The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending March 22, 2026

By Literary Hub | March 26, 2026

Ellie Roscher on <em>Fair Game</em> and the Future for Trans Athletes

Ellie Roscher on Fair Game and the Future for Trans Athletes

In Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 26, 2026

The Town Where <em>The Last Picture Show</em> Was Filmed Absolutely Hated It

The Town Where The Last Picture Show Was Filmed Absolutely Hated It

David Streitfeld on the Varied Reactions to the Cinematic Adaptation of Larry McMurtry’s Novel

By David Streitfeld | March 25, 2026

On a Bet, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Invented the Way We Still Identify Plants

On a Bet, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Invented the Way We Still Identify Plants

Jessica Riskin on the 18th-Century French Botanist Who Changed Biology Forever

By Jessica Riskin | March 25, 2026

The Origin of Our Species: How Grains and Grasses Fed (and Still Feed) Humankind

The Origin of Our Species: How Grains and Grasses Fed (and Still Feed) Humankind

David George Haskell In Praise of a Versatile, Life-Giving Plant

By David George Haskell | March 25, 2026

What Did European Life Look Like at the Dawn of Capitalism?

What Did European Life Look Like at the Dawn of Capitalism?

Trevor Jackson on the Peasant Society of Early 1500s Europe

By Trevor Jackson | March 25, 2026

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  • Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945
  • Under Water
  • Paradiso 17
  • The Plans I Have for You
  • In Search of Now: The Science of the Present Moment
  • Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy

Trailblazer or Panderer? Inside the Life and Career of Black Comedian Stepin Fetchit

By Geoff Bennett | March 25, 2026

The Real Cancel Culture: NYU Has Put an End to Live Student Graduation Speeches

By Steven W. Thrasher | March 25, 2026

On the Complexities of Navigating Indigenous Life in a Relentlessly Modern World

By Irina Sadovina | March 25, 2026

Nazis in America, c. 1938-1941

Nazis in America, c. 1938-1941

Sara Vladic on the Early Origins of the Nazi Party in the United States

By Sara Vladic | March 24, 2026

“Technophobe!” A Short History of An Insult

“Technophobe!” A Short History of An Insult

Thomas Dekeyser Explores the Psychology Behind the Stigmatization of Technology Rejection

By Thomas Dekeyser | March 24, 2026

Astrofiction: Seven Novels With Astronaut Protagonists

Astrofiction: Seven Novels With Astronaut Protagonists

Cecile Pin Recommends Samantha Harvey, Eliana Ramage, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and More

By Cecile Pin | March 24, 2026

Never Again? On the Death of Universalism After Gaza

Never Again? On the Death of Universalism After Gaza

Franco "Bifo" Berardi Considers the Political and Philosophical Ramifications of Israel’s Genocide

By Franco “Bifo” Berardi | March 24, 2026

How Andrei Tarkovsky Taught Me to Write About the American West

How Andrei Tarkovsky Taught Me to Write About the American West

Caroline Tracey on Tarkovsky’s Stalker and Salt Lakes

By Caroline Tracey | March 23, 2026

Pepper Basham on How <em>The Secret Garden</em> Inspired Her Love for British Literature

Pepper Basham on How The Secret Garden Inspired Her Love for British Literature

"I can still find my way there through these pages. Some gardens, it turns out, are always in season."

By Pepper Basham | March 23, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Hugo Grotius Escapes Prison in a Book Chest

This Week in Literary History: Hugo Grotius Escapes Prison in a Book Chest

Perks of Being a Reader

By Literary Hub | March 23, 2026

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