An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln
By Lois Romano
The famously volatile figure is cast in a sympathetic light.
It All Felt Impossible
By Tom McAllister
A man takes annual stock of his life in this unique collection.
We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. Having said that, here are September’s winners.
Common People: In Pursuit of My Ancestors
By Alison Light
A masterful chronicle of what it means to unearth one's past.
The author discusses his new book, Black Flags, which chronicles how ISIS came to be and America’s role in creating it.
Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS
By Joby Warrick
A journalistic, sometimes gruesome look at a nascent movement's reign of terror.
Nut Country: Right-Wing Dallas and the Birth of the Southern Strategy
By Edward H. Miller
Whither Texas in the Republican Party’s rise?
Told from different perspectives, the author’s new novel is all about secrets — those kept and those revealed.
How’s Your Faith? An Unlikely Spiritual Journey
By David Gregory
The former host of "Meet the Press" chronicles his move from rudderless to rooted.
5 Indian Authors You Should Be Reading
By Koral Dasgupta
If your familiarity with India’s writers begins and ends with Salman Rushdie, it’s time to widen your horizons!
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