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January’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

January’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring Val McDermid, the Black Dahlia, Jung Chang, and More

By Book Marks | January 29, 2026

Here to Make Friends (and Maybe Write a Novel)

Here to Make Friends (and Maybe Write a Novel)

Stephen Fishbach on Finding Inspiration from His Time on Survivor

By Stephen Fishbach | January 29, 2026

No Matter How Much Great Literature We Feed Into AI, It Cannot Feel

No Matter How Much Great Literature We Feed Into AI, It Cannot Feel

Naomi S. Baron Considers the Role of Chatbots In Contemporary Literacy

By Naomi S. Baron | January 29, 2026

Leslie Cohen on How to Survive When You’re Between Writing Projects

Leslie Cohen on How to Survive When You’re Between Writing Projects

“That’s the hardest part of any artistic pursuit: there is no path.”

By Leslie Cohen | January 29, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending January 25, 2026

By Literary Hub | January 29, 2026

On the Past and Present of Authoritarianism, War, and Literature in Europe

On the Past and Present of Authoritarianism, War, and Literature in Europe

A Conversation with Artem Chapeye, Peter Osnos, and Antonia Lloyd-Jones

By Literary Hub | January 29, 2026

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  • A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving: Lessons on Love, Care, and Survival: A Memoir
  • Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland
  • Hocus Pocus
  • Are They Dead Yet?: The Art of the Obit

Joe Jackson on the Spanish-American War and Trump’s Imperial Ambitions

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 29, 2026

Portals, Vehicles, and Vessels: How Folklore Holds the Weight of Cultures in Flux

By Thao Thai | January 28, 2026

The Rise and Fall of the Internet As a Politicized Space for Black Art

By Steven Underwood | January 28, 2026

My Writing Life in Tasmania: Living Remotely and Exploring Widely

My Writing Life in Tasmania: Living Remotely and Exploring Widely

Heather Rose on How Living Quietly Enhances Her Writing

By Heather Rose | January 28, 2026

George Saunders on Creating His Own Version of the Afterlife

George Saunders on Creating His Own Version of the Afterlife

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Vigil

By Jane Ciabattari | January 27, 2026

Ice and Inspiration: An Ode to Writing in Winter From Val McDermid

Ice and Inspiration: An Ode to Writing in Winter From Val McDermid

Why the Coldest Season of the Year Helps Fuel the Creative Process

By Val McDermid | January 27, 2026

George Saunders, Heather Ann Thompson, Stephen Fishbach, and more: 20 new books out today!

George Saunders, Heather Ann Thompson, Stephen Fishbach, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | January 27, 2026

Bodies Fall, Not Ideas: <em>On the Zero Line</em> and the Urgency of Preserving Gaza’s Culture

Bodies Fall, Not Ideas: On the Zero Line and the Urgency of Preserving Gaza’s Culture

Maya Al Zaben on Literature as Resistance

By Maya Al Zaben | January 26, 2026

Six Debut Collections by Stargazing Poets

Six Debut Collections by Stargazing Poets

Tramaine Suubi Recommends Ally Ang, Stefanie Niu, Diane Ackerman, and More

By Tramaine Suubi | January 26, 2026

From Creative Chaos to Poetic Order: A Conversation With Poet Isabelle Baafi

From Creative Chaos to Poetic Order: A Conversation With Poet Isabelle Baafi

Peter Mishler Talks to the Author of Chaotic Good

By Peter Mishler | January 26, 2026

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