Rachel Cusk's Reading List
Lauded for her distinctive blend of insight, wit, and unflinching honesty, genre-bending novelist and memoirist Rachel Cusk has been revered…
Kaia Gerber's 5 Favorite Books
Kaia Gerber, daughter of supermodel Cindy Crawford and entrepreneur Rande Gerber, was quick to make a name for herself in…
Suzanne Vega’s 10 Favorite Books
Hailed as one of the most gifted and articulate songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega has built a prolific catalog…
Richey Edwards' Reading List
Celebrated for his poetic, politically-charged lyrics and rhythm guitar work for Welsh alt-rock band Manic Street Preachers, Richey Edwards continues…
Robert Smith's Reading List
As frontman of ’80s post-punk powerhouse The Cure, Robert Smith infused his songs with literary inspirations as far-reaching as Baudelaire’s classic…
Henry Rollins’ Reading List
Hardcore legend Henry Rollins is as DIY as they come. At 20, he helmed Black Flag as they took the…
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…
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…
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…
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…