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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending May 31, 2026

By Literary Hub | June 4, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending May 31, 2026

By Literary Hub | June 4, 2026

Sarah Pearsall on the Worldwide Scope of the American Revolution

Sarah Pearsall on the Worldwide Scope of the American Revolution

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 4, 2026

Why Women Need Fairy Tales to Stay Rooted in Their Own Lives

Why Women Need Fairy Tales to Stay Rooted in Their Own Lives

“Sometimes the stories you need arrive right on time and change everything...”

By Sharon Blackie | June 3, 2026

Reflections on an Angelheaded Hipster: Celebrating Allen Ginsberg’s 100th Birthday

Reflections on an Angelheaded Hipster: Celebrating Allen Ginsberg’s 100th Birthday

Ed Simon Rereads Howl, a ”Genuine Masterpiece”

By Ed Simon | June 3, 2026

A Love Letter to My Hometown: On Revisiting Rural New Hampshire in Fiction

A Love Letter to My Hometown: On Revisiting Rural New Hampshire in Fiction

Shasta Grant: “A love letter is almost always directed toward somebody or something you can’t have, and this one is no different.”

By Shasta Grant | June 3, 2026

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What Do Arthurian Legend and All My Children Have in Common?

By John Glynn | June 3, 2026

Lucy Sante on An Anthology of New York Poets

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | June 3, 2026

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in June

By Literary Hub | June 2, 2026

The Sound of Imminence: Ruth Ozeki in Praise of the Typewriter

The Sound of Imminence: Ruth Ozeki in Praise of the Typewriter

How She Discovered Her Favorite Writing Instrument

By Ruth Ozeki | June 2, 2026

Shakespeare and Reality Televison Really Aren’t That Different

Shakespeare and Reality Televison Really Aren’t That Different

Samantha Allen’s Reality TV Twist on A Midsummer Night’s Dream

By Samantha Allen | June 2, 2026

What Co-Writing a Book on Shakespeare Taught Us About Marriage and Parenthood

What Co-Writing a Book on Shakespeare Taught Us About Marriage and Parenthood

Charles O’Malley and Scott W. Stern on Balancing the Demands of Publishing and Family

By Charles O’Malley and Scott W. Stern | June 2, 2026

Melissa Albert Recommends Six Books Centered Around Art That Doesn’t Actually Exist

Melissa Albert Recommends Six Books Centered Around Art That Doesn’t Actually Exist

The Author of The Children on Art Within Text

By Melissa Albert | June 2, 2026

How Do You Write a “Mighty Book” in 2026?

How Do You Write a “Mighty Book” in 2026?

Alexander Starritt on Finding Inspiration from Tolstoy, Eliot, and the Financial Crisis

By Alexander Starritt | June 2, 2026

Dead Matter: On Writing From and Beyond the Archives

Dead Matter: On Writing From and Beyond the Archives

chaun webster: “I cannot make the record whole. It was not whole to begin with.”

By chaun webster | June 2, 2026

Ann Patchett, Maggie O’Farrell, Ruth Ozeki and more: 21 new books out today!

Ann Patchett, Maggie O’Farrell, Ruth Ozeki and more: 21 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | June 2, 2026

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