Christopher Hitchens' Reading List For An 8-Year-Old Girl
In October of 2011, just two months before his passing, Christopher Hitchens accepted the Richard Dawkins Award at the Texas Freethought…
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Haruki Murakami's Recommended Reads
In Haruki Murakami‘s afterword to his Japanese translation of The Great Gatsby, he writes of the three novels that impacted…
Chuck Palahniuk's 5 Favorite Reads
In an interview with Three Monkeys, novelist Chuck Palahniuk discussed the contemplative, confrontational act of reading books: Books are the only…
Amanda Palmer's Top 10 Books
In her 2014 memoir The Art of Asking, musician and performance artist provocateur Amanda Palmer wrote about the inextricable link between empathy, vulnerability…
Neil Gaiman’s Favorite Works of Fiction
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Oprah Winfrey's 'Super-Soulful' Reading List
In late 1996, Oprah Winfrey added a monthly book discussion segment to her popular talk show. Highlighting novels hand-picked by…
12 Books Recommended By Ellen DeGeneres
Back in 1999, Ellen DeGeneres appeared on Oprah to discuss her life following the cancellation of her weekly sitcom Ellen. The comedian, actress and…
Zadie Smith's Bookshelf
Reflecting on her life as a “pathological reader” in 2014, award-winning author Zadie Smith wrote: “I don’t really get the appeal of…
Bill Gates' 2018 Reading List
Bill Gates, the business magnate, author and philanthropist best known for co-founding Microsoft, makes a habit of sharing reading lists over…
R.L. Stine's Favorite Scary Stories
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