A Short History of America’s Drowned Towns

A Short History of America’s Drowned Towns

Erin L. McCoy on the Intersection of Misplaced Nostalgia and Environmental Violence That Inspired Her Novel

By Erin L. McCoy | April 24, 2026

How Diet Culture Ruins Lives

How Diet Culture Ruins Lives

Geneen Roth on Learning to Live With (and Love) Her Own Body

By Geneen Roth | April 24, 2026

Writing About Life in America Before Roe v. Wade, in Fiction and in Memoir

Writing About Life in America Before Roe v. Wade, in Fiction and in Memoir

Tracy Clark-Flory and Kate Schatz Discuss the Research Process, Reuniting With Their Siblings, and Trying to Capture the History of Reproductive Rights

By Tracy Clark-Flory and Kate Schatz | April 24, 2026

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 Sophie Mackintosh, Xochitl Gonzalex, Jayne Anne Phillips, and more

By Book Marks | April 24, 2026

How Library of America Helped Shape the Modern American Literary Canon

How Library of America Helped Shape the Modern American Literary Canon

Max Rudin’s Reflects on the History of the Press at the 2026 Whiting Awards Ceremony   

By Max Rudin | April 24, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Musk is many things: entrepreneur, far-right troll, cautionary tale about the negative effects of completely lacking a good sense of humor.”

By Book Marks | April 23, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

Bernd Heinrich on His Life in the Maine Woods

By Bernd Heinrich | April 23, 2026

My Friend Won’t Stop Sending Me Writing and It’s Driving Me Crazy: Am I the Literary Asshole?

By Kristen Arnett | April 23, 2026

A DIY Literary Education: How Zines Taught Me To Be a Novelist

By Jeff Miller | April 23, 2026

The Craft Challenges of Writing Political Fiction

The Craft Challenges of Writing Political Fiction

Abigail Savitch-Lew on the Twelve-Year Struggle Behind Her Debut Novel

By Abigail Savitch-Lew | April 23, 2026

From Birdsong to Sheep’s Eyes: How Nature Helps Us Tell Time

From Birdsong to Sheep’s Eyes: How Nature Helps Us Tell Time

Cathy Haynes Explores the Many Ways One Can Discern the Hour by Paying Attention to the Natural World

By Cathy Haynes | April 23, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending April 19, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 23, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending April 19, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 23, 2026

Caroline Bicks on Stephen King’s Archives of Horror

Caroline Bicks on Stephen King’s Archives of Horror

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 23, 2026

Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?

Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?

Daniel Hahn on Different Translations of Shakespeare

By Daniel Hahn | April 22, 2026

The Power of Prophecy, from Apollo to AI

The Power of Prophecy, from Apollo to AI

Carissa Veliz on the History (and Future) of Prophetic Predictions

By Carissa Véliz | April 22, 2026

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