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With books, as in life, we only hurt the ones we love.
The short-story master and talented novelist discusses the writing life and his new 9/11-themed novel, Before, During, After.
Jack Livings’ short-story collection, The Dog, was just published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Two authors give distinct voice to the people of one city — Baltimore.
We’d love to say all books are created equal, but it just isn't so. Some you have to slog your way through — we're looking at you, Moby-Dick — while others flow into your soul like they’re part of your DNA. Here are some of the Independent's favorites among the latter. If you haven't read them before, get going. If you have, get going again.
Recently, Oregon-based Powell’s, an indie bookstore, surveyed fellow word nerds to find out which titles populate their must-read bucket lists. Here are 11 of the top vote-getters.
The award-winning author discusses her latest novel, Closed Doors, a family story set on a small Scottish island where everyone knows everything about everybody.
Could punctuation have altered the Declaration of Independence?
