The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending January 18, 2026

By Literary Hub | January 22, 2026

Get Ready For Publishing to Chase the <em>Heated Rivalry</em> Phenomenon

Get Ready For Publishing to Chase the Heated Rivalry Phenomenon

Maris Kreizman on the Lessons From This Year’s Breakout Success Story

By Maris Kreizman | January 22, 2026

Inside the Brutal Center of Copper and Cobalt Mining in the Congo

Inside the Brutal Center of Copper and Cobalt Mining in the Congo

Nicolas Niarchos on the Unsavory Sources of the Minerals That Power Our World

By Nicolas Niarchos | January 22, 2026

How America’s First Nonbinary Minister Created True Equality in the Newly Born United States

How America’s First Nonbinary Minister Created True Equality in the Newly Born United States

Nina Sankovitch on “Universal Friend,” the Genderless Messenger of God Who Aimed to Save Lost Souls and Preach Universal Salvation

By Nina Sankovitch | January 21, 2026

Inside the Long History of Technologically Assisted Writing

Inside the Long History of Technologically Assisted Writing

Ed Simon on the Eternal Tension Between Human Creativity and Mechanical Efficiency

By Ed Simon | January 21, 2026

The Day Bernie Goetz Shot Four Unarmed Teenagers on the Subway

The Day Bernie Goetz Shot Four Unarmed Teenagers on the Subway

Elliot Williams Chronicles the Vigilante Crime That
Shook 1980s New York City

By Elliot Williams | January 21, 2026

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On Taylor Swift and the Hard Art of Reinvention

By Misty L. Heggeness | January 21, 2026

Six Books About Ohio, the Heart of it All

By Lauren Schott | January 21, 2026

One Legend to Another: When Jackie Robinson Testifed Against Paul Robeson in Congress

By Howard Bryant | January 21, 2026

The Repugnance of Human Extinction: Why Our Survival Matters

The Repugnance of Human Extinction: Why Our Survival Matters

Partha Dasgupta Considers the Personal and Ethical Value of Combatting Climate Change

By Partha Dasgupta | January 21, 2026

Here are this year’s National Book Critics Circle Award finalists.

Here are this year’s National Book Critics Circle Award finalists.

By Literary Hub | January 20, 2026

The Best Book Covers of the Last Decade

The Best Book Covers of the Last Decade

75 Book Covers Our Favorite Designers Loved

By Emily Temple | January 20, 2026

Visiting the Old Country by Way of Kew Gardens, Queens

Visiting the Old Country by Way of Kew Gardens, Queens

Jane Ziegelman Remembers Dinners at Her Grandmother’s

By Jane Ziegelman | January 20, 2026

How the Criminal Justice System Decides Who Lives and Who Dies

How the Criminal Justice System Decides Who Lives and Who Dies

Elizabeth Vartkessian on the Arbitrary Nature of Capital Punishment in America

By Elizabeth Vartkessian | January 20, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | January 16, 2026

Here’s what’s making us happy <em>this</em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | January 16, 2026

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