Books Recommended By Famous Writers

Political leader, voting rights activist and bestselling author Stacy Abrams made history in 2018 as the first Black woman to…

With the 1985 release of his Hugo and Nebula award-winning epic Ender’s Game, sci-fi writer Orson Scott Card cemented himself…

Sci-fi and fantasy queen N.K. Jemisin made history when she became the first author to win the prestigious Hugo Award…

Back in 2004, Ken Jennings was an anonymous software engineer in Salt Lake City when he got the fateful call…

Through celebrated novels, essays, and short stories, Min Jin Lee‘s writing has shed some much-needed light on the Korean immigrant…

Jam-packed with themes of cryptography, conspiracy, and art history, Dan Brown’s wildly popular thrillers have been translated into 57 languages…

When chef, restaurateur, and food activist Alice Waters opened Berkeley’s market-inspired Chez Panisse in 1971, she brought a passion for…

English novelist, essayist, and screenwriter Nick Horby has carved out a niche with his sharply comedic, angst-ridden literature exploring modern…

Sir Philip Pullman – the beloved high-selling author of fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials – has been a life-long enthusiast…

Best known for the 2001 PEN/Faulkner award-winning novel Bel Canto, Ann Patchett has achieved both critical and commercial success for luminous…