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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending October 11, 2026

By Literary Hub | October 15, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending October 11, 2026

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Yiyun Li on Art, Fame, History, and <em>Music Against the Night</em>

Yiyun Li on Art, Fame, History, and Music Against the Night

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

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Is It or Isn’t It? How Generative AI is Poisoning the Literary Well For Everyone

Is It or Isn’t It? How Generative AI is Poisoning the Literary Well For Everyone

James Folta on Holding the Line Against AI Experimentation

By James Folta | October 14, 2026

The Work of Witnessing: On New Ukrainian Lit by Artur Dron, Andriy Lyubka, and Lena Lyagushonkova 

The Work of Witnessing: On New Ukrainian Lit by Artur Dron, Andriy Lyubka, and Lena Lyagushonkova 

“For Ukrainians of today, war is neither an adventure nor a political game where they are someone’s pawns.”

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Why Frank O’Hara is Perfect For Introducing Poetry to Tweens

Why Frank O’Hara is Perfect For Introducing Poetry to Tweens

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Bonnie Jo Campbell  Recommends Her Favorite Literary Ghost Stories

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Bonnie Garmus, Yiyun Li, Joy Harjo, and more: 20 new books out today!

Bonnie Garmus, Yiyun Li, Joy Harjo, and more: 20 new books out today!

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What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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From Dud to Delicious: Deesha Philyaw on Raising the Stakes in Fiction

“If a character has already gotten everything they want, give them something else to want.”

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Queer Recognition, Estrangement, and the Great Grey Area in Between

Queer Recognition, Estrangement, and the Great Grey Area in Between

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Jérôme Lindon, <em>Jérôme Lindon</em>: On the Relationship Between Jean Echenoz and His Publisher

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