Liz Phair's Top 10 Books
American singer-songwriter Liz Phair burst onto the indie rock scene in the early 90s with Exile In Guyville, a seminal…
David Byrne's Lending Library
For London’s 2015 Meltdown festival, curator David Byrne shipped 200+ books over from his New York home to create a…
Tupac Shakur's Favorite Books
When Tupac Shakur misbehaved as a child, his mother Afeni made him read The New York Times as punishment. More…
Lou Reed's Reading List
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts recently opened its Lou Reed Archive, a collection of papers, photographs,…
Tina Turner's Favorite Books
The Teaching of Buddha Living Wabi Sabi by Taro Gold Surfing the Himalayas by Frederick Lenz Illusions by Richard Bach…
Laurie Anderson's Top 10 Books
In a 2016 interview with LitHub, American avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson spoke on the audio-visual nature of stories: “Some books need…
Brian Eno's Reading List For Rebuilding Civilization
Music pioneer Brian Eno is also a founding member of the Long Now Foundation, a San Francisco non-profit aimed at…
Alanis Morissette's Favorite Books On Spirituality
Back in 2014, Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette discussed her spiritual side as part of Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul Sundays. On her…
Kurt Cobain’s Literary Influences
For one of grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain‘s final interviews before his tragic death by suicide in 1994, he was…
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…