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

Ellie Roscher on <em>Fair Game</em> and the Future for Trans Athletes

Ellie Roscher on Fair Game and the Future for Trans Athletes

In Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 26, 2026

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

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

Irina Sadovina on the Important Lessons in Anna Nerkagi’s White Moss

By Irina Sadovina | March 25, 2026

Why We Still Need Book Festivals

Why We Still Need Book Festivals

Julie Finch’s Keynote Speech From the 2026 London Book Fair

By Julie Finch | March 25, 2026

In Defense of Pet Portraiture as a Worthy Art Form

In Defense of Pet Portraiture as a Worthy Art Form

Morgan Day on the Practice of Artistic Tradition

By Morgan Day | March 24, 2026

Astrofiction: Seven Novels With Astronaut Protagonists

Astrofiction: Seven Novels With Astronaut Protagonists

Cecile Pin Recommends Samantha Harvey, Eliana Ramage, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and More

By Cecile Pin | March 24, 2026

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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

By Caroline Tracey | March 23, 2026

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

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

Andrea Mara on Building Suspense

Andrea Mara on Building Suspense

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 23, 2026

Rachel Eliza Griffiths on Finding the Poetry in Grief

Rachel Eliza Griffiths on Finding the Poetry in Grief

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | 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

Marlene Zuk on Tackling Writer’s Block (as a Scientist)

Marlene Zuk on Tackling Writer’s Block (as a Scientist)

“Once you have something to get you going, the rest sometimes follows.”

By Marlene Zuk | March 20, 2026

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