Snapshots

A periodic feature from The Independent Staff, showcasing brief book reviews.

Author Q&A: Leni Zumas

Author Leni Zumas speaks with Linda Morefield about debut novel The Listeners.

Exemplars: A Poetry Feature

A monthly column by Grace Cavalieri reviewing new books of poetry.

Snapshots

Today’s snapshots have fun with the all-American pastimes of politics and baseball.

Q&A with Ted Bell

Ted Bell tells us about artificial intelligence, a world run by machines, and the transcendence of 'thrillers' to the literary stage.

Snapshots

Non-fiction Snapshots this time, of pilots in WWII, slum-dwellers in Mumbai, and the "lasting political damage" caused by the retreating British empire. Terrific reads all!

Author Q&A: James Barrett

James R. Barrett details his supposition that the Irish immigrant experience set the template for subsequent waves of immigration.

Q&A with Tracy Crow

Q&A with Tracy Crow, author of Eyes Right, Confessions of a Woman Marine