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…
Hemingway's Reading List For A Young Writer
In 1934, a young man called Arnold Samuelson hitchhiked his way to Florida to ask Ernest Hemingway for writing advice.…
Joan Didion's Literary Influences
In her captivating ’60s essay collection Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Joan Didion muses on what it is that draws us to certain stories.…
Gloria Steinem’s ‘Life-Giving’ Reading List
Gloria Steinem, a leading voice of the American feminist movement from the 1960s well into today, has spent her life…