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Stack Overflow: Alternative Intelligence

November 9, 2026November 9, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Today’s stack: fiction that features artificial—or at least alternative—intelligence.

Stack Overflow: What’s Old Is New

November 2, 2026November 2, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Today’s stack features three reprints of older books.

Stack Overflow: 10 Books for October

October 26, 2026October 21, 2026Mariana Ruiz

From early readers to middle grade graphic novels this list has a title for every age.

Stack Overflow: Time Travel

October 19, 2026October 19, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

I’ve finished reading several time travel books in the past couple of weeks, so let’s take a few trips!

Stack Overflow: Creepy Comics

October 12, 2026October 11, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

I got through another small stack of horror (or horror-adjacent) comics this week, so here’s another small stack as we approach Halloween!

Stack Overflow: Spooky Reads

October 5, 2026October 4, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Now that it’s officially October, here’s a couple of books with some chills and thrills to get you in the spirit.

Stack Overflow: Other Worlds

September 28, 2026September 28, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Today’s stack: several books about other worlds! Some of them are like our own world but just with a few small differences, and some are entirely different, in case you want to escape into a new realm for a short visit.

Stack Overflow: 14 Books for September

September 21, 2026September 22, 2026Mariana Ruiz

As we return to school, new books await. Here is a good-sized mixed bag of all kinds of titles.

Stack Overflow: Something Old, Something New

September 7, 2026September 6, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

No, this week’s stack isn’t actually about weddings, but it does include something old, something new, and one of them also happens to be blue.

Stack Overflow: 7 Books for August

August 24, 2026August 12, 2026Mariana Ruiz

Summer is almost over, here are some books to enjoy that last little bit of restlessness.

Stack Overflow: Comics for Kids

August 17, 2026August 17, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Today’s stack: a few comics for young readers!

Stack Overflow: 4 Time Travel Stories

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Here we go again: more time travel books!

Stack Overflow: Comics Grab Bag

August 3, 2026August 2, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Today’s stack: comics! Here’s a mix of comics—adventure, romance, short stories, and satire.

Stack Overflow: Recent Reads

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Today’s stack: a few timely books.

Stack Overflow: Borders and Crossings

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Borders are strange things. Today’s stack has stories about crossing borders of all sorts.

Stack Overflow: Declaring Independence

July 6, 2026July 6, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

With the 250th birthday of our country just behind us, here are a couple books to reflect on where we came from and where we’re going.

Stack Overflow: 14 Books for June

June 29, 2026June 24, 2026Mariana Ruiz

The sheer diversity of stories present in this column makes me love Children’s literature even more.

Stack Overflow: Not Entirely Myself Today

June 15, 2026June 14, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Sometimes you just don’t really feel like yourself, whether because you woke up on the wrong side of the bed or because you’ve been subsumed by sentient alien fungus.

Stack Overflow: Comics Grab-Bag

June 1, 2026June 1, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Today I’ve got a stack of comics from various series, including a couple new titles and a couple that will be released a little later this summer!

Stack Overflow: 14 Books for May

May 25, 2026May 19, 2026Mariana Ruiz

Nonfiction, illustrated books and an interesting memoir for this month.

Stack Overflow: Out of Control

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Two fascinating novels about being in control … and then losing it.

Stack Overflow: Mysterious Magic

May 11, 2026May 11, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Today’s stack includes several stories involving magic!

Stack Overflow: AI Fiction

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Fictional AI is getting closer to real AI these days.

Stack Overflow: 10 Books for April

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026Mariana Ruiz

Sometimes I take on more than I can possibly cover, but that is what happens when good books keep coming your way.

Stack Overflow: Scooby Gangs

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026Jonathan H. Liu

Sometimes what you really need is a team of clever kids (or young adults, I guess) to solve a crime—so today’s stack features a couple different Scooby Gangs figuring out thefts, murders, and one magical curse. Let’s check out these meddling kids!