Bedtime Stories: March 2015

What do book lovers have queued up on their nightstands and ready to read before lights-out? We asked a few of them, and here’s what they said.

On Violence

Give it a reason or give it a rest

The Washington Writers Conference Presents Linda Lear

Meet one of the renowned participants in Books Alive! 2015

5 Most Popular Posts: February 2015

We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. Having said that, here are February’s winners.

It’s Not You. Really.

Turning rejection into a positive experience

6 New Lit-Fic Titles

A sampling from Publishers Weekly’s list of the spring’s most-anticipated literary fiction.

5 Ways to Make Your Fiction Come Alive

Simple suggestions for helping your prose sing

Fifty Shades of Play

I wonder if my new kids’ books can capitalize on a trend…