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.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
We’re All Damaged: A Novel
By Matthew Norman
The funny, engaging story of a hapless thirtysomething struggling as much with his present as his past
“The human concern for others would seem to be the one story that, adequately told, no person can fully bear to hear.”
The World According to Star Wars
By Cass R. Sunstein
A prominent legal scholar and social commentator attempts to interpret the blockbuster franchise
Voyager: Travel Writings
By Russell Banks
Wanderlust mingles with mortality in this insightful new collection of essays
We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are May’s winners.
You May See a Stranger: Stories
By Paula Whyman
These tales of life and strife set in the 1980s and 90s will resonate with Gen-Xers
This Brave New World: India, China, and the United States
By Anja Manuel
A well-researched though incomplete work that focuses more on productivity than humanity
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