5 Most Popular Posts: December 2015
- January 5, 2016
We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are December’s winners.
- “The 13 Best Novels of the Year.” How many people clicked, liked, and/or tweeted this list? We can’t even count that high. Do you really care about our opinions that much, or are you just messing with us?
- Poetry Exemplars. Once again, Grace Cavalieri proves she’s a couplet-fueled force to be reckoned with.
- “2015 Holiday Gift Guide.” Shanna Wilson threw a lifeline to you last-minute shoppers (and you know who you are) with this well-curated list of titles worth giving.
- A review of The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro. M.K. Tod, herself a historical-fiction novelist, gave a thoughtful account of this tale, set largely during WWII, and readers responded.
- A review of Sailor and Fiddler: Reflections of a 100-Year-Old Author by Herman Wouk. David Bruce Smith’s critique of the centenarian’s new memoir drew scores of readers eager to learn more about the legendary writer’s life.