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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending August 9, 2026

By Literary Hub | August 13, 2026

Dino Martins on Cyclospora, Screwworms, and Our Lives with Parasites

Dino Martins on Cyclospora, Screwworms, and Our Lives with Parasites

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | August 13, 2026

From Marquis de Sade to <em>Grand Theft Auto</em>, a Brief History of Depravity

From Marquis de Sade to Grand Theft Auto, a Brief History of Depravity

Daisy Dixon on the History and Future of “Dangerous” Art in the Western World

By Daisy Dixon | August 12, 2026

What Happens When You Mail 30 Writers Free Lit Mags?

What Happens When You Mail 30 Writers Free Lit Mags?

Chill Subs’ Benjamin Davis and David Mahaffey Break Down an Experiment with “The Georgia Review”

By Benjamin Davis and David Mahaffey | August 12, 2026

As Hitler Loomed, Hannah Arendt Undertook a Deep Analysis of German Antisemitism

As Hitler Loomed, Hannah Arendt Undertook a Deep Analysis of German Antisemitism

Thomas Meyer Takes a Look at the Famed Intellectual’s Examination of an Ancient Hatred

By Thomas Meyer | August 12, 2026

Eight Books to Read If You’re Still Thinking About the Roman Empire

Eight Books to Read If You’re Still Thinking About the Roman Empire

Michelle Berenfeld Recommends John Williams, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Graves, and More

By Michelle Berenfeld | August 12, 2026

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Kei Miller on Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | August 12, 2026

A Wealthy Donor to My University Just Silenced One of the World’s Leading Scholars of Genocide

By Emily Van Duyne | August 11, 2026

The Nearly Departed: Inside the Art of Writing a Great Obituary

By Sam Roberts | August 11, 2026

Téa Obreht on Writing a Layered, Intertextual Tale of the American West

Téa Obreht on Writing a Layered, Intertextual Tale of the American West

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Sunrise”

By Jane Ciabattari | August 11, 2026

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Naima Coster, Katy Simpson Smith, Stacey Yu and More

By Teddy Wayne | August 11, 2026

To Write As If No One Will See What You’ve Written: Why the Short Story Won’t Go Away

To Write As If No One Will See What You’ve Written: Why the Short Story Won’t Go Away

Jess Row In Praise of the Enduring Subversive Power of the Short Form

By Jess Row | August 11, 2026

Esther Kinsky on <em>Is Beauty Good</em>, the Novel by Rosalind Belben

Esther Kinsky on Is Beauty Good, the Novel by Rosalind Belben

“Beauty is a concept as vast as it is vague.”

By Esther Kinsky | August 11, 2026

“We Live Inside the Sun.” Who Studies the Universe Changes How We See the Universe

“We Live Inside the Sun.” Who Studies the Universe Changes How We See the Universe

Steven W. Thrasher on New Books by Alfredo Carpineti and Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

By Steven W. Thrasher | August 10, 2026

Eight Books That Puncture the Myths of Silicon Valley

Eight Books That Puncture the Myths of Silicon Valley

Claire Stapleton Recommends Fred Turner, Shoshana Zuboff, Sarah Wynn-Williams and More

By Claire Stapleton | August 10, 2026

How JD Salinger’s Experience of WWII Suffused All of His Writing, Even <em>Catcher in the Rye</em>

How JD Salinger’s Experience of WWII Suffused All of His Writing, Even Catcher in the Rye

Jasper Craven Explores the Role of War in Influencing American Literary Masculinity

By Jasper Craven | August 10, 2026

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