How Do Good Ideas Happen?

How Do Good Ideas Happen?

George Newman on How Motivation and Imitation Are Key to Creative Endeavors

By George Newman | January 29, 2026

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

By Book Marks | January 29, 2026

January’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

January’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

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

By Book Marks | January 29, 2026

Here to Make Friends (and Maybe Write a Novel)

Here to Make Friends (and Maybe Write a Novel)

Stephen Fishbach on Finding Inspiration from His Time on Survivor

By Stephen Fishbach | January 29, 2026

Best Reviewed
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  • Mass Mothering
  • Autobiography of Cotton
  • Good People
  • Empire of Madness: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care for Everyone
  • The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
  • Second Skin: Inside the Worlds of Fetish, Kink, and Deviant Desire

Thomas Jefferson Couldn’t Resist the Allure of Fame

By Andrew Burstein | January 29, 2026

No Matter How Much Great Literature We Feed Into AI, It Cannot Feel

By Naomi S. Baron | January 29, 2026

Leslie Cohen on How to Survive When You’re Between Writing Projects

By Leslie Cohen | 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

“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

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

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

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 29, 2026

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

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

“Poetry is a testament to the failure of wolves.”

By Anonymous | January 28, 2026

How We’ve Handled Disease Throughout History

How We’ve Handled Disease Throughout History

Susan Wise Bauer on Epilepsy, Understanding Illness, and Ancient Diagnoses

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

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