Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon: An Appreciation

Brooke C. Stoddard takes a distant view of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire for the 2013 reader audience.

My Promised Land by Ari Shavit

“I’ve come not to argue but to understand.”

The Death of Quality Book Reviews? Hardly!

Despite news to the contrary, sites like this one continue guiding readers toward excellent titles.

Interview with Selby Fleming McPhee

Selby Fleming McPhee's Love Crazy provides a unique, engaging and entertaining experience of one couple's journey from the Roaring '20s to the sobering '40s and beyond.

Interview with Joe Cipriano and Ann Cipriano

Who is that talking? Whose mellifluous baritone is setting the tone for our evening television viewing?

Our New Year’s Reading Resolutions

It’s a new year, and we here at the Independent have many bookish resolutions. From finally making a dent in that endless to-read pile to tackling the works of specific authors, here are some staffers’ 2014 reading goals.

The Worst Books of 2013

A gloves-off recap of last year's not-so-good reads.