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…
Maya Angelou's Recommended Reading List
American poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou once said, “Any book that helps a child to form a habit of…
25 Books Alice Walker Championed
Author, poet, feminist, activist, and Pulitzer Prize winner, Alice Walker is one of our most storied and prolific living writers.…