Chimamanda Adichie's Favorite Books
Prize-winning writer Chimamanda Adichie‘s work has captured the hearts of critics since her first novel, Purple Hibiscus, debuted in 2003. Since…
J.K. Rowling’s Bookshelf
Back in 2001, between the fourth and fifth installments of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling shared 6 of her favorite books…
Salman Rushdie's 6 Favorite Surrealist Books
Sir Salman Rushdie, the award-winning writer of Midnight’s Children, The Satanic Verses and The Ground Beneath Her Feet, is widely…
Margaret Atwood’s Reading List
In 1992’s The Pleasure of Reading, editor Antonia Fraser collected essays and reading lists from over 40 leading writers. Among them…
Ursula K. Le Guin’s Favorite Classic Novels
In late 2017, just over a month before her death at 88, fantasy and science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin shared…
Philip Roth's 15 Favorite Works of Fiction
In 2016, Newark-born novelist Philip Roth pledged to donate his personal book collection to the Newark Public Library on his death. In…
Susan Sontag's Re-reading List
On the inextricable relationship between reading and writing, essayist and activist Susan Sontag once said: “Reading usually precedes writing. And the…
Shonda Rhimes' Life In Books
Shonda Rhimes, the creative force behind TV hits Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder, and bestselling author of 2015’s Year of Yes, is beloved…
Anthony Bourdain: 39 Books To 'Unfuck Yourself'
In 2011, HarperCollins’ Ecco Press announced that Anthony Bourdain would be coming out with his own publishing line, a collection…
a bell hooks booklist
“My idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my…