What Are They Reading? The Iron Maidens Book Club

Susan Storer Clark, a regular contributor to the Independent, recently joined the Iron Maidens, a unique book club in the Washington, D.C. area.

Author Q&A with David Ebenbach

Linda Morefield interviews David Ebenbach, author of Into the Wilderness.

January Slow Read: The Bridge of San Luis Rey

January's Slow Read is The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder. This is a monthly feature by Patricia Bochi inviting readers to (re)discover a work that’s so rich and delightful it calls for slow reading to appreciate it fully.

Author Q&A with James Campbell

Question and Answer with the author of The Color of War.

Some of the Best Books of 2012 Selected by The Independent’s Staff

Some of The Independent's staff picked their favorites books of 2012. Find out which books made the cut!

The Best Books on Design and Architecture

Michael Marshall, internationally recognized for design excellence, recommends books on design and architecture.

Christmas Basket of Books: Heather Drucker

We asked Heather Drucker, a publicity director for a major publishing house, to tell us what books she was buying as gifts for others this holiday.

Christmas Basket of Books: William Kuhn

We asked the author of Mrs. Queen Takes The Train to tell us about the books on his gift list.