The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending April 19, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 23, 2026

BPL Chief Librarian Edwin B. Maxwell on his favorite books about libraries.

BPL Chief Librarian Edwin B. Maxwell on his favorite books about libraries.

By Edwin B. Maxwell | April 22, 2026

Eight Books About Women With Secret Lives

Eight Books About Women With Secret Lives

Bonnie Friedman Recommends Deesha Philyaw, Azar Nafisi, Annie Ernaux, and More

By Bonnie Friedman | April 21, 2026

Jayne Anne Phillips, Xochitl Gonzalez, T. C. Boyle, and more: 20 new books out today!

Jayne Anne Phillips, Xochitl Gonzalez, T. C. Boyle, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | April 21, 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 Maria Semple, Gwendoline Riley, Lena Dunham, and more

By Book Marks | April 17, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rachel Khong is Reading Now, And Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rachel Khong is Reading Now, And Next

Featuring Anne Truitt, Simon Critchley, James Hillman, and More

By Diana Arterian | April 17, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Ghost-Eye
  • Trash!: A Garbageman's Story
  • As If
  • Good Company
  • Radical Duke: How One Aristocrat-And the American Revolution-Transformed Britain
  • Monster of a Land: On the Road in Search of Modern America

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | April 16, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

By Literary Hub | April 16, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | April 16, 2026

Authoring Fame: A Reading List of Celebrity Narratives

Authoring Fame: A Reading List of Celebrity Narratives

Candice Wuehle Recommends Edith Wharton, Joyce Carol Oates, Bret Easton Ellis and More

By Candice Wuehle | April 15, 2026

Lena Dunham, Maria Semple, Solvej Balle, and more: 22 new books out today!

Lena Dunham, Maria Semple, Solvej Balle, and more: 22 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | April 14, 2026

Seven novels to read if you’re obsessed with Elif Batuman.

Seven novels to read if you’re obsessed with Elif Batuman.

A reading list for The Idiot in all of us.

By Brittany Allen | April 13, 2026

Five Novels That Showcase Queer Domesticity

Five Novels That Showcase Queer Domesticity

Erin O. White Recommends Alison Bechdel, Chelsey Johnson, Carol Anshaw and More

By Erin O. White | April 13, 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 Ben Lerner, Patrick Radden Keefe, Caro Claire Burke, and more

By Book Marks | April 10, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Might be described as a post-porn fever dream of Eastern European magic realism crossed with a plant-based Joy of Sex.”

By Book Marks | April 9, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Anne Enright is Reading Now, And Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Anne Enright is Reading Now, And Next

Featuring Niamh Campbell, Sally Hayden, Louise Kennedy, and More

By Diana Arterian | April 9, 2026

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