In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Which Robert Leleux Reads an Alarming Number of Biographies About Rich, White Americans

By Robert Leleux | April 3, 2026

Dylan Landis on How Writing Her <em>Rainey Royal</em> Series Saved Her Life

Dylan Landis on How Writing Her Rainey Royal Series Saved Her Life

“The devotional act of writing Rainey became the lifeboat I stepped into every day.”

By Dylan Landis | April 3, 2026

The Magic of a Slow-Burn Romance

The Magic of a Slow-Burn Romance

Laura Vogt Recommends Jane Austen, Charles Frazier, Erin Morgenstern, and More

By Laura Vogt | April 3, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Colm Tóibín, Tana French, Serena Kutchinsky, and more

By Book Marks | April 3, 2026

One great poem to read today: CD Wright’s “Floating Trees”

One great poem to read today: CD Wright’s “Floating Trees”

By Jonny Diamond | April 2, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A proud belletrist, Koestenbaum shakes against narrative like a vibrator that switches on in its plastic packaging.”

By Book Marks | April 2, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Villa Coco
  • Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me
  • Contrapposto
  • Earth 7
  • The Traveler: One Man's Quest for Humanity from the South Seas to Revolutionary Paris
  • Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America

Ana Gavrilovska on Pynchon’s Prescient Technofascism

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 2, 2026

Dear Harlequin: Nobody Asked For Your Weird, New AI Video “Microdramas”

By Maris Kreizman | April 2, 2026

How to Make a Literary Community (and Why It’s So Important Now)

By Carrie Olivia Adams | April 2, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending March 29, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 2, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending March 29, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 2, 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in April 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in April 2026

Caroline Carlson Shares What Your Kids Should Read This Spring

By Caroline Carlson | April 1, 2026

Diagnosing Murder: How Addiction Became a Central Motif in Crime Fiction

Diagnosing Murder: How Addiction Became a Central Motif in Crime Fiction

Theodore Martin Explores the Impact of the War on Drugs on American Literature

By Theodore Martin | April 1, 2026

International, Global, Universal Poetry Month: Seven Poetry Books to Read This April

International, Global, Universal Poetry Month: Seven Poetry Books to Read This April

Christopher Spaide Recommends New Work From Alex Averbuch, Joshua Bennett, Milo De Angelis and More

By Christopher Spaide | April 1, 2026

Dragon Lords and Reality TV Mechas: April’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Dragon Lords and Reality TV Mechas: April’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

New releases from Kritika H. Rao, Gwendolyn Kiste, Mike Chen, and more

By Natalie Zutter | April 1, 2026

Jenny Lawson Thinks It’s Okay If You’re Not For Everyone

Jenny Lawson Thinks It’s Okay If You’re Not For Everyone

The Author of How to Be Okay When Nothing is Okay on Rejection Sensitivity

By Jenny Lawson | March 31, 2026

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