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On the Auction Block: Jack Kerouac’s Record-Breaking Manuscripts

On the Auction Block: Jack Kerouac’s Record-Breaking Manuscripts

Jean-Christophe Cloutier Considers the History of Kerouac’s Posthumous Sales

By Jean-Christophe Cloutier | March 26, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Thinking So Much Book Publicity is Cringe?

Am I the Asshole For Thinking So Much Book Publicity is Cringe?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | March 26, 2026

Six Retellings That Pull Apart Fairy Tales and Stitch Them Back Together in New and Wondrous Ways

Six Retellings That Pull Apart Fairy Tales and Stitch Them Back Together in New and Wondrous Ways

Bar Fridman-Tell Recommends Kelly Link, Roshani Chokshi, T. Kingfisher, and More

By Bar Fridman-Tell | March 26, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“With minimal skepticism, he platforms schemes that range from the contested and implausible... to the wholly impossible.”

By Book Marks | March 26, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending March 22, 2026

By Literary Hub | March 26, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending March 22, 2026

By Literary Hub | March 26, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Ellie Roscher on Fair Game and the Future for Trans Athletes

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 26, 2026

On the Complexities of Navigating Indigenous Life in a Relentlessly Modern World

By Irina Sadovina | March 25, 2026

Why We Still Need Book Festivals

By Julie Finch | March 25, 2026

Louise Erdrich, Han Kang, David Streitfeld, and more: 20 new books out today!

Louise Erdrich, Han Kang, David Streitfeld, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | March 24, 2026

How Andrei Tarkovsky Taught Me to Write About the American West

How Andrei Tarkovsky Taught Me to Write About the American West

Caroline Tracey on Tarkovsky’s Stalker and Salt Lakes

By Caroline Tracey | March 23, 2026

Pepper Basham on How <em>The Secret Garden</em> Inspired Her Love for British Literature

Pepper Basham on How The Secret Garden Inspired Her Love for British Literature

"I can still find my way there through these pages. Some gardens, it turns out, are always in season."

By Pepper Basham | March 23, 2026

Mieko Kawakami on Sisterhood, Survival, and Finding Hope in the Darkness

Mieko Kawakami on Sisterhood, Survival, and Finding Hope in the Darkness

In Conversation With Her Translators, Laurel Taylor and Hitomi Yoshio

By Leanne Ogasawara | March 23, 2026

If You Want to Understand the Enduring Appeal of <em>Wuthering Heights</em>, Read This Book

If You Want to Understand the Enduring Appeal of Wuthering Heights, Read This Book

Ellen O’Connell Whittet on Karen Powell’s Fifteen Wild Decembers

By Ellen O'Connell Whittet | March 20, 2026

Why the Poet Ed Sanders <br>Matters More Than Ever

Why the Poet Ed Sanders
Matters More Than Ever

Lucy Kogler in Praise of the Poet Who Never Stops Creating

By Lucy Kogler | March 20, 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 Hannah Lillith Assadi, Tara Menon, Ian Buruma, and more

By Book Marks | March 20, 2026

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