A Supreme Court Summer Potpourri

Following another summer of Supreme Court rulings, John Christie takes a look at recent reads on the storied Court and its justices.

Jeff Bezos Buys The Washington Post

The Amazon CEO and billionaire buys the storied newspaper. What does it mean? I have no idea. Do you?

Interview with Aifric Campbell

Aifric Campbell is an Irish writer living in the United Kingdom and the author of three previous novels. She spent many years at Morgan Stanley, where she became managing director on the London trading floor.

The Independent’s Top 5 July Entries

A look back at the reviews and features that earned the most readers last month.

Interview with Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley is the author of more than 40 books: five in the Leonid McGill Mysteries; 11 Easy Rawlins Mysteries; 18 books of other fiction; five nonfiction; a play; and even an original e-book. He has won numerous awards, including an O’Henry, a Grammy and Pen America’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

The 23 Best Opening Sentences From Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels

A list spanning most of the 20th century.

Interview with Ru Freeman

Ru Freeman's On Sal Mal Lane begins the day the Herath family moves onto the lane. Their street, a quiet peaceful place inhabited by Tamils, Muslims and Sinhalese, is edged by lovely scents and flowering trees at one end and a busy road at the other.

Interview with Susannah Conway

In This I Know Susannah Conway tells her story of bereavement and her journey through grief, and yet it is not a sad book, but rather a most inspiring one.