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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending April 12, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 16, 2026

Chris Hadfield on <em>Final Orbit</em>, Artemis II, and the Future of Space

Chris Hadfield on Final Orbit, Artemis II, and the Future of Space

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

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Authoring Fame: A Reading List of Celebrity Narratives

Authoring Fame: A Reading List of Celebrity Narratives

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How Art Can Transport Us to the Past

How Art Can Transport Us to the Past

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Writing in the Interim Language: Jhumpa Lahiri and Chiara Barzini in Conversation

Writing in the Interim Language: Jhumpa Lahiri and Chiara Barzini in Conversation

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

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

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Of Nature, Art and Grace: On Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It

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This Week in Literary History: Tom Stoppard’s <em>Arcadia</em> Premieres in London

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In Pursuit of Genius In Troubling Times: On Philip Owens’s <em>Picture of Nobody</em>

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Five Novels That Showcase Queer Domesticity

Five Novels That Showcase Queer Domesticity

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One great poem to read today: Tim Dlugos’s “Shelley Winters”

One great poem to read today: Tim Dlugos’s “Shelley Winters”

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What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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How <em>Amazing Stories</em> Served as the Blueprint for American Science Fiction

How Amazing Stories Served as the Blueprint for American Science Fiction

Ed Simon Goes Back to When the Past was the Future

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One great poem to read today: Michael Ondaatje’s “To a Sad Daughter”

One great poem to read today: Michael Ondaatje’s “To a Sad Daughter”

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