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

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending February 15, 2026

By Literary Hub | February 19, 2026

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

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

Featuring Tony Tulathimutte, George Eliot, C Pam Zhang, and More

By Diana Arterian | February 19, 2026

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

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

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Fiction/Non/Fiction

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

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On Dancing As Rebellion and The Problem of Embodiment

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

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The Cosmic Library Hears Imaginary Music

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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

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Sheila Heti on Torborg Nedreaas’s <em>Nothing Grows by Moonlight<em/>

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

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

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Eight Books About the Ups and Downs of Friendship

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Gisèle Pelicot, Namwali Serpell, Jon Meacham, and more: 21 new books out today!

Gisèle Pelicot, Namwali Serpell, Jon Meacham, and more: 21 new books out today!

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Sarah Aziza on Memoir as a Work of Art

Sarah Aziza on Memoir as a Work of Art

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David Guterson on Changing His Style

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