Why Bob Dylan’s COVID-Era Album Was the Real Nobel Lecture

Why Bob Dylan’s COVID-Era Album Was the Real Nobel Lecture

Robert Polito Explores the Singer-Songwriter’s Lyrical Reckoning With American History and Contemporary Reality

By Robert Polito | January 29, 2026

How Do Good Ideas Happen?

How Do Good Ideas Happen?

George Newman on How Motivation and Imitation Are Key to Creative Endeavors

By George Newman | January 29, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

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By Literary Hub | January 29, 2026

Thomas Jefferson Couldn’t Resist the Allure of Fame

Thomas Jefferson Couldn’t Resist the Allure of Fame

Andrew Burstein on the Founding Father's Desire to Be Remembered by History

By Andrew Burstein | January 29, 2026

No Matter How Much Great Literature We Feed Into AI, It Cannot Feel

No Matter How Much Great Literature We Feed Into AI, It Cannot Feel

Naomi S. Baron Considers the Role of Chatbots In Contemporary Literacy

By Naomi S. Baron | January 29, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

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Letter From Minnesota: Vigil in a Besieged City

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Letter From Minnesota: This Occupation is Strange But Familiar

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Letter From Minnesota: “Normalcy is Impossible Here. Normalcy is Violence.”

By Michael Kleber-Diggs | January 29, 2026

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike

Selected Readings From W.E.B. DuBois to Chris Hedges

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On the Past and Present of Authoritarianism, War, and Literature in Europe

On the Past and Present of Authoritarianism, War, and Literature in Europe

A Conversation with Artem Chapeye, Peter Osnos, and Antonia Lloyd-Jones

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Need a manuscript critique? This literary auction is raising money to support Minnesotans.

Need a manuscript critique? This literary auction is raising money to support Minnesotans.

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Letter From Minnesota: <br>“Mad Means Something”

Letter From Minnesota:
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Charles Baxter on the Rage of the Poet, and Its Power

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Letter to My Daughter After the Murder of a Poet in the Streets of Minneapolis

Letter to My Daughter After the Murder of a Poet in the Streets of Minneapolis

“Poetry is a testament to the failure of wolves.”

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Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children...”

Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children...”

Kao Kalia Yang on Preparing For the Worst in the Face of ICE’s Occupation

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How We’ve Handled Disease Throughout History

How We’ve Handled Disease Throughout History

Susan Wise Bauer on Epilepsy, Understanding Illness, and Ancient Diagnoses

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