5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The Kardashians don’t just reflect the zeitgeist, they create it, influencing the ways we spend our money, think about our bodies and understand online identity.”

By Book Marks | May 28, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending May 24, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 28, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending May 24, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 28, 2026

Barry Walters on LGBTQ Music 1969-2000

Barry Walters on LGBTQ Music 1969-2000

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 28, 2026

Why Michael Crichton’s Best Novel Failed as a Movie

Why Michael Crichton’s Best Novel Failed as a Movie

Ian Mackenzie on the Formative Reading and the Lasting Influence of Sphere

By Ian Mackenzie | May 27, 2026

Who Are You When You Lose Your Job? And Other Questions You Can Answer by Making Art

Who Are You When You Lose Your Job? And Other Questions You Can Answer by Making Art

Hugo dos Santos Goes to Work at a Desk in the Basement

By Hugo dos Santos | May 27, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward
  • Sunrise
  • A Tender Age
  • Under the Falls
  • The Responsible Party
  • Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art
  • A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving: Lessons on Love, Care, and Survival: A Memoir
  • Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland
  • Hocus Pocus
  • Are They Dead Yet?: The Art of the Obit

19 Novels You Need to Read This Summer

By Emily Temple | May 26, 2026

We Should All Be Autodidacts: The Case For Reading the Great Books at Your Own Pace

By Naomi Kanakia | May 26, 2026

The Gays and Their Ghosts: Natalie Adler Recommends Queer Ghost Stories

By Natalie Adler | May 26, 2026

Namwali Serpell and Hanif Abdurraqib on Toni Morrison’s <em>Song of Solomon</em>

Namwali Serpell and Hanif Abdurraqib on Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon

From the New Podcast PASSAGES: On Morrison

By Passages: On Morrison | May 26, 2026

David Sedaris, Matt Haig, Missouri Williams, and more: 20 new books out today!

David Sedaris, Matt Haig, Missouri Williams, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | May 26, 2026

Everyone is an AI Cop Now: What Happens When an AI-Generated Story Wins a Prestigious Prize

Everyone is an AI Cop Now: What Happens When an AI-Generated Story Wins a Prestigious Prize

Innocent Chizaram Ilo on the Ongoing Dilemma for Readers and Writers

By Innocent Chizaram Ilo | May 22, 2026

Villains Are Just More Interesting Than Heroes (and More F*ckable, If We’re Being Frank)

Villains Are Just More Interesting Than Heroes (and More F*ckable, If We’re Being Frank)

Natalie Zina Walschots on Why We‘re More Drawn to the Bad Guys

By Natalie Zina Walschots | May 22, 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 Ali Smith, Ayelet Waldman, Emily LaBarge, and more

By Book Marks | May 22, 2026

“I Hope to Die Laughing.” On Tom Drury’s <em>The End of Vandalism</em>

“I Hope to Die Laughing.” On Tom Drury’s The End of Vandalism

Ross McMeekin Explores the Ways Fiction Can Help Us Cope With Emotionally Difficult Periods of Life

By Ross McMeekin | May 22, 2026

Namwali Serpell and Tracy K. Smith Discuss Toni Morrison’s <em>The Bluest Eye</em>

Namwali Serpell and Tracy K. Smith Discuss Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye

From a New Podcast, PASSAGES: On Morrison

By Passages: On Morrison | May 21, 2026

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