To See Beyond: Essays
By Anna Badkhen
An expansive consideration of who we are and what we stand to lose.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
A new book and exhibit at the National Gallery of Art delve into the Louvre’s history to explore just how tastes get made.
My Name Is Leon: A Novel
By Kit de Waal
A heartwarming story about the meaning of family set in 1980s London.
We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are August’s winners.
Saving Phoebe Murrow
By Herta Feely
An emotionally weighty look at a teen's pain and her mother's attempts to soothe it.
Register now for our October seminar, brought to you by the Washington Writers Conference!
Recalling a time when creative types could lose themselves — and find inspiration — in the utterly foreign.
Dan vs. Nature
By Don Calame
A refreshingly unserious YA novel full of laughs and heart.
What to give non-readers to turn them into unabashed bookworms
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