Passion & Presence
By Jupiter Berrysmith
Reflections on the Capital Love LitFest.
Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground
By Richie Unterberger
An illuminating account of the band that made Lou Reed famous.
The Big Easy looms large in James Lee Burke’s entertaining Dave Robicheaux series.
Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman
By Melanie Kirkpatrick
Though trailblazing, this ambitious widow was no protofeminist.
We came, we read, we gushed. Here’s a recap of the titles that left us especially warm and swoony last month.
MahoganyBooks Begins a New Chapter
By Nyah Hardmon
The DC-based indie opens a second store at National Harbor.
Widespread Panic: A Novel
By James Ellroy
Dames, drunks, and dirty cops run roughshod over 1950s L.A. in this hardboiled, hard-to-put-down tale.
WE Are Family
By Sunny J. Reed
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Author Sandra Patton-Imani reminds readers that “white and straight” isn’t always the norm.
We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are July’s winners.
The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans
By Cynthia Barnett
What can the beachy treasures tell us about the health of our planet?
Here Is the Forge
By Zak Salih
How “home” made me who — and what — I am.
