We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. Having said that, here are July’s winners.
- “6 Best Books We’ve Read This Year (So Far).” We’d like to think you care deeply about our
readerly opinions, but the truth is you’re just suckers for a good list, isn’t
it?
- “Privacy for Writers.” Martha
Anne Toll’s thought-provoking essay on scribes’ need for solitude had hundreds
of visitors clicking and pondering.
- An interview with author Juan Cole. Escalating horrors in the region may have compelled people to seek out the insights of Cole, author of The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation Is Changing the Middle East.
- “15 Funny Reads to Stave off Boredom.” These things are like catnip, aren’t they? (See “suckers
for a good list,” above.)
- Bedtime Stories. Who wants to know what other people are reading? Everybody, apparently! That’s why so many of you surfed over to see what books author Monica Bhide and NPR’s Annalisa Quinn have stacked up on their nightstands.
