The 12 Best Book Covers of February

The 12 Best Book Covers of February

Red, Red, Everywhere

By Emily Temple | February 27, 2026

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in March

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in March

In Like a Lion, etc.

By Emily Temple | February 27, 2026

Captain America, Our First Antifascist Superhero

Captain America, Our First Antifascist Superhero

Peter Meineck on the Ancient and Modern Inspirations Behind the Heroes That Populate the Marvel Universe

By Peter Meineck | February 27, 2026

Ordinary Mind Remembering Ordinary Matter: Allen Ginsberg on Poetic Honesty

Ordinary Mind Remembering Ordinary Matter: Allen Ginsberg on Poetic Honesty

“When the subways are gone to dust, this will still be there.”

By Allen Ginsberg | February 27, 2026

Anti-Fascist Writers, Fascist Family Legacies: Reading Nicholas Mosley in 2026

Anti-Fascist Writers, Fascist Family Legacies: Reading Nicholas Mosley in 2026

Tobias Carroll on the Shockingly Mixed Legacy of England’s Mosley Family

By Tobias Carroll | February 27, 2026

Congressional Republicans have introduced a nationwide book banning bill.

Congressional Republicans have introduced a nationwide book banning bill.

By James Folta | February 26, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

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  • London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
  • Attention: Writing on Life, Art, and the World
  • The Oyster Diaries
  • Yesteryear
  • Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

This week, the stock market lost $200 billion over a short story.

By James Folta | February 26, 2026

How to Write a Book When Your Country Is on Fire

By Anjali Enjeti | February 26, 2026

The Secret Agents of the Cold War Who Claimed Land and Power

By Alfred McCoy | February 26, 2026

We Are Our Stories: On Heritage, Family and the Importance of Oral History

We Are Our Stories: On Heritage, Family and the Importance of Oral History

“Collect stories as though your life depends on it... And then share them, preserve and nurture them any way you can.”

By Jasmin Iolani Hakes | February 26, 2026

All the Recycling in the World Won’t Save Us From the Greed of Big Plastic

All the Recycling in the World Won’t Save Us From the Greed of Big Plastic

Beth Gardiner Digs Into the Impact of Big Oil on the Relentless Growth of the Plastic Industry

By Beth Gardiner | February 26, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending February 22, 2026

By Literary Hub | February 26, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending February 22, 2026

By Literary Hub | February 26, 2026

Florida is now claiming school libraries are “government speech.”

Florida is now claiming school libraries are “government speech.”

By James Folta | February 25, 2026

Emerald Fennell’s <em>Wuthering Heights</em> is a Deranged, Half-Assed Bodice-Ripper That Entirely Misses the Point

Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights is a Deranged, Half-Assed Bodice-Ripper That Entirely Misses the Point

“Imagine a wealthy Oxbridge don giving their teenager a blank check for their Brontë Birthday Bash.”

By Emily Van Duyne | February 25, 2026

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Steven W. Thrasher on Jackson’s legacy of support for LGBTQ rights and HIV/AIDS prevention

By Steven W. Thrasher | February 25, 2026

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