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“That’s not part of the story.” A Collapse of Horses and the tension of what we leave out.

December 12, 2024 by thestakemag 1 Comment

Brian Evenson’s collection is the best kind of balancing act

Filed Under: Books, Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Book reviews, Brian Evenson, Coffee House Press, Collapse of Horses, Levi C. Byers

Forest of Memory is Your Quick Summer Sci-Fi Read

June 6, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

Hugo Winner Mary Robinette Kowal has produced a great summer read.

Filed Under: Books, Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Book reviews, Forest of Memory, Levi C. Byers, Mary Robinette Kowal

Family, Obligation, Graduation: a Q&A with Bryan Bliss, author of Meet Me Here

June 5, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

The author’s new book explores the weight of family expectations.

Filed Under: Books, Featured, Interviews Tagged With: Book reviews, Bryan Bliss, Interviews, Meet Me Here, YA Lit, Young Adult

Book review: Pete Hautman’s Eden West

September 10, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

A dramatic story about growing up slowly.

Filed Under: Books, Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Book reviews, Eden West, Levi C. Byers, Pete Hautman

Book Review: Kelly Link’s Get In Trouble

September 8, 2025 by thestakemag 3 Comments

Link’s new collection features women, trouble, and trips in to the dark.

Filed Under: Books, Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Book reviews, fiction, Get In Trouble, Kelly Link, Levi C. Byers, Short Stories

The Stake’s VIDA count

February 26, 2025 by Andrew DeYoung 1 Comment

Every year, VIDA calculates the percentage of book reviews given to work by women. How would The Stake stack up?

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Book reviews, VIDA, VIDA count

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