AI, Take a Bow
By Scott D. Seligman
(But just this once.)
The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America’s Eastern Wilderness
By Andrew Moore
An edifying look at efforts to rewild parts of the U.S.
How to Lose Your Mother
By Molly Jong-Fast
Coming to terms with a famous, and famously flawed, parent.
An Interview with Susan Muaddi Darraj
By Hannah Grieco
The writer talks kid lit, #OwnVoices, and the importance of authentic storytelling.
We came, we read, we gushed. Here’s a recap of the titles that left us especially warm and swoony this past month.
Shuggie Bain: A Novel
By Douglas Stuart
An alcoholic mother and her young son struggle to survive in Thatcher-era Glasgow.
The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties
By Christopher Caldwell
Solid writing and research aside, this jeremiad about our changing national landscape reveals the author’s bitterness.
We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. Seriously, though, here are January’s winners.
The Peacock Feast
By Lisa Gornick
Tragedy and a glimmer of hope drive this historical family drama.
Broken Ground
By Val McDermid
A young couple, searching for a buried inheritance, instead unearth a decades-old murder victim in this largely unsatisfying whodunit.
Perfect Little Children: A Novel
By Sophie Hannah
After a long estrangement, a woman comes face-to-face with her former best friend…who hasn’t aged a day.
