Bedtime Stories: Dec. 2017

What do book lovers have queued up on their nightstands and ready to read before lights-out? We asked one of them, and here’s what he said.

5 Most Popular Posts: November 2017

We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are November’s winners.

Our Favorite Books of 2017

So many great reads, so little time...

5 Most Popular Posts: September 2017

We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are September’s winners.

WWI Fiction: Still Relevant a Century Later

A new survey of Great War novels finds that 91% of respondents have read either a few or many books set during this era.

Bedtime Stories: Sept. 2017

What do book lovers have queued up on their nightstands and ready to read before lights-out? We asked one of them, and here’s what she said.

5 Great Books about America’s Birth

A handful of nonfiction titles that capture how it all began

I Come from the World

A new literary journal offers a $500 prize