Dinner with Vickie Reh

The author of The Wine Table comes to Buck's Fishing and Camping in DC this Sun., Nov. 11th, at 7PM!

Tropelessly Devoted to You

The Tuscan Child clings too hard to a tired formula.

Sequential Imagination

Comic-book panels, the stanza, and time

9 Dystopian Novels to Take Your Mind off the Midterms

You know it's bad when post-apocalyptic stories somehow make you feel better...

Story Slam: Tales of Change, Growth, and Resistance

Join the fun in DC this Thurs., Nov. 8th, at 8PM!

An Interview with Tom Pollock

The Brit talks anxiety, gender stereotypes, and writing young-adult fiction

Two Heads Full of Ghosts

A pair of columnists contemplate The Haunting of Hill House.

5 Most Popular Posts: October 2018

We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are October’s winners.