7 Books Recommended by Michael Moore
Born in Flint, Michigan in 1954, documentary filmmaker and outspoken activist Michael Moore was raised in a Catholic, working-class family…
16 Books That Inspire Ai Weiwei
When contemporary visual artist Ai Weiwei was just a year old, his family was exiled to a labor camp in…
The Black Panther Party's 1968 Recommended Reading List
Active from 1966 to 1982, the Black Panther Party was a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist Black liberation organization founded by Bobby Seale…
15 Books Recommended by Tarana Burke
For over thirty years, Bronx native Tarana Burke has been organizing at the intersection of racial inequality and sexual violence.…
17 Books Recommended by Anita Hill
At 35, Anita Hill was thrust into the national spotlight when she accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, her…
John Cusack's 8 Favorite Books of All Time
Over four decades as a Hollywood mainstay, John Cusack has gone from 80s teen heartthrob to one of the most…
15 Books on Cheryl Strayed's 'Wild' PCT Reading List
Cheryl Strayed is the bestselling author behind the novel Torch, and nonfiction books Wild, Tiny Beautiful Things and Brave Enough. She…
All 32 of Emma Watson's Feminist Book Club Picks
In parallel with her work as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, actress and activist Emma Watson started a feminist book…
Howard Zinn's Reading List for Activists
Born to a Jewish immigrant family in 1920s Brooklyn, Howard Zinn was a visionary historian, philosopher, and political activist who…
George Takei's Top 10 Books to Inspire, Educate & Entertain
When George Takei took on the role of Star Trek helmsman Hikaru Sulu back in 1966, he became one of the…