Genius Grants

Darrell Delamaide looks at writers who have won MacArthur "genius grants."

Podcast: Interview with Philip Stephens

Stephen Usery interviews Philip Stephens about his debut novel "Miss Me When I'm Gone."

Q&A with Rachel Machacek, author of The Science of Single

It was impossible not to do something about “love” in February. February is the month of romance, isn't it?

Podcast: Interview with Wendell Potter, author of Deadly Spin

Wendell Potter used to be head of communications at a top health insurance company. His new book "Deadly Spin" exposes the distortion and fear manufactured by America’s health insurance industry.

The bankruptcy filing of Borders book stores means two hundred fewer "superstores," lost jobs, and . . . what else?

Q&A With Thomas B. Allen

Thomas B. Allen discusses the sweeping, dramatic history of the Americans who chose to side with the British in the Revolution

Welcome to the Washington Independent Review of Books

A message from Washington Independent Review of Books President David Stewart.

Video: Interview with Mary Jane Clark

Mary Jane Clark talks with Stephen Usery about the first book, "To Have and to Kill", in her new series "The Wedding Cake Mysteries." Also, a preview of next week's interview with Philip Stephens.