Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

Including Books by Siri Hustvedt, Zayd Ayers Dohrn, Todd Smith, and More

By Literary Hub | April 30, 2026

Lynne Tillman Looks Inside the Diary of American Poet Charles Henri Ford

Lynne Tillman Looks Inside the Diary of American Poet Charles Henri Ford

What It Means to Chronicle a Life of Art, Poetry, and Desire

By Lynne Tillman | April 30, 2026

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in May

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in May

From Mean Girls to Amadeus

By Emily Temple | April 30, 2026

The 11 Best Book Covers of April

The 11 Best Book Covers of April

April Showers

By Emily Temple | April 30, 2026

“If You See Me, Weep.” And Other Souvenirs of Climate Catastrophe

“If You See Me, Weep.” And Other Souvenirs of Climate Catastrophe

Anna Badkhen on What We Have Lost and What We Will Lose in an Era of Climate Emergency

By Anna Badkhen | April 30, 2026

April’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

April’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring Patrick Radden Keefe, Antony Beevor, Lena Dunham, and more

By Book Marks | April 30, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Things We Never Say
  • John of John
  • Ghost Stories: A Memoir
  • The Hill
  • Look What You Made Me Do
  • Backtalker: An American Memoir
  • Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000
  • Glyph
  • The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania
  • Dog Days

April’s Best Reviewed Fiction

By Book Marks | April 30, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

By Literary Hub | April 30, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | April 30, 2026

Liam Callanan on Trump vs. the Pope

Liam Callanan on Trump vs. the Pope

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 30, 2026

“Be the Change.” On the Misattributed Origins of a Popular Slogan

“Be the Change.” On the Misattributed Origins of a Popular Slogan

Benoit Denizet-Lewis Explores the Clash Between Progressive Activism and New Age Spirituality

By Benoit Denizet-Lewis | April 29, 2026

John Cougar Mellencamp Will Fight You: On the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rise of a Combative Heartland Leftist

John Cougar Mellencamp Will Fight You: On the Rock ‘n’ Roll Rise of a Combative Heartland Leftist

Erin Osmon Explores the Antiracist and Social Justice Ethos Underpinning the Midwestern Rocker’s Career

By Erin Osmon | April 29, 2026

Mother Tongues: How Family History Plays a Part in Language and Translation

Mother Tongues: How Family History Plays a Part in Language and Translation

Chenxin Jiang: “Which is my mother tongue and which an other tongue?”

By Chenxin Jiang | April 29, 2026

I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You About My Book

I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You About My Book

Madeline Vosch on Writing a Memoir About Suicide

By Madeline Vosch | April 29, 2026

What Erdoğan’s Rule Reveals About the Current State of Western Democracies

What Erdoğan’s Rule Reveals About the Current State of Western Democracies

Suzy Hansen on the Lasting Effects of Modern Authoritarianism in Turkey

By Suzy Hansen | April 29, 2026

On the Urgent Need to Dismantle Food Apartheid in the United States

On the Urgent Need to Dismantle Food Apartheid in the United States

Ashanté M. Reese Digs Into the Racialized Inequity in Food Access

By Ashanté M. Reese | April 29, 2026

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