In Praise of Problematic Women: A Reading List of “Bad” Mothers

In Praise of Problematic Women: A Reading List of “Bad” Mothers

Ej Dickson Recommends Philip Roth, Rachel Hochhauser, Nick Hornby and More

By Ej Dickson | February 23, 2026

Nine Memorable Depictions of AI in Fiction

Nine Memorable Depictions of AI in Fiction

Justin C. Key Recommends Martha Wells, Michael Crichton, S.B. Divya, and More

By Justin C Key | February 23, 2026

Namwali Serpell on Toni Morrison and the Power of Ambiguity

Namwali Serpell on Toni Morrison and the Power of Ambiguity

Beloved reflects a deep ambivalence about revelation, specifically about the use of language to reveal."">"Beloved reflects a deep ambivalence about revelation, specifically about the use of language to reveal."

By Namwali Serpell | February 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 Toni Morrison, Mohammed Hanif, Mark Haddon, and More

By Book Marks | February 20, 2026

How Finding My Narrator Brought My Entire Book Together

How Finding My Narrator Brought My Entire Book Together

Burnside Soleil on Living With His Characters

By Burnside Soleil | February 20, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending February 15, 2026

By Literary Hub | February 19, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Keeper
  • The Life You Want
  • The News from Dublin: Stories
  • Kutchinsky's Egg: A Family's Story of Obsession, Love, and Loss
  • Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team
  • A Good Person

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | February 19, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Anne Fadiman is Reading Now, and Next

By Diana Arterian | February 19, 2026

Yi-Ling Liu on Internet Censorship in China and the U.S.

By Fiction Non Fiction | February 19, 2026

Imagination is Not Enough: Why Fiction Needs Fieldwork

Imagination is Not Enough: Why Fiction Needs Fieldwork

Amara Lakhous on the Necessity of Combining Personal Experience With Research to Create Compelling Stories

By Amara Lakhous | February 18, 2026

Why I Wrote a Middle Grade Book About Religion

Why I Wrote a Middle Grade Book About Religion

Huda Al-Marashi on Going to Catholic School and the Value of Having Conversations About Religion Early in Life

By Huda Al-Marashi | February 18, 2026

On Dancing As Rebellion and The Problem of Embodiment

On Dancing As Rebellion and The Problem of Embodiment

Sarah Domet: “I wanted to learn to be free on land. Dance seemed to be an answer.”

By Sarah Domet | February 18, 2026

Michael R. Jackson on Sam Greenlee's THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR

Michael R. Jackson on Sam Greenlee's THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | February 18, 2026

<em>The Cosmic Library</em> Hears Imaginary Music

The Cosmic Library Hears Imaginary Music

Kicking off the In Search of Lost Time season

By The Cosmic Library | February 18, 2026

Namwali Serpell on Approaching Toni Morrison’s Work As a Reader and a Critic

Namwali Serpell on Approaching Toni Morrison’s Work As a Reader and a Critic

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of On Morrison

By Jane Ciabattari | February 17, 2026

Suffering Under the Speaker: On Louise Glück, Garth Greenwell, and Vocal Duality

Suffering Under the Speaker: On Louise Glück, Garth Greenwell, and Vocal Duality

D.S. Waldman Considers His Own Poetic Voice Alongside Those of His Mentors and Peers

By D.S. Waldman | February 17, 2026

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