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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

Letter From Minnesota: Vigil in a Besieged City

Letter From Minnesota: Vigil in a Besieged City

For Poet Jim Moore, Echoes of 1970 and Beyond

By Jim Moore | January 29, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: This Occupation is Strange But Familiar

Letter From Minnesota: This Occupation is Strange But Familiar

chaun webster on ICE in Minneapolis and the Limits of Language

By chaun webster | January 29, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: “Normalcy is Impossible Here. Normalcy is Violence.”

Letter From Minnesota: “Normalcy is Impossible Here. Normalcy is Violence.”

Michael Kleber-Diggs on the COVID-Era Echoes of ICE’s Occupation

By Michael Kleber-Diggs | January 29, 2026

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike

Selected Readings From W.E.B. DuBois to Chris Hedges

By James Folta | 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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Joe Jackson on the Spanish-American War and Trump’s Imperial Ambitions

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Letter to My Daughter After the Murder of a Poet in the Streets of Minneapolis

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How We’ve Handled Disease Throughout History

By Susan Wise Bauer | January 28, 2026

How the <em>NY Post</em> and the <em>NY Daily News</em> Turned Victims Into Criminals

How the NY Post and the NY Daily News Turned Victims Into Criminals

Heather Ann Thompson on the Role of Tabloid Journalism in Shaping the Racist Narrative of the 1984 Bernie Goetz Subway Shooting

By Heather Ann Thompson | January 28, 2026

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

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

Thao Thai Discusses the Power and Creative Use of Mythology with Anna Kovatcheva, Alice Evelyn Yang, Ryan Collett and Sarah Hall

By Thao Thai | January 28, 2026

The Accidental Discovery of the Most Valuable Shipwreck in History

The Accidental Discovery of the Most Valuable Shipwreck in History

Julian Sancton on Roger Dooley and His Search for an Eighteenth-Century Treasure Ship

By Julian Sancton | January 28, 2026

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

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

Steven Underwood on the Ups and Downs of Black Community Online

By Steven Underwood | January 28, 2026

What Europeans Found on the Most Isolated Island in the World

What Europeans Found on the Most Isolated Island in the World

Mike Pitts on Easter Island/Rapa Nui and the Enduring Mystery of Its Famous Statues

By Mike Pitts | 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

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