Chuck Palahniuk's 5 Favorite Reads
In an interview with Three Monkeys, novelist Chuck Palahniuk discussed the contemplative, confrontational act of reading books: Books are the only…
Amanda Palmer's Top 10 Books
In her 2014 memoir The Art of Asking, musician and performance artist provocateur Amanda Palmer wrote about the inextricable link between empathy, vulnerability…
Neil Gaiman’s Favorite Works of Fiction
In 2013, fantasy writer Neil Gaiman gave an impassioned lecture for The Reading Agency on the future of reading and libraries. In…
Oprah's Super-Soulful Reading List
In late 1996, Oprah Winfrey added a monthly book discussion segment to her popular talk show. Highlighting novels hand-picked by…
12 Books Recommended By Ellen DeGeneres
Back in 1999, Ellen DeGeneres appeared on Oprah to discuss her life following the cancellation of her weekly sitcom Ellen. The comedian, actress and…
Zadie Smith's Bookshelf
Reflecting on her life as a “pathological reader” in 2014, award-winning author Zadie Smith wrote: “I don’t really get the appeal of…
R.L. Stine's Favorite Scary Stories
In a 2015 New York Times interview on his personal reading habits, author R.L. Stine states, “Don’t ask me about nonfiction.…
Paulo Coelho’s 6 Best-Loved Books
Paulo Coelho, the Brazilian lyricist and author best known for penning 1988’s international bestseller The Alchemist, lived a storied life…
Angela Davis' Revolutionary Reading List
Author, academic and counterculture activist Angela Davis has been an outspoken advocate for the rights of the disenfranchised since the ’60s.…
Jim Morrison's Literary Influences
“Nietzsche killed Jim Morrison,” John Densmore, drummer of the Doors, wrote in his 1990 autobiography Riders on the Storm. Before…