The Ultimate Fall 2026 Reading List

The Ultimate Fall 2026 Reading List

84 Books the Critics Think You Should Read This Season

By Emily Temple | September 15, 2026

Emily St. John Mandel, Leigh Bardugo, Kate Atkinson and more: 20 new books out today!

Emily St. John Mandel, Leigh Bardugo, Kate Atkinson and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | September 15, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Emma Cline, Francis Fukuyama, R.F. Kuang, and more

By Book Marks | September 11, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“He writes in a sort of thespian-bro argot, spiking locker-room jokes with rococo word choices like a frat-house Faulkner.”

By Book Marks | September 10, 2026

Nine Novels That Make an Art of Earnestness

Nine Novels That Make an Art of Earnestness

Stef Ferrari Recommends Tayari Jones, Rufi Thorpe, Becky Chambers, and More

By Stef Ferrari | September 10, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending September 6, 2026

By Literary Hub | September 10, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | September 10, 2026

34 Books You Need to Read This Fall

By Emily Temple | September 8, 2026

Emma Cline, R.F. Kuang, Alice Hoffman, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | September 8, 2026

10 Literary Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels That Offer Hope for the Future

10 Literary Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels That Offer Hope for the Future

Chloe Benjamin Recommends Ted Chiang, Susanna Clarke, Mohsin Hamid, and More

By Chloe Benjamin | September 4, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Marlon James, Jon Ronson, Chloe Benjamin, Emily Wilson, and More

By Book Marks | September 4, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending August 30, 2026

By Literary Hub | September 3, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“James has written a masterpiece, the novel of the decade and possibly of the century thus far.”

By Book Marks | September 3, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending August 30, 2026

By Literary Hub | September 3, 2026

7 Books About Writerly Rivalry

7 Books About Writerly Rivalry

Laurie Petrou Recommends R.F. Kuang, Meg Wolitzer, Sally Rooney, and More

By Laurie Petrou | September 2, 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in September 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in September 2026

Caroline Carlson Shares What Your Kids Should Read This Month

By Caroline Carlson | September 1, 2026

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