A peek at what’s on tap in the Independent this week.
Before the Gilded Age
By Mark L. Goldstein
Meet the most noteworthy financier you’ve never heard of.
Washington’s Gay General
By Josh Trujillo and Levi Hastings
A queer Revolutionary War hero gets his glorious due.
Life in the Margins
By Anne Cassidy
I know just where to jot down my literary musings.
The Swimmers: A Novel
By Julie Otsuka
As a woman slips into dementia, she and her daughter face the end of her life.
A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House
By Jonathan W. White
A fascinating look at how our 16th president welcomed Black guests.
Restoration Heart
By William Cash
A middle-aged Brit at loose ends embraces his landed-gentry roots.
Kink
Edited by R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell
Its titillating subject matter aside, this collection is strangely uninspired.
When I’m Gone, Look for Me in the East: A Novel
By Quan Barry
A quiet, magical tale of never-ending questions and universal truths.
A Maestro & Mentor
By Suzy Rigdon
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Riding the musical waves with Brendan Slocumb
New collections to make life more lyrical.
