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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending October 25, 2026

By Literary Hub | October 29, 2026

Pretending to Be Tony Shalhoub: On Co-Writing a Book in My Father's Voice

Pretending to Be Tony Shalhoub: On Co-Writing a Book in My Father's Voice

Josie Adams on the Strange Intimacy of Writing We Thought They’d Never Leave

By Josie Adams | October 28, 2026

Is Hitchcock Horror, Romance, or Both?

Is Hitchcock Horror, Romance, or Both?

Emma Cole on Finding the Romance Tropes in Psycho, Vertigo, and The Birds

By Emma Cole | October 28, 2026

Embracing the Darkness: In Praise of Writing Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

Embracing the Darkness: In Praise of Writing Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

"Tales of destruction and rebirth show us what truly matters."

By Kate Maupin | October 28, 2026

The Limits of Rationality: On <em>Gulliver’s Travels</em> at 300

The Limits of Rationality: On Gulliver’s Travels at 300

Ed Simon Considers What Jonathan Swift's Novel Can Reveal About Our World Today

By Ed Simon | October 28, 2026

How Becoming a Preacher Made Me a Better Writer

How Becoming a Preacher Made Me a Better Writer

Mindy Misener on Putting the Lessons of the Pulpit Into Practice When Drafting Her Debut Novel

By Mindy Misener | October 28, 2026

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Worth the Risk: On Daring to Choose the Writing Life

By Jung Yun | October 28, 2026

Jane Eyre’s Watercolors, Lily Briscoe’s Paintings, and The Problem With Writing About Art

By Rebecca Birrell | October 27, 2026

Chad Harbach, Jane Schoenbrun, Jonathan Van Meter and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | October 27, 2026

Brandon Taylor on Writing About Black Art and Black Artists in America

Brandon Taylor on Writing About Black Art and Black Artists in America

The Author of Minor Black Figures in Conversation With Matthew Sitman at The Center For Fiction

By The Center for Fiction | October 26, 2026

Anika Fajardo on Connecting With Her Colombian Heritage Through Magical Realism

Anika Fajardo on Connecting With Her Colombian Heritage Through Magical Realism

“I had found a way to understand the truth—or a truth—about who I was and where I came from.”

By Anika Fajardo | October 26, 2026

Mohammed Massoud Morsi on Writing About Palestinian Lives Beyond the Headlines

Mohammed Massoud Morsi on Writing About Palestinian Lives Beyond the Headlines

“Turning to fiction allowed for stories that would otherwise have disappeared into the chest of time, to live on.”

By Mohammed Massoud Morsi | October 23, 2026

How a Love of Salem and <em>The House of Seven Gables</em> Inspired My Debut Novel

How a Love of Salem and The House of Seven Gables Inspired My Debut Novel

Ashley Woo on Otherness, the Darkness of the Past, and How History Shapes Her Writing

By Ashley Woo | October 23, 2026

How to Find the Perfect Writing Soundtrack

How to Find the Perfect Writing Soundtrack

Marissa Levien on the Sound of Creativity

By Marissa Levien | October 23, 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 Lawrence Wright, Walter Mosley, Lisa Hanawalt, Larry David, and More

By Book Marks | October 23, 2026

Nicole Bedera on the Cornell 7, Title IX, and How Universities Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence

Nicole Bedera on the Cornell 7, Title IX, and How Universities Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 22, 2026

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