May 2, 2026 12–6 PM Washington Square South (between Thompson St. & Sullivan St.) New York City Join us for the tenth annual Indie Lit Fair, co-presented by the PEN World Voices Festival and the Commu...

If there’s one type of book that has the reputation of being even harder to market than a short story collection, it’s personal essays. The…

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Publicity is one of the most misunderstood parts of an author’s career, and in this episode of Fully Booked, we break down what it really involves. Publicist and author Terena Bell joins Craig and Rol...

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The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

May 3, 2025 12-5 PM Join us for the ninth annual Indie Lit Fair, co-presented by the PEN World Voices Festival and the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP). This year, the Indie Lit Fair...

Tell Me What You See is a collection of ten experimental short stories about coronavirus quarantines, climate change, the January 6th invasion on the US Capitol, and other events from 2020-2021. Wr…

The voluntarily surrender of the public’s power is how autocracies are built.

Google Calendar has removed reference to observances such as the beginning of Black history Month on Feb. 1, and Women's History Month on March 1.

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The lives of middle-aged men are to John Patrick Higgins as the statue of Ozymandias was to Shelley: epic, broken, and tragi-comic monuments to quiet desperation.

A conversation with Tyler C. Gore, a storyteller who finds joy in both the chaos and beauty of NYC inviting us all to find humor in the unexpected.