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The Weight of the Self: On James Merrill’s <em>A Different Person</em>

The Weight of the Self: On James Merrill’s A Different Person

Hilton Als Considers the Influence of Class and Queerness in the Life and Work of a Gay American Poet

By Hilton Als | March 3, 2026

Rebecca Solnit, Vigdis Hjorth, Terry Tempest Williams, and more: 23 new books out today!

Rebecca Solnit, Vigdis Hjorth, Terry Tempest Williams, and more: 23 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | March 3, 2026

The Absurdity of Authoritarianism: A Conversation With Svetlana Satchkova

The Absurdity of Authoritarianism: A Conversation With Svetlana Satchkova

Virginia Marshall Discusses Art, Repression and Exile With the Author of The Undead

By Virginia Marshall | March 2, 2026

Woodsy Necromancers and Space Moby-Dick: March’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Woodsy Necromancers and Space Moby-Dick: March’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Stave off winter doldrums with new books from Alexis Hall, Jenn Lyons, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and more

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Printers’ Fists, Palaces, and Pavese Stone: New Poetry Coming in March

Printers’ Fists, Palaces, and Pavese Stone: New Poetry Coming in March

Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends Andrés Cerpa, Monica Ferrell, Melissa Range, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | March 2, 2026

10 New Children’s Books To Get Wonderfully Lost In This March

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Ordinary Mind Remembering Ordinary Matter: Allen Ginsberg on Poetic Honesty

By Allen Ginsberg | February 27, 2026

Anti-Fascist Writers, Fascist Family Legacies: Reading Nicholas Mosley in 2026

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Tobias Carroll on the Shockingly Mixed Legacy of England’s Mosley Family

By Tobias Carroll | February 27, 2026

Karen Russell, Wendell Berry, Writers on Freud, and 26 more paperback books out today.

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By Gabrielle Bellot | February 27, 2026

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A Sultry, Summery Escape: Seven Hamptons Novels to Read This Winter

A Sultry, Summery Escape: Seven Hamptons Novels to Read This Winter

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

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Tayari Jones on Moving Back Home

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