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.
Undermajordomo Minor: A Novel
By Patrick DeWitt
This kinda-sorta fairytale has humor and quirky, undeniable charm.
The Wake: A Novel
By Paul Kingsnorth
Powerless, damaged, and damned, a Dutch everyman embarks on a psychological journey in 1066.
An Interview with Kelley Clink
By Annette Gendler
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Here, the author discusses A Different Kind of Same, her memoir chronicling the aftermath of her brother’s death at his own hand.
Landfall
By Ellen Urbani
This well-intentioned though problematic novel unfolds amid Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
Find your next favorite read and support the Independent at the same time.
Beastly Bones: A Jackaby Novel
By William Ritter
This second-in-a-series story shines almost as brightly as the first.
What do book lovers have queued up on their nightstands and ready to read before lights-out? We asked a couple of them, and here’s what they said.
Wealth Secrets of the One Percent: A Modern Manual to Getting Marvelously, Obscenely Rich
By Sam Wilkin
Spoiler alert: The game is rigged.
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