A peek at what’s on tap in the Independent this week.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
The Good Deed: A Novel
By Helen Benedict
Exploring the complexities of the refugee crisis and the human condition.
The Politics of Fear: The Peculiar Persistence of American Paranoia
By Arthur Goldwag
From Pizzagate to QAnon, conspiracy theories are nothing new.
Never Sleep
By Fred Van Lente
A female P.I. tries to foil an assassination plot against Lincoln.
Judgment and Mercy
By Martin J. Siegel
The problematic jurist who gave Julius and Ethel the chair.
Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe
By Harry Cliff
This smart, highly technical work may be impenetrable to lay readers.
Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World
By David Van Reybrouck
An outstanding account of one nation's unsung fight for freedom.
Discipline: A Novel
By Debra Spark
This ambitious historical mystery mostly sticks the landing.
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