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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending April 26, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 30, 2026

Stephen King, Yiyun Li, Scandalous academics... 27 new paperbacks out this month.

Stephen King, Yiyun Li, Scandalous academics... 27 new paperbacks out this month.

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 30, 2026

Liam Callanan on Trump vs. the Pope

Liam Callanan on Trump vs. the Pope

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 30, 2026

One great poem to read today: Patricia Smith’s “10-Year-Old Shot Three Times But She's Fine”

One great poem to read today: Patricia Smith’s “10-Year-Old Shot Three Times But She's Fine”

By Jonny Diamond | April 29, 2026

Mother Tongues: How Family History Plays a Part in Language and Translation

Mother Tongues: How Family History Plays a Part in Language and Translation

Chenxin Jiang: “Which is my mother tongue and which an other tongue?”

By Chenxin Jiang | April 29, 2026

One great poem to read today: Sarah Jean Grimm’s “Zero Conditional”

One great poem to read today: Sarah Jean Grimm’s “Zero Conditional”

By Jonny Diamond | April 28, 2026

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Ten Memoirs That Explore the Nuances of Family Estrangement

By Jenny Bartoy | April 28, 2026

Helen Benedict on Chronicling the Legacy of the Iraq War In Fiction

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Tom Perrotta, Jordan Harper, Emma Copley Eisenberg, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | April 28, 2026

On Vigdis Hjorth’s <em>Repetition</em> and the Hidden Disenfranchisement of Children

On Vigdis Hjorth’s Repetition and the Hidden Disenfranchisement of Children

Kylie Cheung: "It’s impressive, terrifying really, the kinds of things we can make ourselves believe.’

By Kylie Cheung | April 27, 2026

The Power of a Number: Erin Vincent on Grief, Loss, and a Fixation on Fourteen

The Power of a Number: Erin Vincent on Grief, Loss, and a Fixation on Fourteen

“At fourteen I decided I would be hard as a stone and burn bright as the sun.”

By Erin Vincent | April 27, 2026

Interrogating the Heaviness: On Resilience in Fiction and Real Life

Interrogating the Heaviness: On Resilience in Fiction and Real Life

Rachel León and Grace Spulak Discuss The Ways Their Creative Process Is Informed By Professional and Personal Experience

By Rachel León | April 27, 2026

Without the “Women’s Fiction” of the Early Aughts I Wouldn’t Have Survived My Divorce

Without the “Women’s Fiction” of the Early Aughts I Wouldn’t Have Survived My Divorce

Sarah Vacchiano on Experiencing a “Soft Launch” to Adulthood—and Writing About It

By Sarah Vacchiano | April 24, 2026

Brad Neely on Embracing Errors When Making Art

Brad Neely on Embracing Errors When Making Art

“I like art that preserves the rough edges of the person.”

By Brad Neely | April 24, 2026

A Short History of America’s Drowned Towns

A Short History of America’s Drowned Towns

Erin L. McCoy on the Intersection of Misplaced Nostalgia and Environmental Violence That Inspired Her Novel

By Erin L. McCoy | April 24, 2026

Writing About Life in America Before Roe v. Wade, in Fiction and in Memoir

Writing About Life in America Before Roe v. Wade, in Fiction and in Memoir

Tracy Clark-Flory and Kate Schatz Discuss the Research Process, Reuniting With Their Siblings, and Trying to Capture the History of Reproductive Rights

By Tracy Clark-Flory and Kate Schatz | April 24, 2026

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