The Pain of (Not) Paying: Debt as a Monetary and a Health Burden

The Pain of (Not) Paying: Debt as a Monetary and a Health Burden

Khameer Kidia Explores the Impact of Financial Pressure on Mental and Physical Wellbeing

By Khameer Kidia | February 6, 2026

Photographic Reflections on Gendered Aging, Idealized Beauty, and Maternal Duty

Photographic Reflections on Gendered Aging, Idealized Beauty, and Maternal Duty

Ahndraya Parlato Explores Transformation and the Passage of Time Through Photos and Letters

By Ahndraya Parlato | February 6, 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 Cristina Rivera Garza, Yi-Ling Liu, Sarah Bruni, and More

By Book Marks | February 6, 2026

Fighting Abroad and At Home: Remembering the Experiences of Black Vietnam Veterans

Fighting Abroad and At Home: Remembering the Experiences of Black Vietnam Veterans

Wil Haygood on the Long History of Black Heroism and Service—and the Current Efforts to Erase It

By Wil Haygood | February 6, 2026

The Radical Power of a Bookstore: On Lawrence Ferlinghetti and City Lights

The Radical Power of a Bookstore: On Lawrence Ferlinghetti and City Lights

Gioia Woods Reflects on the Life of a Literary Icon

By Gioia Woods | February 6, 2026

Nancy Reddy on Researching Beyond the Archives

Nancy Reddy on Researching Beyond the Archives

Or: Reading Sideways

By Nancy Reddy | February 6, 2026

Best Reviewed
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  • 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

Can Zohran Mamdani Survive at the Intersection of Identity Politics and Democratic Socialism?

By Mychal Denzel Smith | February 5, 2026

Finding the Publishing World in the Epstein Files

By Maris Kreizman | February 5, 2026

Turning to Thoreau for Lessons on Living Through Difficult Times

By Kristy Beachy-Quick | February 5, 2026

Beyond the Headlines: Five Essential Books For Understanding Afghanistan

Beyond the Headlines: Five Essential Books For Understanding Afghanistan

Patmeena Sabit Recommends Khaled Hosseini, Parwana Fayyaz, Jamaluddin Aram and More

By Patmeena Sabit | February 5, 2026

Sex Without Shame: Senior Women Share Their Stories of Finding Sexual Freedom

Sex Without Shame: Senior Women Share Their Stories of Finding Sexual Freedom

Joan Price Explores the Ways She and Other Women Have (Re)Discovered Desire, Passion and Pleasure

By Joan Price | February 5, 2026

Against the “King Voice.” On the Evolution of Vocal Authority, from Orson Welles to Sarah Vowell

Against the “King Voice.” On the Evolution of Vocal Authority, from Orson Welles to Sarah Vowell

Sarah Montague Considers the Evolution of Vocal Authority, from Orson Welles to Sarah Vowell

By Sarah Montague | February 5, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A portrait emerges of an artist with a vision, a distinctive way of seeing the world.”

By Book Marks | February 5, 2026

What Seamus Heaney Meant to Me, a Kid From Carrickfergus

What Seamus Heaney Meant to Me, a Kid From Carrickfergus

Adrian McKinty on the Legacy of One of Ireland’s Great Poets

By Adrian McKinty | February 5, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending February 1, 2026

By Literary Hub | February 5, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending February 1, 2026

By Literary Hub | February 5, 2026

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