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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 Maria Semple, Gwendoline Riley, Lena Dunham, and more

By Book Marks | April 17, 2026

Ramona Ausubel’s Favorite Exercise for Getting Unstuck

Ramona Ausubel’s Favorite Exercise for Getting Unstuck

Unleashing the Power of “What Ifs”

By Ramona Ausubel | April 17, 2026

Rasputin: Fraud, Mystic, Womanizer, Prophet... Or All of the Above?

Rasputin: Fraud, Mystic, Womanizer, Prophet... Or All of the Above?

Antony Beevor on the Enigmatic Spiritualist Who Enchanted Russian High Society and Changed the Course of History

By Antony Beevor | April 17, 2026

On the Dark Arts of Writing Dangerously (and Marriage, and Life in L.A.)

On the Dark Arts of Writing Dangerously (and Marriage, and Life in L.A.)

Luke Goebel Considers the Evolution of a Novel, and a Relationship

By Luke Goebel | April 17, 2026

What’s In a Name? Leise Hook on What Her American and Chinese Names Reveal About Herself

What’s In a Name? Leise Hook on What Her American and Chinese Names Reveal About Herself

From the Graphic Memoir Names and Faces

By Leise Hook | April 17, 2026

God Bless the Pill: Meet the Devout Catholic Who Invented Oral Contraception

God Bless the Pill: Meet the Devout Catholic Who Invented Oral Contraception

Samira K. Mehta Explores the Christian Theological Justifications For Birth Control

By Samira K. Mehta | April 17, 2026

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Rachel Khong is Reading Now, And Next

By Diana Arterian | April 17, 2026

What is the Best Literary Film Adaptation of the Last 50 Years? Day Four

By Literary Hub | April 16, 2026

How Parks and Recreation Helped Create the Vision for a Better America

By Jennifer Keishin Armstrong | April 16, 2026

On the Systematic Annihilation of Gaza’s Educational Future

On the Systematic Annihilation of Gaza’s Educational Future

Taqwa Ahmed Alwawi Confronts the Devastation Wrought Upon Her Generation of Young Palestinians

By Taqwa Ahmed Alwawi | April 16, 2026

Polly Barton on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s <em>Hell of Solitude</em>

Polly Barton on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s Hell of Solitude

“The question then is, what does matter? What do we have when we do not have a story?”

By Polly Barton | April 16, 2026

A Linguistic and Philosophical Tapestry: Suchitra Ramachandran on Jeyamohan’s <em>The Abyss</em>

A Linguistic and Philosophical Tapestry: Suchitra Ramachandran on Jeyamohan’s The Abyss

“Jeyamohan stages his fundamental inquiry into the nature of existence and the meaning of values that runs through all his novels.”

By Suchitra Ramachandran | April 16, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“An ideal celebrity memoir with the added bonus of being written by someone who can actually write.”

By Book Marks | April 16, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending April 12, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 16, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending April 12, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 16, 2026

Chris Hadfield on <em>Final Orbit</em>, Artemis II, and the Future of Space

Chris Hadfield on Final Orbit, Artemis II, and the Future of Space

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 16, 2026

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