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The Indie Bestseller List for the week ending Jan. 18, 2026

Daily Freeman | 2026-01-22, 20:42

Hardcover Fiction 1. The Correspondent: Virginia Evans, Crown, $28. 2. Heart the Lover: Lily King, Grove Press, $28. 3. The First Time I Saw Him: Laura Dave, Scribner, $29. 4. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: Kiran Desai, Hogarth, $32. 5. Wild Dark Shore:

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

no EC Ravalli Republic | 2026-01-22, 20:32

Here are the bestsellers for the week that

Books Our Editors Love This Week

New York Times | 2026-01-22, 20:23

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times. ...

The Mid-Hudson Library System’s most-requested ebooks for the week ending Jan. 18, 2025

Daily Freeman | 2026-01-22, 20:06

The following is a list of the most-requested ebooks at your local libraries for the week ending Jan. 18. Most Requested eBooks – Adult Fiction 1. My Friends: A Novel, Fredrik Backman, Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2. The Wedding People: A Novel, Alison Espach,

Trump sues JPMorgan, CEO Jamie Dimon over debanking allegations

The Spokesman-Review | 2026-01-22, 19:14

President Donald Trump has filed a $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase on accusations of debanking, according to a complaint posted on the CNBC website. Trump said JPMorgan violated its own policies by singling him out, in a bid to ride the

Soft Life, Dark Consequences

The Botswana Gazette | 2026-01-22, 19:08

A chilling new novel is stirring conversation by

Oscar nominations 2026: the full list

The Guardian | 2026-01-22, 19:02

All the nominees, from Sinners to One Battle After Another, for the 98th Academy Awards, which are due to take place on 15 March

‘MAD About DC’ Looks Like the Ultimate Superhero Parody Comic

Gizmodo | 2026-01-22, 18:37

The team-up between MAD Magazine and DC Comics is guest-edited by Chip Zdarsky and arrives (when else?) April 1. ...

Author Bettye ThomasGilkey Unveils Her Powerful Memoir The White Purse Wherein the Secret Lies

GetNews | 2026-01-22, 17:41

Bettye Thomas-Gilkey, M.A., author of , takes readers on a transformative journey of self-discovery, resilience, and faith. In this personal memoir, Bettye chronicles her struggle to find closure after discovering that she was adopted, a journey that spanned

Mysuru

Deccan Herald | 2026-01-22, 17:37

<p>Mysuru: In an effort to empower women by transforming them into successful entrepreneurs in the food industry through sharing technical knowledge and skill development, the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysuru, has

Get through winter doldrums or long drives with these favorite audiobooks

Monterey Herald | 2026-01-22, 17:25

Stuck in ski traffic on Interstate 70. On board a five-hour flight (with a layover) to a sunny destination. During a road trip to the Midwest to see family for the holidays. Heck, just toodling around the house doing laundry or washing dishes. Those are just

Book review: Private detective mystery meets relevant history lesson in ‘The Red Scare Murders’

no EC Sun Sentinel | 2026-01-22, 16:38

The Red Scare Murders’ by Con Lehane; Soho Crime; 400 pages; $29.95 Award-winning author Con Lehane melds a solid private detective novel with a satisfying historical look at the communist witch hunt during the McCarthy era of the early 1950s in “The Red

Books, after hours: France celebrates reading for pleasure

France24 | 2026-01-22, 15:59

In this edition of Entre Nous we dive into reading! As France

Nirmala Lakshman recalls Periyar’s contribution to Vaikom Satyagraha

The Hindu | 2026-01-22, 15:49

Ms. Lakshman, the author of The Tamils: A Portrait of a Community, said Periyar felt deeper issues needed to be addressed. ...

Two Odes by Ricardo Reis

The New York Review of Books | 2026-01-22, 15:25

42/I [1923–1924] Seated securely on the solid pillar Of

Childhood

The New York Review of Books | 2026-01-22, 15:25

I did die. Dying was a venetian blind, all parts

All That Glitters

The New York Review of Books | 2026-01-22, 15:25

The science of gemstones has always been intertwined with their value as luxury items. ...

Bang the Drumstick Slowly

The New York Review of Books | 2026-01-22, 15:25

About 26 billion chickens occupy Earth, but apart from the lucky ones in backyards, most are condemned to the hellscape that is industrial farming. ...

Is the Constitution ‘Dead, Dead, Dead’?

The New York Review of Books | 2026-01-22, 15:25

The difficulty of amending the Constitution does not mean that it is a flawed and outdated relic of a distant past. ...

Bangladesh’s Stalled Student Revolution

The New York Review of Books | 2026-01-22, 15:25

The young radicals who ousted the country’s authoritarian prime minister have so far failed to implement the democratic reforms they promised. Will elections in February correct their course? ...

Wars of Religion

The New York Review of Books | 2026-01-22, 15:25

It is a problem of organization, angelsIn their

Rolling with the Economic Tides

The New York Review of Books | 2026-01-22, 15:25

Ian Kumekawa’s Empty Vessel follows the lifespan of one barge, from bunkhouse to floating prison to barracks and back, as it traces the shadowy outer limits of the maritime economy. ...

The Undefined Gothic

The New York Review of Books | 2026-01-22, 15:25

At the turn of the twentieth century, a Gothic fever swept Europe as artists searched for meaning in a lost age. ...

Epic Ambitions

The New York Review of Books | 2026-01-22, 15:25

A new life of Gertrude Stein treats her as a philosopher of language to trust, not explain—and gathers force from archival discoveries and intriguing plots of her reception and reputation. ...

Trump’s Attack on Philanthropy

The New York Review of Books | 2026-01-22, 15:25

Universities, law firms, and news media have already been targeted by the administration. As the Justice Department pushes to investigate the Open Society Foundations, it seems that philanthropies that support critical voices may be next. ...

Teacher’s Pet

The New York Review of Books | 2026-01-22, 15:25

Jane DeLynn’s autobiographical novel In Thrall recounts a same-sex affair between a teenager and her closeted English teacher in the early 1960s, a time when exposure could be more traumatic than exploitation. ...

Whose Hemisphere?

The New York Review of Books | 2026-01-22, 15:25

The US capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro reinforces the Trump administration’s capacity to invent any pretext to justify the use of armed force. ...