The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending January 25, 2026

By Literary Hub | January 29, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“You see the problem: What’s a satirist to do in times like these?”

By Book Marks | January 29, 2026

January’s Best Reviewed Fiction

January’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Julian Barnes, Ben Markovits, Daniyal Mueenuddin, and More

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January’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

January’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

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

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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

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

Best Reviewed
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  • In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir
  • Nonesuch
  • Whidbey
  • A Scandal in Königsberg
  • The Quantity Theory of Morality
  • Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 29, 2026

George Saunders on Creating His Own Version of the Afterlife

By Jane Ciabattari | January 27, 2026

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

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

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

Featuring Julian Barnes, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Brenda Navarro, and More

By Book Marks | January 23, 2026

The Rise (and Fall) of the Sad Girl Grifter

The Rise (and Fall) of the Sad Girl Grifter

Lior Torenberg on Pain, Performance, and Punishment for Wanting Too Much

By Lior Torenberg | January 23, 2026

Diamond Forde on Memory, Mothering, and Maya Angelou

Diamond Forde on Memory, Mothering, and Maya Angelou

“To somebody, somewhere, this memory is history.”

By Diamond Forde | January 22, 2026

Why <em>Heated Rivalry</em> is the Perfect Adaptation of the Romance Novel’s Strict Conventions

Why Heated Rivalry is the Perfect Adaptation of the Romance Novel’s Strict Conventions

Anne Margaret Castro on Jacob Tierney’s Masterful Translation of Rachel Reid’s Novel

By Anne Margaret Castro | January 22, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A reverse Lolita tale that dares you to flinch, squeal and/or chuck your book out the window.”

By Book Marks | January 22, 2026

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