6 Things We’re Thankful For

It’s Thanksgiving! What are you grateful for? Here at the Independent, we’re thankful for the following people in our lives who’ve impacted our reading, our writing, or simply our love of books. Today and every day, we’re in their debt.

9 Books with a Strong Sense of Place

It’s Geography Awareness Week! (We know, right?) So put down your globe and pick up these fascinating stories, all of which boast a vivid setting.

Declare Your Independent!

Meet the Colorado-based Boulder Book Store

10 of the Best War Novels

In honor of Veterans Day, here are 10 of the most compelling war novels ever written.

5 Books for Your Adventurous Elementary-Schooler

Keep your thrill-seeking middle-grade reader entertained with these fun, feisty tales!

Meet Big Lucks Books

This small DC-based press thinks really, really big.

Bedtime Stories: November 2014

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

8 Rules for Giving Books

This holiday tradition is more fraught than you think.