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”

By Jonny Diamond | April 9, 2026

On the 1966 Poem That Warns of Bio-Acoustic Die-Off and the Destruction of Our Soundscapes

On the 1966 Poem That Warns of Bio-Acoustic Die-Off and the Destruction of Our Soundscapes

David Farrier Revisits Basil Bunting’s Classic, “Briggflatts”

By David Farrier | April 9, 2026

Emma Straub Owns an Original 1990 New Kids on the Block Fanny Pack

Emma Straub Owns an Original 1990 New Kids on the Block Fanny Pack

Maria Sherman Talks to the Author of American Fantasy

By Maria Sherman | April 9, 2026

An Open Letter to the Jewish Book Council From a Concerned Group of Jewish Writers

An Open Letter to the Jewish Book Council From a Concerned Group of Jewish Writers

“We are Jewish authors who believe in Jewish books, and for whom Palestinian liberation is a moral imperative.”

By Open Letters | April 9, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

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Here are the recipients of the 2026 Writing Freedom Fellowship.

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Here are the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 honorees.

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One great poem to read today: Elizander Espenschied’s “If Only We Had Medicine Like That Today”

By Drew Broussard | April 8, 2026

On the Global Conspiracy to Make Childcare More Expensive

On the Global Conspiracy to Make Childcare More Expensive

Alex Mayyasi Considers the Impact of Technology and Inflation on Rising Childcare Costs

By Alex Mayyasi | April 8, 2026

The Extremist History Behind a Small American Town

The Extremist History Behind a Small American Town

Michael Edison Hayden on the Origins of White Supremacy Group VDARE

By Michael Edison Hayden | April 8, 2026

Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day!

Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day!

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One great poem to read today: </br>Li-Young Lee’s “From Blossoms”

One great poem to read today:
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By McKayla Coyle | April 7, 2026

Where Physics Meets Poetry: On Language and the Power of Metaphor

Where Physics Meets Poetry: On Language and the Power of Metaphor

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Considers Literary and Scientific Ways of Interpreting the World We Live In

By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein | April 7, 2026

Caro Claire Burke on Tradwives, the Performance of Selfhood, and “The Good Old Days”

Caro Claire Burke on Tradwives, the Performance of Selfhood, and “The Good Old Days”

The Author of Yesteryear in Conversation with Sara Petersen

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The International Short Story is Booming

The International Short Story is Booming

Rabih Alameddine and John Freeman on the Wide Variety of Stories in Their New Anthology

By Rabih Alameddine and John Freeman | April 7, 2026

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