6 Books Jay-Z Lives By
“I’d spend free time reading the dictionary, building my vocabulary for battles…I wasn’t even in high school yet and I’d…
Carrie Brownstein's Bookshelf
“I’ve always felt unclaimed. This is a story of the ways I created a territory, something more than just an…
St. Vincent's Reading List
Taking her St. Vincent stage name from the hospital Dylan Thomas spent his final hours, Annie Clark has often paid tribute to literature…
Bruce Springsteen's Favorite Books
On the release of his picture book Outlaw Pete in 2014, iconoclast singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen spoke with The New York Times…
Patti Smith's Lifelong Reading List
In her acceptance speech for the National Book Award for 2010’s Just Kids, punk poet Patti Smith had a special message for publishers:…
Kim Gordon's Favorite Books
In her 2015 memoir Girl in a Band, musician, songwriter and visual artist Kim Gordon details her life from ’60s and ’70s Los Angeles…
Jimi Hendrix's Love Of Sci-Fi
Jimi Hendrix always lived in a bit of a fantasy world – as a kid, he carried around a broomstick…
John Lennon's Library
As a young lad in Liverpool, musician and peace activist John Lennon often struggled to connect with his peers and would…
44 Books Bob Dylan Digs
When awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016, Bob Dylan responded in his traditional, nontraditional way: he gave no…
57 Books Recommended by Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono’s had a long and storied career as an avant-garde multimedia artist, author and peace activist. And at the…