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Among political novels set in Washington, D.C., Seven Days in May holds a special place; it imagines a right-wing military conspiracy to overthrow the president and the Constitution.
A recurring feature by Becky Meloan showcasing recently released books that book clubs may find interesting.
Andrew Marble, who reviewed All In for the Independent and is himself a military biographer, investigates how the affair between General Petraeus and Paula Broadwell may have affected the book.
A look at reviews of National Book Award finalists, and interviews with authors, from the Independent and around the web.
When I mention that I teach memoir writing, I often get the reaction, “You must hear a lot of heavy stuff.” I do, and I feel I live a wider life because of it. But writing memoir is not about the heavy stuff. It’s about what the writer makes of the experience, and about shaping that experience into an engaging story....
The author of Seduced by Logic: Emilie du Chatelet, Mary Somerville and the Newtonian Revolution provides a historical perspective on an all-too-real problem.
This October, we celebrate the Hispanic Heritage with the work by one of its luminaries.
