStack Review: What Makes This Book So Great by Jo Walton
Published on :What Makes This Book So Great Jo Walton Tor Release Date: January 21, 2014 ISBN 978-0-7653-3193-9 Between 2008 and 2011, Nebula and Hugo Award winning author Jo Walton (Among Others) wrote a blog hosted on Tor.com, wherein she discussed various topics within her chosen genre of science fiction/fantasy. Being a […]
A Farewell to Elmore Leonard
Published on :Leonard Elmore died on August 20, 2013 at his home in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, after suffering a stroke on July 29. He was 87. Even if you hadn’t read any of his early pulp Western stories or his later crime thrillers, there’s a good chance that you are still familiar […]
