Jonathan Van Ness' Reading List
Grooming guru, HIV activist, podcaster and aspiring figure skater Jonathan Van Ness has been defying social norms since becoming his…
Samantha Irby's Top 10 Books
Since starting her Bitches Gotta Eat blog back in 2009, writer-comedian Samantha Irby has amassed a cult following for her…
Celeste Ng's Favorite Books That Break Stereotypes
Celeste Ng is the bestselling author of 2014’s Everything I Never Told You, an exploration of family, race, identity, and love.…
Mark Duplass' Bookshelf
As the younger half of indie film powerhouse the Duplass Brothers, Mark Duplass launched his career in the ‘mumblecore’ genre…
Elena Ferrante’s 40 Favorite Books by Women Authors
The pseudonymous Italian writer Elena Ferrante is best known for her Neopolitan Novels, starting with My Brilliant Friend in 2012.…
James Patterson's 20 Favorite Thrillers
James Patterson holds Guinness World Records for writing the most #1 New York Times bestsellers, and being the first author…
Dean Koontz's 5 Best-Loved Books
As one of the best-selling and most prolific writers of our time, Dean Koontz has published over 100 novels and…
Ibram X. Kendi's Antiracist Reading List
“By not running from the books that pain us, we can allow them to transform us. I ran from antiracist…
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Recommended Reading List
American composer, singer, actor, producer, playwright and general pop culture powerhouse Lin-Manuel Miranda premiered his first Broadway hit In the Heights…
12 Books on Activism Recommended by Noam Chomsky
In his 2012 book Occupy – a short study on the social, economic and political inequalities that led to the…