André Leon Talley's 6 Favorite Books
Pioneering fashion journalist and longtime creative director and editor-at-large for Vogue André Leon Talley passed away yesterday at the age…
10 Books That Helped Michaela Coel Find Her Voice
Multihyphenate mega-talent Michaela Coel first came to fame in 2015, when she adapted her one-woman show into the darkly comic…
Rebecca Solnit's Favorite Works of Nature Writing
In 2013, Orion Magazine hosted a discussion between celebrated authors Rebecca Solnit and Robert MacFarlane on the evolving genre of nature writing.…
Jane Elliott's Reading List for Unlearning Prejudice
The day after Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination, a schoolteacher in small-town Iowa scrapped her lesson plan to conduct…
Brandi Carlile's Bookshelf
A genre-spanning singer-songwriter with six Grammy wins, Brandi Carlile‘s unique blend of country, pop and Americana has garnered cult and…
Hozier's Poetic & Literary Influences
Since his breakthrough 2014 hit “Take Me To Church,” Wicklow native Andrew “Hozier” Byrne has woven storytelling and social critique…
Maria Bamford's Favorite Self-Help Books
Revered for her deeply personal comedy around mental illness and dysfunctional family dynamics, iconoclast comic Maria Bamford is the star…
13 Books Backed by James Baldwin
Born in 1920s Harlem, James Baldwin broke literary ground with his candid exploration of racial, sexual and social issues in…
Frank Zappa's Occult & Esoteric Book Collection
Over a truly prolific 30-year career, pioneering music maker, political provocateur, and avant-garde filmmaker Frank Zappa flouted convention and fused…
Stacey Abrams' Favorite Books on Love & Politics
Political leader, voting rights activist and bestselling author Stacy Abrams made history in 2018 as the first Black woman to…