Ian McEwan's Top 5 Literary Influences
Hailed as one of the great British writers of his generation, Ian McEwan started off writing sparse, Gothic pieces that…
Hilton Als' 6 Favorite Books
Born to two working-class Barbados immigrants in 1960, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and theater critic Hilton Als spent much of his…
Caitlin Moran's Top 10 Books
Born in Brighton in 1975, British journalist, author, and broadcaster Caitlin Moran is celebrated for her irreverent, confessional takes on modern…
Phoebe Robinson's 10 Favorite Books
Stand-up comedian, writer, and actress Phoebe Robinson has spent the past decade hustling and honing her craft, striking stardom as…
Jennette McCurdy's Reading List
Jennette McCurdy was thrown into show business at the age of eight, pressured not only to fulfill her mother’s dream,…
10 Books That Shaped Steven Pinker
Over a truly illustrious career in experimental cognitive psychology, Steven Pinker has garnered recognition for advocating evolutionary psychology and the…
Hilary Mantel's Favorite Historical Fiction Books
As one of Britain’s most beloved authors, Dame Hilary Mantel is celebrated for her gripping, darkly comic novels that breathed…
Harold Bloom's 'American Sublime' Reading List
Oft-called the most notorious literary critic in America, Harold Bloom was born in 1930 to a family of Yiddish-speaking Orthodox…
Danez Smith's 6 Favorite Books
Hailed by Roxane Gay as “one of the most exciting poets writing today,” Danez Smith is the author of two…
12 Books That Inspire Amanda Gorman
On January 20th, 2021, a 22-year-old Amanda Gorman captivated the world when she read her poem “The Hill We Climb”…