The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

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The Limits of Pain: On Writing Against Chronic Illness

The Limits of Pain: On Writing Against Chronic Illness

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Writing in the Round

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Jeremy Cooper on Linking Past and Present in Fiction

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American <em>Woman</em> doll? Samantha is getting a grown-up novel.

American Woman doll? Samantha is getting a grown-up novel.

By Brittany Allen | February 11, 2026

The Origins of One of the Most Beloved Video Games of All Time

The Origins of One of the Most Beloved Video Games of All Time

Keza MacDonald on How Super Mario Bros. Married Creativity and Playability

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Letter From Minnesota: The Border is Everywhere

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Letter From Minnesota: How We Get Through the Darkest Nights

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Feminism and Palestinian Liberation Go Hand In Hand

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Explore Black literary NYC with this map of 100 important spots.

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Letter From Minnesota: From Otaango to Eat Street

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Nimo H. Farah on Refusing to Mistake Silence For Safety

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Letter From Minnesota: Life Inside an Economic Blockade

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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on the Brutal Impact of ICE on Twin City Businesses

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