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In these snapshots, you’ll find sexual exploitation; a downbeat novel about youthful frustration, disappointment and mistakes of the past; and a dark and stormy night when uninvited guests challenge propriety and expectations.
The first of a two-part Q&A with the author of From Slave Ship to Harvard. The second part will appear Tuesday!
Hankering for the blues? Longing to learn a tad more about murder how-to? Wanting to spend some more time with those "engines of change," the American automobile and what those engines tell us about ourselves and our history? Then today's snapshot is for you. Enjoy.
Harland's Half Acre by David Malouf, published in 1984, is our July Slow Reads recommendation.
The Independent talks to Joe Lansdale, author of "Edge of Dark Water."
A periodic feature from The Independent Staff, showcasing brief book reviews.
The Independent discusses Madeline Miller's book The Song of Achilles winner of the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction.
The Independent talks to Alice Randal, author of the new book Ada's Rules: A Sexy Skinny Novel.
