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The Books We Wish We Could Read Again for the First Time

LitStack Editors

There's nothing quite like the first read. Whether it's a newborn entry into the Shire or the initial fright of...

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Our (New) Favorite Literary Quotes

Tee Tate

A few years back, we discussed our favorite five literary monologues and you LitStackers seemed to love the discussion. Since...

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Miserable Fiction

Sharon Browning

I was reading a book the other day. It was a very good book, extremely well written, very imaginative. The...

Some Thoughts on Emotion in Writing

Sarah Grey

I have this good friend who's utterly obsessed with a certain band. Mostly, he's into indie electronica bands, and this...

The Best/Worst Writing Advice We’ve Ever Received

TS Tate

Everyone has an opinion. Especially writers. We've been around enough writers to know that we all have a different approach...

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The Fictional Places We’d Love to Call Home

LitStack Editors

Fiction is an amazing tool of escapism. With it, we dive into worlds that exist only in the writer's mind,...

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Our Favorite Timeless Plots

Tee Tate

There are seven stories in the world. It's a well used maxim and not necessarily true. (Kipling, for example, claimed...

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LitStack Recs: The Firefox Book & Three Parts Dead

Lauren Alwan

The Firefox Book, by Elliot Wigginton (editor) Perfect for #throwbackthursday, this compendium of customs and rural living practices was published...

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Best/Worst Surprise Endings

LitStack Editors

Some authors love to pull whammies on us. Sometimes, there's nothing better than an evil plot twist, because, well, who...

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LitStack Recs: Realms of This Boy’s Life

Tee Tate

This Boy's Life: A Memoir, by Tobias Wolff (Grove Press, 1989) There is no doubt, that as a staple of...

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LitStack Rec: Beautiful Science and the Chicago Coast

Tee Tate

We are proud to present our very first in a new feature on LitStack. In the LitStack Rec segment we...

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“Sweet Children” and Trust

K. Imani Tennyson

I remember when I first received my first Harlequin book. I was 13 years old. I don’t remember anything about...

Five Great Post 9/11 Novels

Tee Tate

September 11, 2001, I was an undergraduate taking my daily 45 minute drive to my university, listening to the radio,...

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LitStaff Pick: The Books We Didn’t Want to End

Tee Tate

I once had a dream about a living library. Outside of the brick and mortar walls, beyond the rows and...

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LitStaff Picks: Our Favorite Characters Who Never Gave Up

Tee Tate

Our Favorite Characters Who Never Gave Up To us, the best stories and characters are those about the underdog, the...

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LitStaff Pick: Children’s Book Authors Who Speak to Adults, Too

Tee Tate

Really great writers, regardless of their chosen genre, know how to collect and captivate audiences. If they are true masters...

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LitStaff Pick: Open Thread

Tee Tate

This week we want to discuss several things. We've been thinking a lot about those hot button topics you are...

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LitStaff Pick: The Books That Turn Us Into a Sobbing Mess

Tee Tate

What is the point of great literature if we can't find some semblance of ourselves or at least some sense...

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Opinion

The Books We Wish We Could Read Again for the First Time

Our (New) Favorite Literary Quotes

Miserable Fiction

Some Thoughts on Emotion in Writing

The Best/Worst Writing Advice We’ve Ever Received

The Fictional Places We’d Love to Call Home

Our Favorite Timeless Plots

LitStack Recs: The Firefox Book & Three Parts Dead

Best/Worst Surprise Endings

LitStack Recs: Realms of This Boy’s Life

LitStack Rec: Beautiful Science and the Chicago Coast

“Sweet Children” and Trust

Five Great Post 9/11 Novels

LitStaff Pick: The Books We Didn’t Want to End

LitStaff Picks: Our Favorite Characters Who Never Gave Up

LitStaff Pick: Children’s Book Authors Who Speak to Adults, Too

LitStaff Pick: Open Thread

LitStaff Pick: The Books That Turn Us Into a Sobbing Mess

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