Elif Shafak's 10 Favorite Books
In her TED Talks on the politics of fiction and the revolutionary power of diverse thought, author-activist Elif Shafak speaks…
In her TED Talks on the politics of fiction and the revolutionary power of diverse thought, author-activist Elif Shafak speaks…
With over 30 bestselling books to her name, Jackie Collins was a trailblazer of contemporary women’s fiction, exploring taboo subjects…
Since making his feature film debut in the 1987 cult classic Withnail and I, Swazi-English actor Richard E. Grant has…
Oft-listed alongside the likes of William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor as a pioneer of Southern Gothic fiction, Carson McCullers was…
When William S. Burroughs befriended Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac while living in 1940s NYC, the three’s mutual influence would…
Prolific since the early ’90s, Jullianne Moore is known for her complex, sympathetic portrayals of women in emotional crisis. Widely…
Celebrated for his poetic, politically-charged lyrics and rhythm guitar work for Welsh alt-rock band Manic Street Preachers, Richey Edwards continues…
Best known for his legendary roles in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, Gene Wilder‘s twinkly-eyed…
Hardcore legend Henry Rollins is as DIY as they come. At 20, he helmed Black Flag as they took the…
Best known as cofounder of pioneering post-punk band Joy Division – reformed as New Order after the suicide of lead…