{
  "id": 2106572,
  "title": "The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-independent-press-top-40-bestsellers-fiction",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:56:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/the-independent-press-top-40-bestsellers-fiction-31/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "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. The Calamity",
  "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."
}