Sally Rooney's Reading List
Few contemporary novelists have captured the anxieties of a generation quite like Sally Rooney. Across four novels — Conversations with…
Billy Corgan's Favorite Books
As the frontman and primary songwriter of the Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan helped bring alternative rock into the mainstream and…
Paul Auster's Top 10 Books
When Paul Auster passed away in 2024, the literary world lost one of its most idiosyncratic voices — a novelist…
10 Novels That Shaped Lionel Shriver
Born in North Carolina in 1957, Lionel Shriver has been using speculative fiction to plumb social and political issues since…
Doris Lessing's Literary Inspirations
A legend of 20th-century literature, prolific author and Nobel laureate Doris Lessing is renowned for her incisive explorations of human…
Jeremy Strong's Top 10 Books
Known for his striking intensity and deep commitment to his craft, Jeremy Strong has become a leading figure in contemporary…
Bill Hader's Reading List
American actor, comedian, and filmmaker Bill Hader caught his big break back in 2005, when he landed a coveted role…
74 Books That Filled Jorge Luis Borges’ Personal Library
“Let others boast of the books they have been given to write; I boast of those that I was given…
Marianne Faithfull's 10 Favorite Books
Pop thrush Marianne Faithfull launched her career with the 1964 release of “As Tears Go By,” an international hit and…
Norman Mailer's 10 Favorite Novels
American author, filmmaker, actor and political activist Norman Mailer burst onto the scene with 1948’s The Naked and the Dead,…