A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
How to Dodge a Cannonball
By Dennard Dayle
This rollicking bildungsroman unfolds amid the Civil War.
A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.
We came, we read, we gushed. Here’s a recap of the titles that left us especially warm and swoony last month.
High Tension: FDR’s Battle to Power America
By John A. Riggs
The electrifying tale of Roosevelt’s effort to light the land.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard
By John Birdsall
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This exemplary work gives voice to the closeted gay man behind the flashy gourmand.
We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are November’s winners.
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Vindicated: A Novel of Mary Shelley
By Kathleen Williams Renk
This epistolic imagining of the charismatic Mary Shelley stumbles more than her fictional monster did.
Big new titles perfect for the littles.
