Patience, Grasshopper
Filed under Opinion by Bryan Camp on February 9, 2012 at 11:00 am {one comment}
As someone who has just completed an MFA program, I have one word of advice for anyone attempting to grow as a writer, particularly those studying creative writing at the graduate level. That word is humility. You’ve heard the expression that the military “breaks a person down in order to build them back up?” Well [...]
Full Story »LitStaff Pick: Endings We’d Like to Change
Filed under LitStaff Picks, Open Thread, Uncategorized by LitStack Editors on February 9, 2012 at 9:00 am {2 comments}
It’s happened to you before. You’re invested in a great book, in the flux and flow of a twisting plot, of multidimensional characters that make you mad, make you cry, maybe even make you scream out loud. Then, after all the hours you’ve invested in the book, all the possibilities, the hopes, the resolutions that [...]
Full Story »The Vanishers by Heidi Julavits
Filed under Horror and Suspense, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Reviews by Genre by Jennifer Orozco on February 9, 2012 at 8:00 am {2 comments}
The Vanishers Heidi Julavits Release Date: March 13, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-38-552381-3 This is not just a story about how you can become sick by knowing other people. This is a story about how other people can become sick by knowing you.’ Julia Severn is a second-year initiate of the Institute of Integrated Parapsychology, a school [...]
Full Story »John Christopher, Science Fiction Writer, Dies at 89
Filed under News by TS Tate on February 8, 2012 at 11:55 am {no comments}
John Christopher, a prolific British science fiction writer whose “Tripods” trilogy became a perennial favorite among young American readers and inspired a popular BBC television series shown on PBS in the 1980s, died on Friday at his home in Bath, England. He was 89. The cause was complications of bladder cancer, his daughter, Rose Youd, [...]
Full Story »The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Filed under Of Interest, Soundbites by LitStack Editors on February 8, 2012 at 11:00 am {no comments}
Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, “Morris Lessmore” is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of techniques [...]
Full Story »Interview with Jeremy C. Shipp
Filed under Author Interviews by TS Tate on February 8, 2012 at 9:00 am {no comments}
Jeremy C. Shipp is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Cursed, Vacation, and Sheep and Wolves. His shorter tales have appeared or are forthcoming in over 60 publications, the likes of Cemetery Dance, ChiZine, Apex Magazine, Withersin, and Shroud Magazine. Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing Shipp and what I discovered was that his [...]
Full Story »Amazon in the Process of Launching a Retail Store
Filed under News, Of Interest, Uncategorized by LitStack Editors on February 8, 2012 at 8:00 am {one comment}
Good E Reader’s Michael Kozlowski reported that retail giant, Amazon, is rumored to be opening a brick and mortar store in Seattle. According to Kozlowski’s sources, the store would launch in next few months: This project is a test to gauge the market and see if a chain of stores would be profitable. They intend [...]
Full Story »Neil Gaiman Reacts to His SFX Award Win
Filed under Soundbites by TS Tate on February 7, 2012 at 11:23 pm {no comments}
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Writing Prompts From Your Favorite Authors
Filed under Creative Writing, Of Interest, Uncategorized by LitStack Editors on February 7, 2012 at 11:00 am {one comment}
From The Huffington Post: The online literary community Figment, have launched Figment Daily Themes, a free email service designed to help subscribers get into the habit of writing a little bit every day. Each weekday morning, participants receive a carefully crafted writing prompt focused on a different element of craft, including character, setting, dialogue, essay, [...]
Full Story »Should we celebrate scathing book reviews?
Filed under News, Of Interest by LitStack Editors on February 7, 2012 at 10:00 am {one comment}
From The Guardian: A new literary prize has been established – Hatchet Job of the Year – which will reward the best bad review of a book. Novelist – and nominee – Geoff Dyer meets Anna Baddeley, who runs the review aggregating website Omnivore.com, to discuss whether this is a good thing for literary reviewing. But [...]
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