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The So-Called Tragedy of the English Commons Was Anything But

The So-Called Tragedy of the English Commons Was Anything But

Kate Brown Explores the Intersections of Class and Land Use in 19th-Century Britain

By Kate Brown | February 19, 2026

What Happens When Your Books (Don’t) Get Banned?

What Happens When Your Books (Don’t) Get Banned?

Lydia Millet on Censorship, Creativity and the Importance of Continuing the Literary Conversation

By Lydia Millet | February 19, 2026

What Do You Do When the Biggest Platforms For Readers Are Kind of Evil?

What Do You Do When the Biggest Platforms For Readers Are Kind of Evil?

Maris Kreizman on the Ethical Pitfalls of the Digital World

By Maris Kreizman | February 19, 2026

On the Unlikely Origin of <em>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time</em>

On the Unlikely Origin of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon Recalls the Creative Process Behind His Stylistically Innovative Novel

By Mark Haddon | February 19, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: <br>Elegy For Renee Nicole Good

Letter From Minnesota:
Elegy For Renee Nicole Good

Ahmed Ismail Yusuf Asks Us All to Say Her Name and Say It Firm

By Ahmed Ismail Yusuf | February 19, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending February 15, 2026

By Literary Hub | February 19, 2026

Best Reviewed
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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | February 19, 2026

How the Feeble Human Biped Came to Dominate the Natural World

By Roland Ennos | February 18, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: This is Our
Fight Response

By Susan Raffo | February 18, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: When Men With Guns Enter the Neighborhood

Letter From Minnesota: When Men With Guns Enter the Neighborhood

Sahra Noor on Finding Unwanted Echoes of Mogadishu
in Present-Day Minneapolis

By Sahra Noor | February 18, 2026

The Myth of the Red-Lipped Suffragette

The Myth of the Red-Lipped Suffragette

Eileen G’Sell on “Femvertising” and Fashion as Feminism

By Eileen G'Sell | February 18, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: “We Had Whistles, They Had Guns.”

Letter From Minnesota: “We Had Whistles, They Had Guns.”

Andrea Jenkins on the Violent Echoes of Reconstruction
in the Streets of the Twin Cities

By Andrea Jenkins | February 18, 2026

What We Talk About When We Talk About Crime

What We Talk About When We Talk About Crime

Emily Galvin Almanza on How Media Obscures the Truth About Safety

By Emily Galvin Almanza | February 18, 2026

Why I Wrote a Middle Grade Book About Religion

Why I Wrote a Middle Grade Book About Religion

Huda Al-Marashi on Going to Catholic School and the Value of Having Conversations About Religion Early in Life

By Huda Al-Marashi | February 18, 2026

On Dancing As Rebellion and The Problem of Embodiment

On Dancing As Rebellion and The Problem of Embodiment

Sarah Domet: “I wanted to learn to be free on land. Dance seemed to be an answer.”

By Sarah Domet | February 18, 2026

Whose Journey? On the Travel Writing of Displacement

Whose Journey? On the Travel Writing of Displacement

Kimberley Kinder Considers the Blind Spots and Biases of Traditional Travel Narratives

By Kimberley Kinder | February 18, 2026

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