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We interviewed Sheila Hale, whose rich biography of Tiziano Vecellio is the first since 1877 to examine all contemporary accounts of Titian’s life and work.
Here is a cool piece describing 10 things that happens to our minds when we read, from encouraging the creation of mental imagery to making us more empathetic.
A monthly feature, by Grace Cavalieri, highlighting books of poetry and books about poets.
A new research study concludes that chick-lit novels may have detrimental effects on women’s self-esteem.
Tonight, come hear the Independent’s founder and president, author David O. Stewart, talk at the Mount Pleasant Library about how we learn about the books we love and the authors who wrote them.
This piece about writing and distraction by Benjamin Nugent resonated with me. Nugent – as prone to technological and other distractions as anyone else – managed to get into a writing program in a “college town on the prairie” and immersed himself in his fiction to the exclusion of all else.
We interviewed Gurjinder Basran, author of Everything Was Good-bye.
The proliferation of social media sites is almost as annoying as it is understandable.
