A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
Given No Choice: A History of Abortion Rights
By Cody McDevitt
An edifying look at the fight for bodily autonomy.
Morning Sea: A Novel
By Margaret Mazzantini; translated by Ann Gigliardi
For two mothers, the social and psychological consequences of forced displacement are far-reaching.
Listen & Other Stories
By Liam Callanan
A subtly powerful, layered collection of tales.
Orhan’s Inheritance: A Novel
By Aline Ohanesian
A powerful, fictionalized account of a family haunted by the Armenian genocide.
The attorney/author discusses Snowden, RFK, and his brand-new novel.
Aspiring scribes to descend on St. Mary’s this summer.
I Refuse
By Per Petterson
This Scandinavian crime novel is not what you think it is.
We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. Having said that, here are May’s winners.
