The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
By Griffin Dunne
An affecting, poignant recollection of life among the Hollywood literati.
The Wounded World
By Chad L. Williams
An outstanding account of the eminent intellectual’s literary Waterloo.
Meet one of the renowned writers participating in the Independent's annual Books Alive! conference.
What do literary types 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.
The Castle of Whispers: A Novel
By Carole Martinez
The bestselling French author transports readers to 12th-century France, while still providing hard-hitting social commentary.
In Defense of Pop Fiction
By E.A. Aymar
Why the line between genres needs to be crossed.
Orfeo: A Novel
By Richard Powers
A literary high-wire act with a powerful meditation on music, musical history and music in history at its core.
Silence Once Begun: A Novel
By Jesse Ball
All stories are fiction, as the saying goes. Facts are shaped by the observer.
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
By Jennifer Senior
A parenting book that acknowledges the disappointments and drudgery that accompany the delights of raising children.
Caught
By Lisa Moore
A criminal seems unable to stay ahead of the police while plotting one last job.
