Litstack Recs| The Love of a Good Woman & The Red
The Love of a Good Woman, stories by Alice Munro The short story has few practitioners skilled as Alice Munro,...
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Litstack Recs | The UnAmericans & All the Horses of Iceland
The UnAmericans: Stories by Molly Antopol There’s a literary lineage to the strands of Jewish American literary tradition, contemporary and...
Litstack Recs | Shout Her Lovely Name & 10:04
Shout Her Lovely Name, by Natalie Serber In the title story to Natalie Serber’s debut story collection, the narrator offers...
Litstack Recs| Arranged Marriage & The Unfamiliar Garden
Arranged Marriage: Stories, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni The eleven stories in Arranged Marriage reveal Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s gift for chronicling...
Litstack Recs – Who Do You Love & Comfort Me With Apples
Who Do You Love: Stories, by Jean Thompson This year marks the twenty-third anniversary of the release of Thompson's classic...
Litstack Rec | The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs & The Dead Lands
Among the terrific releases from indie publishers this month is Leslie Kirk Campbell’s debut story collection, The Man with Eight...
Review | The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs: stories by Leslie Kirk Campbell
The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs, stories by Leslie Kirk Campbell Sarabande Books (February 1, 2022)Paperback, 240 pagesEAN/UPC -...
Litstack Rec | The Coast of Chicago & Northernmost
The Coast of Chicago: Stories by Stuart Dybek I can still recall first reading Stuart Dybek’s classic short story “We...
Litstack Recs | The Love of A Good Woman & Sisters of the Vast Black
The Love of A Good Woman, Stories by Alice Munro The short story has few practitioners who can touch the...
Litstack Recs | Selected Stories & Before the Ruins
Selected Stories, by William Trevor A volume of stories by William Trevor is a reader's must-have, and this 2009 collection...
In which LeVar Burton has a podcast and he’s reading you stories
We were thrilled to learn that LeVar Burton, actor and reading advocate, is podcasting classic and contemporary short stories. The...
LitStack Recs: Women in Their Beds & Luna: New Moon
Women in Their Beds — Gina Berriault To cap off #ShortStoryMonth, my rec this week revisits a collection by one...
Litstack Recs | The Love of A Good Woman & Project Hail Mary
The Love of A Good Woman, Stories by Alice Munro The short story has few practitioners as skilled as Alice...
Litstack Recs: The Dead Fish Museum: Stories & Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells
The Dead Fish Museum: Stories, by Charles D'Ambrosio A classic read for #shortstorymonth is Charles D'Ambrosio's 2006 story collection The...
Litstack Recs |Paris Stories & Slow River
Paris Stories by Mavis Gallant When the great story writer Mavis Gallant died, I thought of a story from her...
Litstack Recs| Selected Stories & The Once and Future Witches
Selected Stories, by William Trevor A volume of stories by William Trevor is a reader's must-have, and this 2009 collection...
Litstack Recs | Thunderstruck & Other Stories & A Fort of Nine Towers
Thunderstruck & Other Stories, by Elizabeth McCracken Early on in Elizabeth McCracken’s extraordinary story collection, Thunderstruck, a grieving mother instructs...
Litstack Recs |Three classics of Writing Craft & The Poet X
If you're devoting some of your stay-at-home to a work-in-progress, here are three classics of writing craft to see you...
Litstack Recs| Ship Fever & A Wild Sheep Chase
Ship Fever: Stories by Andrea Barrett The eight stories in Andrea Barrett's 1996 story collection, which won that year's National...
Litstack Recs | WTAW Press 2019 ebooks & Cyber Shogun Revolution
WTAW Press 2019 Titles WTAW Press released two great titles in 2019, Chimerica, the debut novel from Anita Fellicelli, and...
Litstack Rec: The Dead Fish Museum & Suicide Woods
The Dead Fish Museum: Stories, by Charles D'Ambrosio Charles D'Ambrosio's 2006 story collection, The Dead Fish Museum, is set in...
Litstack Recs: Arranged Marriage: Stories & Shadow Run
Arranged Marriage: Stories, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni The eleven stories in Arranged Marriage reveal Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s gift for chronicling...
Litstaff Rec: Werewolves in Their Youth: Stories & The Cage
Werewolves in Their Youth: Stories, by Michael Chabon Michael Chabon’s, Werewolves in Their Youth isn’t a horror or sci-fi, though Chabon...
Litstack Rec: The Love of a Good Woman & The Windup Girl
The Love of A Good Woman, Stories by Alice Munro The short story has few practitioners as skilled as Alice...
Litstack Rec: Arranged Marriage & Class A
Arranged Marriage: Stories, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Acclaimed poet, novelist, and story writer Chitra Banerjee Divrakaruni’s first book of fiction...
