The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending May 17, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 21, 2026

Christian B. Miller on The Honesty Crisis

Christian B. Miller on The Honesty Crisis

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 21, 2026

How George Saunders’s Analysis of Russian Masters Provides a Critical Language for Audio Narratives

How George Saunders’s Analysis of Russian Masters Provides a Critical Language for Audio Narratives

Sarah Montague Applies A Swim in a Pond in the Rain to Seminal Radio Works

By Sarah Montague | May 20, 2026

Strange, Mysterious and Beautiful: Rachel Mills Recommends Essential Novels of Sisterhood

Strange, Mysterious and Beautiful: Rachel Mills Recommends Essential Novels of Sisterhood

Featuring Work by Oyinkan Braithwaite, Mary Lyn Bracht, Abigail Bergstrom and More

By Rachel Mills | May 20, 2026

Why, As Writers, Do We Cut the Things We Love?

Why, As Writers, Do We Cut the Things We Love?

Kayla Rae Whitaker on the “Animal Data” That Makes Up a Good Story

By Kayla Rae Whitaker | May 20, 2026

A Pawnshop of the Mind: In Praise of Object-Based Writing

A Pawnshop of the Mind: In Praise of Object-Based Writing

Emily Rapp Black Offers Some Advice to Help Craft Your Next Story or Essay

By Emily Rapp Black | May 20, 2026

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Ayelet Waldman on What Quilting Taught Her About the Creative Process

By Ayelet Waldman | May 19, 2026

The Man Who Reads Books For a Living (One Every Two Days)

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How Just a Few Taps on a Bunch of Buttons Can Curate Meaning

How Just a Few Taps on a Bunch of Buttons Can Curate Meaning

Robert Isaacs on the Rhythm of Writing

By Robert Isaacs | May 19, 2026

What It Means to Go From School Drop Out to Writing Tutor

What It Means to Go From School Drop Out to Writing Tutor

Djamel White on Teaching Kids How to Write

By Djamel White | May 19, 2026

On Authenticity, Acquisition, and the Secret Lives of Objects

On Authenticity, Acquisition, and the Secret Lives of Objects

Nicole Cherubini and Natalie Lemle Discuss the Stories That Ancient Artifacts Can Carry

By Nicole Cherubini | May 19, 2026

Paige Lewis, Ali Smith, Jesmyn Ward, and more: 21 new books out today!

Paige Lewis, Ali Smith, Jesmyn Ward, and more: 21 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | May 19, 2026

Translator Beware: On the Myth of the Finicky English Reader

Translator Beware: On the Myth of the Finicky English Reader

Anton Hur Discusses the Future of Literary Translation

By Anton Hur | May 18, 2026

Writing in Exile: Why Russian Dissident Literature Demands Our Attention

Writing in Exile: Why Russian Dissident Literature Demands Our Attention

Katherine Kelaidis on the Russian Writers Defying Putin's Regime from Abroad

By Katherine Kelaidis | May 18, 2026

Navigating the Coming-of-Illness Narrative

Navigating the Coming-of-Illness Narrative

“We need these stories, because they reveal a potent truth: no one is immune to illness and death.”

By Lorraine Boissoneault | May 18, 2026

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