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A Smart Sisterly Sidekick: What Phoebe Represents to Holden Caulfield

A Smart Sisterly Sidekick: What Phoebe Represents to Holden Caulfield

Janet Phillips on the Iconic Little Sister in J.D. Salinger’s Seminal Coming-of-Age Tale

By Janet Phillips | July 16, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Being Jealous of My Friend’s Literary Success?

Am I the Asshole For Being Jealous of My Friend’s Literary Success?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | July 16, 2026

As Book Criticism Disappears, the Booksellers Are Stepping In

As Book Criticism Disappears, the Booksellers Are Stepping In

Talking to Josh Cook, Bookseller and Founder of the Porter Square Review of Books

By Drew Broussard | July 16, 2026

The First Reviews of </br><em>The Catcher in the Rye</em>

The First Reviews of
The Catcher in the Rye

“A young man possessed of a young man’s vigor and callowness, and an old man’s jaundiced eye rip-snorts his way through this raucous novel.”

By Book Marks | July 16, 2026

How Israel Turned Gaza Into an “Annihilation Zone”

How Israel Turned Gaza Into an “Annihilation Zone”

Eyal Weizman on the Ways Land Can Tell the Story of Genocide

By Eyal Weizman | July 16, 2026

To Think the Unthinkable: On the Work of Polish Nobel Laureate Wisława Szymborska

To Think the Unthinkable: On the Work of Polish Nobel Laureate Wisława Szymborska

Clare Cavanagh: “The bits and pieces matter; they are the stuff that make up our lives, that make up life as such.”

By Clare Cavanagh | July 16, 2026

Best Reviewed
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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | July 16, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Mark Haber is Reading Now, and Next

By Diana Arterian | July 16, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

By Literary Hub | July 16, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending July 12, 2026

By Literary Hub | July 16, 2026

Nate Bukaty on World Cup 2026 and the Heart of American Soccer

Nate Bukaty on World Cup 2026 and the Heart of American Soccer

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 16, 2026

Welcome to Toronto, World Capital of the Urban Raccoon

Welcome to Toronto, World Capital of the Urban Raccoon

Dan Werb on the Understated Intelligence of the Animals That Share Our Cities

By Dan Werb | July 15, 2026

Finding Heroes of My Own in Three Unsung Women of America’s Great Outdoors

Finding Heroes of My Own in Three Unsung Women of America’s Great Outdoors

Heather Hansman on the Important Stories That Don’t Always Get Told

By Heather Hansman | July 15, 2026

Why “Shifting Baseline Syndrome” Makes It Harder to Save the Planet

Why “Shifting Baseline Syndrome” Makes It Harder to Save the Planet

Jason Dove Mark on the Ways Environmental Amnesia Influences Our Perception of the Natural World

By Jason Dove Mark | July 15, 2026

One of My Poems is Literally Going to the Moon

One of My Poems is Literally Going to the Moon

Sally Ashton on the Eternal Beauty of the Lunar-Human Connection

By Sally Ashton | July 15, 2026

Writing is Magic: Why We Should All Follow Our Literary Dreams

Writing is Magic: Why We Should All Follow Our Literary Dreams

Oana Aristide on Learning How to Pursue Her Creative Passions

By Oana Aristide | July 15, 2026

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