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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Musk is many things: entrepreneur, far-right troll, cautionary tale about the negative effects of completely lacking a good sense of humor.”

By Book Marks | April 23, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending April 19, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 23, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending April 19, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 23, 2026

Caroline Bicks on Stephen King’s Archives of Horror

Caroline Bicks on Stephen King’s Archives of Horror

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 23, 2026

Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?

Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?

Daniel Hahn on Different Translations of Shakespeare

By Daniel Hahn | April 22, 2026

“Clitter” is a Real World: And Other Discoveries Reading the First Draft of Stephen King’s <em>Pet Sematary</em>

“Clitter” is a Real World: And Other Discoveries Reading the First Draft of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary

Caroline Bicks Explores the Literary Legacy of an Undisputed Master of the Genre

By Caroline Bicks | April 22, 2026

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  • Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000
  • Glyph
  • The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania
  • Dog Days

Jayne Anne Phillips on Chronicling Her West Virginia Upbringing and Writer’s Journey

By Jane Ciabattari | April 21, 2026

How Lewis and Clark Invented the Western

By Craig Fehrman | April 21, 2026

Eight Books About Women With Secret Lives

By Bonnie Friedman | April 21, 2026

Jayne Anne Phillips, Xochitl Gonzalez, T. C. Boyle, and more: 20 new books out today!

Jayne Anne Phillips, Xochitl Gonzalez, T. C. Boyle, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | April 21, 2026

In the Parlors of Black Bibliophiles: How Arturo Schomburg Built a Library and Made History

In the Parlors of Black Bibliophiles: How Arturo Schomburg Built a Library and Made History

Dr. Laura E. Helton on the Story of a Great American Book Collector

By Laura E. Helton | April 20, 2026

One great poem to read today: Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”

One great poem to read today: Robert Hayden’s “Those Winter Sundays”

By Jonny Diamond | April 17, 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 Maria Semple, Gwendoline Riley, Lena Dunham, and more

By Book Marks | April 17, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rachel Khong is Reading Now, And Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rachel Khong is Reading Now, And Next

Featuring Anne Truitt, Simon Critchley, James Hillman, and More

By Diana Arterian | April 17, 2026

Polly Barton on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s <em>Hell of Solitude</em>

Polly Barton on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s Hell of Solitude

“The question then is, what does matter? What do we have when we do not have a story?”

By Polly Barton | April 16, 2026

A Linguistic and Philosophical Tapestry: Suchitra Ramachandran on Jeyamohan’s <em>The Abyss</em>

A Linguistic and Philosophical Tapestry: Suchitra Ramachandran on Jeyamohan’s The Abyss

“Jeyamohan stages his fundamental inquiry into the nature of existence and the meaning of values that runs through all his novels.”

By Suchitra Ramachandran | April 16, 2026

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