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Dragon Lords and Reality TV Mechas: April’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

New releases from Kritika H. Rao, Gwendolyn Kiste, Mike Chen, and more
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Colm Tóibín on Crafting a Collection of Irish Homecoming

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The News from Dublin
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Álvaro Enrigue’s Now I Surrender Is a Celebration of Apache Resistance

Anderson Tepper Profiles the Author of “Brainspinning” Historical Novels
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Take a Tour of Poet Maggie Smith’s Writing Space

Writing Tip: Surround Yourself With Beloved Objects

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in April 2026

By Caroline Carlson

Diagnosing Murder: How Addiction Became a Central Motif in Crime Fiction

By Theodore Martin

The Anxiety (and Relief) of Diagnosis

By Alexandra Sifferlin

International, Global, Universal Poetry Month: Seven Poetry Books to Read This April

By Christopher Spaide

The History of the Young Lords of Chicago

By Hilda Vasquez Ignatin

Frederick Jackson Turner’s Groundbreaking Frontier Thesis Was a Flop When He First Read It

By Megan Kate Nelson

Ingrid Rojas Contreras (with Toni Morrison and Seamus Heaney)

By The Writers Institute

Jenny Lawson Thinks It’s Okay If You’re Not For Everyone

By Jenny Lawson

How Legendary Filmmakers Funded Their Creative Lives

By Mason Currey

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Ashley Nelson Levy on Female Friendship, Disappointment, and Balancing Her Writing With Running a Press

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A Resonant Silence: Heather Cleary on Translating María Ospina’s Only a Little While Here

By Heather Cleary

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in April

By Emily Temple

On Feeling Left Out of the Anthropic Settlement (Because They Ignored My Book)

By Mary Childs

The 13 Best Book Covers of March

By Emily Temple

When Will We Begin to Listen? On the Meaning of Black Silence in a Democratic Crisis

By Candis Watts Smith

Crime Reads

Crime Reads

April 1, 2026

The Best Mysteries, Thrillers, and Crime Novels of April 2026

By Molly Odintz

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

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The Best Debuts of the Month: March 2026

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Bethany C. Morrow Talks Religious Horror, Slow-Burn Storytelling, and Crafting Atmospheres of Anxiety

By Molly Odintz

Book Marks

Book Marks

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5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Yann Martel on Playing with Form to Tell a Story

By Yann Martel

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

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What Did European Life Look Like at the Dawn of Capitalism?

By Trevor Jackson

The Real Cancel Culture: NYU Has Put an End to Live Student Graduation Speeches

By Steven W. Thrasher

Nazis in America, c. 1938-1941

By Sara Vladic

The Town Where The Last Picture Show Was Filmed Absolutely Hated It

By David Streitfeld

On a Bet, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Invented the Way We Still Identify Plants

By Jessica Riskin

Trailblazer or Panderer? Inside the Life and Career of Black Comedian Stepin Fetchit

By Geoff Bennett