The Clothing of Books, by Jhumpa Lahiri “How do you clothe a book?” is the…
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Litstack rec | The Way We Live Now & The Red
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanAs you read this you may, like me, be working from home, while your partner…
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Litstack Recs| How to Write an Autobiographical Novel & A Song for a New Day
by Tee Tateby Tee TateHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays, by Alexander Chee “Writing is a way of…
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Car Trouble: A novel, by Robert Rorke As Car Trouble opens, the novel’s young protagonist,…
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LitStack Recs: Great Expectations & The Dead Fish Museum
by Tee Tateby Tee TateGreat Expectations, by Charles Dickens Narrated by Eddie Izzard I will admit that in a…
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Stoner, by John Williams When it was first published, John Williams’ 1965 novel went out…
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The Vexations: a novel, by Caitlin Horrocks The lives of artists must portray artmaking for…
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Litstack Recs: The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries & LaRose
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries, by Emma Thompson Emma Thompson’s diary tracks the…
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Litstack Rec: The Vexations and The Lost Child of Lychford
by Tee Tateby Tee TateThe Vexations, by Caitlin Horrocks One of my favorites books of this year, Caitlin Horrock’s…
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Litstack Rec: The Dead Fish Museum & Suicide Woods
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Dead Fish Museum: Stories, by Charles D’Ambrosio Charles D’Ambrosio’s 2006 story collection, The Dead…
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LitStack Rec: This Boy’s Life and Landscape With Invisible Hand
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThis Boy’s Life: A Memoir, by Tobias Wolff First published in 1989, Tobias Wolff’s This Boy’s…
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Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray The early nineteenth century didn’t have reality television, but…
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Litstack Rec: Car Trouble & The Sol Majestic
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanAs Car Trouble opens, it’s one a.m., and the novel’s young protagonist, Nicky Flynn, is…
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Litstack Recs: Arranged Marriage: Stories & Shadow Run
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanArranged Marriage: Stories, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni The eleven stories in Arranged Marriage reveal Chitra…
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Litstack Recs – Fear: Trump in the White House & A City Dreaming
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanFear: Trump in the White House, by Bob Woodward With this week’s news that impeachment…
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The Vexations, by Caitlin Horrocks The lives of artists, when depicted in novels, must portray…
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WTAW Press has just released its 2019 titles, Chimerica, the debut novel from Anita Fellicelli,…
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Litstack Rec: Epilogue: A Memoir & Zombie Baseball Beatdown
by Tee Tateby Tee TateEpilogue: A Memoir, by Will Boast Both a remembrance and an elegiac account of the…
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Last week, when the Emmy nominations were announced, the BBC Three series Fleabag received eleven…
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Litstaff Rec: Werewolves in Their Youth: Stories & The Cage
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanWerewolves in Their Youth: Stories, by Michael Chabon Michael Chabon’s, Werewolves in Their Youth isn’t…
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Arranged Marriage: Stories, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Acclaimed poet, novelist, and story writer Chitra Banerjee…
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LitStack Rec: Green Thoughts & Renascence and Other Poems
by Tee Tateby Tee TateGreen Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden, by Eleanor Perényi Writing and gardening share similarities:…
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Litstack Rec: Fruits & Vegetables, Poems & Ninefox Gambit
by Tee Tateby Tee TateFruits & Vegetables, Poems by Erica Jong In celebration of #NationalPoetryMonth Long before Fear of…
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The Dead Fish Museum: Stories, by Charles D’Ambrosio While most of the writing world is…
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Litstack Recs: Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood & American Born Chinese
by Tee Tateby Tee TateSpeedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood, by Teri Garr Each year, the Academy Awards always generates…
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Litstack Rec: How to Write an Autobiographical Novel & The Cost of Hope
by Tee Tateby Tee TateHow to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays, by Alexander Chee “Writing is a way of…
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Litstack Rec The Goldfinch, & The Dead Lands
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanThe Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt The reception Donna Tartt garnered for her third novel—her first…
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Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, by Alysia Abbott “The truth is,” Alysia Abbot writes…
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Litstack Recs: Arranged Marriage & This Case Is Gonna Kill Me
by Tee Tateby Tee TateArranged Marriage: Stories, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Acclaimed poet, novelist, and story writer Chitra Banerjee…
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Litstack Rec: My Misspent Youth & Santa 17
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanMy Misspent Youth, essays by Meghan Daum My introduction to Daum and her essays was…
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LitStack Rec: Little Failure & United States of Japan
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanLittle Failure: A Memoir, by Gary Shteyngart “In order for me to be born,” Gary…
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LitStaff Rec: A House for Mr Biswas & Pride’s Spell
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanA House For Mr Biswas, by V.S. Naipaul This past week, we lost a giant…
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In Remembrance – Four Years Gone: An Interview with Jay Lake
by Tee Tateby Tee Tate“I love whom I love, and I am loved by more people than I…
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LitStack Recs: Passage to Ararat & Borderline
by Lauren Alwanby Lauren AlwanPassage to Ararat, by Michael J. Arlen Tuesday, April 24, marked a sober anniversary, 103…
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Shakespeare and the Original Pronunciation
by Tee Tateby Tee TateCheck out this very cool clip on the original pronunciations of Shakespeare’s sonnets and plays.…
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Celebrating Shakespeare: Who Wrote Shakespeare’s Plays, Anyway?
It’s April and for those of us at LitStack who happen to love Shakespeare, that…
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Thanks so much to Kristen Ashley for spending the month with us as our Featured…
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Featured Author Review: Unfinished Hero by Kristen Ashley
by Tee Tateby Tee TateAn Unfinished Hero Series Kristen Ashley Titles: Knight, Creed, Raid, Deacon and Sebring Summary: An…
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Featured Author Review: The Hookup by Kristen Ashley
by Tee Tateby Tee TateTITLE:The Hookup AUTHOR: Kristen Ashley GENRE:Contemporary Romance Kristen Ashley knows people. That much is clear…
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Featured Author Review: The ‘Burg Series by Kristen Ashley
by Tee Tateby Tee TateThe ‘Burg Series Kristen Ashley Titles: For You, At Peace, Golden Trail, Games of the Heart, The Promise Hold…
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