A baker’s dozen of promising new titles.
Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary History
By Anthony E. Kaye with Gregory P. Downs
This bold account of the infamous rebel leaves many questions unanswered.
The Way That Leads Among the Lost: Life, Death, and Hope in Mexico City’s Anexos
By Angela Garcia
How controversial south-of-the-border clinics approach addiction.
Patrick Henry
By Jon Kukla
A chronicle of the lesser-known Founding Father who famously said, “Give me liberty or give me death!”
A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.
The Abundant Life: A Novel
By Aaron Jacobs
A funny, madcap story that somehow doesn’t defy reality.
The Anomaly: A Novel
By Michael Rutger
This cave-based thriller offers up rich plot details along with satisfying psychological tangles.
We came, we read, we gushed. Here’s a recap of the titles that left us especially warm and swoony this past month.
Because I Come from a Crazy Family: The Making of a Psychiatrist
By Edward M. Hallowell, MD
An eminent physician uses his painful upbringing to heal others.
We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are July’s winners.
America for Beginners: A Novel
By Leah Franqui
An Indian mother journeys to the U.S. in search of her possibly deceased son.