Litstack Rec: The Refugees: Stories & Nightwise
The Refugees: Stories, by Viet Thanh Nguyen May is Short Story Month, a great time to celebrate the short story,...
Litstack Rec: The Dead Fish Museum & The Red
The Dead Fish Museum: Stories, by Charles D'Ambrosio While most of the writing world is in Portland at #AWP19, myself...
Our 2018 Favorite Reads
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, by Alexander CheeThe UnAmericans: Stories, by Molly AntopolThe Refugees: Stories, by Viet Thanh NguyenThe...
Litstack Recs: Two New Titles from WTAW Press & Us
Two New Titles from WTAW Press Northern California's newest independent press has just released its 2018 titles: Unnatural Habitats and...
LitStack Rec: The Empty Family & Company Town
The Empty Family, by Colm Tóibín For #ShortStoryMonth, I'm recapping some favorite story collections—and chief among the story writers I...
LitStack Rec – The Coast of Chicago & Red Rising
The Coast of Chicago by Stuart Dybek May is Short Story Month, so this month I'll be looking at story...
LitStack Rec: Two Award-Winning Titles from WTAW Press & Born A Crime
And There And There was Evening And There Was Morning, Essays on Illness, Loss, and Love,by Mike Smith The Truth...
LitStack Rec: Arranged Marriage: Stories & This Case Is Gonna Kill Me
Arranged Marriage: Stories, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Acclaimed poet, novelist, and story writer Chitra Banerjee Divrakaruni’s first book of fiction...
Litstack Rec: Thunderstruck & Other Stories & Kitchens of the Great Midwest
Thunderstruck & Other Stories, by Elizabeth McCracken Early on in Elizabeth McCracken’s extraordinary story collection, Thunderstruck, a grieving mother instructs...
Litstack Rec: Selected Stories & Gemini Cell
Selected Stories, by William Trevor A volume of stories by William Trevor is a reader's must-have, and this 2009 collection...
Litstack Rec: The Refugees: Stories & All Our Wrong Todays
The Refugees: Stories, by Viet Thanh Nguyen Fans of The Sympathizer, Nguyen's debut novel that won the Pulitzer Prize in...
LitStack Rec: Werewolves in Their Youth & Safe From the Sea
Werewolves in Their Youth: Stories, by Michael Chabon Not all scary stories are for Halloween. Michael Chabon's, Werewolves in Their...
LitStack Recs: Top reads & Winterdance
Are books, and stories, getting better? That is, are they getting richer, stronger, and more compelling? My answer is an...
Litstaff Rec: These Charming People & LaRose
These Charming People, stories by Michael Arlen In the period just after World War One, some British writers were fascinated...
LitStack Recs: Who Do You Love & Beautiful Music for Ugly Children
Who Do You Love: Stories, by Jean Thompson May is #ShortStoryMonth, and this is third in a series of LitStackRecs...
LitStack Recs: Thunderstruck & Other Stories & Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Thunderstruck & Other Stories, by Elizabeth McCracken With April declared National Poetry Month, May is now officially Short Story Month,...
LitStack Rec: The Empty Family & The Last Witness
The Empty Family, by Colm Tóibín Colm Tóibín's story collection, The Empty Family (released January 4, 2011) is one I...
2016 Pushcart Prize XL: Best of the Small Presses & John Saturnall’s Feast
2016 Pushcart Prize XL: Best of the Small Presses, edited by Bill Henderson with Pushcart Prize editors There are best-of...
LitStack Recs: Cutting Teeth & Back Roads and Frontal Lobes
Cutting Teeth, by Julia Fierro When October comes, I'm always caught off guard by how quickly summer has gone. Afternoons...
LitStack Rec: Thunderstruck & Other Stories & Baseball’s Great Experiment
Thunderstruck & Other Stories, by Elizabeth McCracken Early on in Elizabeth McCracken’s extraordinary story collection, Thunderstruck, a grieving mother instructs...
LitStack Recs: The Coast of Chicago & The Dovekeepers
The Coast of Chicago by Stuart Dybek I can still recall first reading Stuart Dybek’s classic short story “We Didn’t”...
LitStack Rec: Who Do You Love: Stories & The Name of the Wind
Who Do You Love: Stories, by Jean Thompson My favorite short stories all seem to have qualities in common: something...
LitStack Recs: Pushcart Prize 38 & Leviathan Wakes
Pushcart Prize 38: Best of the Small Presses, ed. by Bill Henderson Now in its thirty-eighth year, the Pushcart Prize...
LitStack Review: One More Thing – Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak
One More Thing - Stories and Other Stories B. J. Novak Alfred A. Knopf Release Date: February 4, 2014 ISBN...
LitStack Recs: ‘Paris Stories’ and ‘The Book of Killowen’
Paris Stories Mavis Gallant When the news came Tuesday that the great story writer Mavis Gallant had died, I thought...
