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From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction, by Robert Olen Butler
There is no scarcity of advice for the student of creative writing. Guidance abounds, running the gamut from technical analyses to methods for kickstarting the creative impulse. Where the latter is...
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LitStaff Picks: The Books We Are Most Passionate About
There are books we love. There are, of course, books that resonate with us. There are books that make us laugh, make us outraged, motivate us to effect change. And then, there are books with the...
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Declaration of Independence: Justin Hamm on the museum of americana
Declaration of Independence: Justin Hamm on the museum of americana This past summer, Justin Hamm took a creative leap of faith. Merging a love of historical American culture with online publishing, he...
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LitStack Review: ‘A Tale for the Time Being’ by Ruth Ozeki
A Tale for the Time Being Ruth Ozeki Viking Adult ISBN-10:0670026638 A few weeks ago, J. Robert Lennon stirred up controversy with his article in Salon.com about the staleness in contemporary literary...
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The Books That Scare the Crap Out of Us
There’s nothing quite like a great scare. Whether it’s the anticipation of monsters under your bed or the freaky feeling of shadowy figures hiding just around a darkened corner, being scared is...
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Why We Love Our Genres
The best thing about running a site like LitStack is the diversity of folks you meet. Our writers come from all walks of life; their ages vary from those still in college, to a granny or two. With this...
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LitStack Review: ‘Visible City’ by Tova Mirvis
Visible City Tova Mirvis Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 978-0-544-04774-7 Despite living in a city of over eight million people, the characters in Tova Mirvis’s recently released novel, Visible City,...
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LitStack Review: ‘Lydia’s Party’ by Margaret Hawkins
Lydia’s Party Margaret Hawkins Penguin Group/Viking ISBN 978-0-670-01576-4 Lydia teaches art at a small local college. She lives in a house in a suburb of Chicago with her ex-husband. And she hosts a...
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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 singular happens to a character, usually out of nowhere; the setting is...
View ArticleThe Power of the Voice-Drive Title
Over at The Millions, LitStack contributor Lauren Alwan looks at the use of colloquial titles in literary fiction. Her “brief history” includes an analysis of titles, including works by Ernest...
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LitStack Review: ‘A Tale for the Time Being’ by Ruth Ozeki
A Tale for the Time Being Ruth Ozeki Viking Adult ISBN-10:0670026638 A few weeks ago, J. Robert Lennon stirred up controversy with his article in Salon.com about the staleness in contemporary literary...
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The Books That Scare the Crap Out of Us
There’s nothing quite like a great scare. Whether it’s the anticipation of monsters under your bed or the freaky feeling of shadowy figures hiding just around a darkened corner, being scared is...
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LitStack Review: ‘Visible City’ by Tova Mirvis
Visible City Tova Mirvis Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 978-0-544-04774-7 Despite living in a city of over eight million people, the characters in Tova Mirvis’s recently released novel, Visible City,...
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LitStack Review: ‘Lydia’s Party’ by Margaret Hawkins
Lydia’s Party Margaret Hawkins Penguin Group/Viking ISBN 978-0-670-01576-4 Lydia teaches art at a small local college. She lives in a house in a suburb of Chicago with her ex-husband. And she hosts a...
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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 singular happens to a character, usually out of nowhere; the setting is...
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Why We Love Our Genres
The best thing about running a site like LitStack is the diversity of folks you meet. Our writers come from all walks of life; their ages vary from those still in college, to a granny or two. With this...
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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 included, taking in panels, readings, and the bookfair with hundreds of exhibitors...
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LitStack Review | Car Trouble: A Novel by Robert Rorke
Car Touble: A NovelRobert Rorke Harper Perennial Publication Date: September 11, 2018 ISBN: 978-0062848499 As Car Trouble opens, it’s one a.m., and the novel’s young protagonist, Nicky Flynn, is...
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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 is a fan. The collection, published in 1999, features...
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Litstack Rec |Desperate Characters & Luster
Desperate Characters by Paula Fox Desperate Characters, recent edition. This classic of literary fiction, written in 1970, is also a classic example of a book that was lost to readers, then found. In...
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