Tom Waits' Favorite Reads
The son of two schoolteachers, junkyard poet and piano man Tom Waits has been a voracious reader all his life. In the 2009 biography Lowside…
Leonard Cohen’s Reading List
From a young age, rock poet and troubadour Leonard Cohen knew he wanted to be a writer. In fact, it wasn’t…
Florence Welch's Book Club Reads
Back in 2012, a 14-year-old fan tweeted singer, songwriter and angel spirit Florence Welch proposing she start a book club. Welch…
Questlove's Bookshelf
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, the musician best known as the drummer and co-frontman of Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group The Roots, is very much…
Tom Wolfe’s Favorite Books
Tom Wolfe, the trailblazer of New Journalism who passed away in May of this year, was never one to shy…
5 Books Recommended By Michelle Obama
During her time as First Lady, Michelle Obama led numerous education and literacy initiatives and was oft seen in classrooms reading…
The Literary Influences of Nick Cave
Nick Cave, gothic brooder and murder balladeer extraordinaire, has spent six decades surrounded by words. Growing up in a tiny…
Books Recommended By Anthony Hopkins
Accompanying the release of 2011’s The Rite, Academy Award-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins gave an interview with BeliefNet discussing his personal belief…
Stephen King's 10 All-Time Favorite Novels
For his 2007 book The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books, J. Peder Zane asked 125 authors to name their…
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…