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Opening the Door: On the Secrets Old Buildings Can Keep

Opening the Door: On the Secrets Old Buildings Can Keep

Doireann Ní Ghríofa Explores Our Need to Know the Stories Behind Broken Glass and Dark Corridors

By Doireann Ní Ghríofa | September 22, 2026

Meet Hyman Judah Schachtel, the Anti-Zionist Rabbi of Houston

Meet Hyman Judah Schachtel, the Anti-Zionist Rabbi of Houston

Benjamin Moser on the Political and Religious Debates Among American Jews As World War II Raged

By Benjamin Moser | September 22, 2026

Carlo Rovelli on the Dangers of Getting Trapped Inside Your Own Conceptual Framework

Carlo Rovelli on the Dangers of Getting Trapped Inside Your Own Conceptual Framework

Lessons About Earth, Reality, and Universal Truths

By Carlo Rovelli | September 21, 2026

Whereof One Cannot Speak: On the Limits of Language to Describe Pain

Whereof One Cannot Speak: On the Limits of Language to Describe Pain

Ed Simon Explores the Incomplete Poetics of Physical Suffering

By Ed Simon | September 21, 2026

On Finding the Beauty in a Block of Stone

On Finding the Beauty in a Block of Stone

Simon Warrack Remembers What Led Him To Discover His Passion For Heritage Preservation

By Simon Warrack | September 21, 2026

The Archive Talks Back: Eight Books That Wrest Humanity From the Record

The Archive Talks Back: Eight Books That Wrest Humanity From the Record

Emerson Whitney Recommends Matthew James Weigel, Anne Carson, Saidiya Hartman and More

By Emerson Whitney | September 21, 2026

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“Teaching Speech,” a Poem by Laura Kolbe

By Laura Kolbe | September 21, 2026

How Romance Novels Filled in the Gaps Left by Sex Ed

By Caroline Eubanks | September 18, 2026

Does Evil Exist (and How Do We Recognize It?)

By Susan Neiman | September 18, 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

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Going Inside the Board Book with Jon Klassen

Going Inside the Board Book with Jon Klassen

Janet Manley Talks to the 2026 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Winner

By Janet Manley | September 18, 2026

Antonella Lettieri On Translating Roberta Recchia’s <em>All That is Left of Life</em>

Antonella Lettieri On Translating Roberta Recchia’s All That is Left of Life

"Its true grace is in the balance it achieves between big, choral moments and smaller, more intimate ones."

By Antonella Lettieri | September 18, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

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By Literary Hub | September 17, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

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Is Nonfiction in Crisis? These 14 Books Suggest Otherwise

Is Nonfiction in Crisis? These 14 Books Suggest Otherwise

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5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The result is a strange, bewitching experiment in autobiography.”

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