A peek at what’s on tap this week.
How to Lose Your Mother
By Molly Jong-Fast
Coming to terms with a famous, and famously flawed, parent.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
Parakeet: A Novel
By Marie-Helene Bertino
A tale of healing and intimacy that uses magical realism to amplify issues facing minorities.
Authors on Audio: A Conversation with Scott Phillips
By Stephen Usery
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Galileo and the Science Deniers
By Mario Livio
A fresh reminder of the wrongheaded outcomes that result when science is thwarted by politics.
We came, we read, we gushed. Here’s a recap of the titles that left us especially warm and swoony last month.
The celebrated Romanian novelist and playwright discusses the fiction of protest, experimental theater, and her invincible, positive outlook.
Un-American: A Soldier’s Reckoning of Our Longest War
By Erik Edstrom
This reflection on Afghanistan leaves readers feeling bereft and thoughtful about the meaning and nature of battle.
We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. Seriously, though, here are May’s winners.
The Safety Net: An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
By Andrea Camilleri; translated by Stephen Sartarelli
The 25th installment of this popular detective series is as brilliant and delicious as the first.
