{
  "id": 12832584,
  "title": "The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-independent-press-top-40-bestsellers-nonfiction",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T08:56:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/the-independent-press-top-40-bestsellers-nonfiction-37/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week's Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers in nonfiction, as compiled by The Independent Publishers Caucus and provided by the American Booksellers Association, feature a diverse array of thought-provoking titles. At the top of the list is Emily Wilson's \"Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea: Journeys Through Ancient Literature,\" followed by Robin Wall Kimmerer's \"Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.\" Other notable works include Jill Lepore's \"The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State,\" John U. Bacon's \"The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald,\" and Kristin Kobes Du Mez's \"Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made.\" The list also includes memoirs such as Katya Suvorova's \"Ungrateful Immigrant Daughter\" and Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris's \"The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss.\"",
  "summary": "Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed, and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus. * 1. Crossing the",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}