The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending March 22, 2026

By Literary Hub | March 26, 2026

Hitting the road? Here are three recommendations about trips that get out of hand.

Hitting the road? Here are three recommendations about trips that get out of hand.

By James Folta | March 25, 2026

Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize For Non-Fiction.

Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize For Non-Fiction.

By James Folta | March 25, 2026

The Town Where <em>The Last Picture Show</em> Was Filmed Absolutely Hated It

The Town Where The Last Picture Show Was Filmed Absolutely Hated It

David Streitfeld on the Varied Reactions to the Cinematic Adaptation of Larry McMurtry’s Novel

By David Streitfeld | March 25, 2026

On a Bet, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Invented the Way We Still Identify Plants

On a Bet, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Invented the Way We Still Identify Plants

Jessica Riskin on the 18th-Century French Botanist Who Changed Biology Forever

By Jessica Riskin | March 25, 2026

The Origin of Our Species: How Grains and Grasses Fed (and Still Feed) Humankind

The Origin of Our Species: How Grains and Grasses Fed (and Still Feed) Humankind

David George Haskell In Praise of a Versatile, Life-Giving Plant

By David George Haskell | March 25, 2026

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What Did European Life Look Like at the Dawn of Capitalism?

By Trevor Jackson | March 25, 2026

Trailblazer or Panderer? Inside the Life and Career of Black Comedian Stepin Fetchit

By Geoff Bennett | March 25, 2026

The Real Cancel Culture: NYU Has Put an End to Live Student Graduation Speeches

By Steven W. Thrasher | March 25, 2026

On the Complexities of Navigating Indigenous Life in a Relentlessly Modern World

On the Complexities of Navigating Indigenous Life in a Relentlessly Modern World

Irina Sadovina on the Important Lessons in Anna Nerkagi’s White Moss

By Irina Sadovina | March 25, 2026

Why We Still Need Book Festivals

Why We Still Need Book Festivals

Julie Finch’s Keynote Speech From the 2026 London Book Fair

By Julie Finch | March 25, 2026

Four Hong Kong booksellers have been arrested for selling “seditious titles.”

Four Hong Kong booksellers have been arrested for selling “seditious titles.”

By Brittany Allen | March 24, 2026

A new series on Charles Dickens takes your favorite Victorian novelist to the streets.

A new series on Charles Dickens takes your favorite Victorian novelist to the streets.

By Brittany Allen | March 24, 2026

Don DeLillo’s sexy hockey novel is getting reissued.

Don DeLillo’s sexy hockey novel is getting reissued.

By James Folta | March 24, 2026

Nazis in America, c. 1938-1941

Nazis in America, c. 1938-1941

Sara Vladic on the Early Origins of the Nazi Party in the United States

By Sara Vladic | March 24, 2026

“Technophobe!” A Short History of An Insult

“Technophobe!” A Short History of An Insult

Thomas Dekeyser Explores the Psychology Behind the Stigmatization of Technology Rejection

By Thomas Dekeyser | March 24, 2026

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