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…
David Lynch’s 5 Best-Loved Books
For the 2011 opening of his Parisian nightclub Club Silencio, surrealist filmmaker David Lynch was given carte blanche to curate…
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…
Hemingway's Reading List For A Young Writer
In 1934, a young man called Arnold Samuelson hitchhiked his way to Florida to ask Ernest Hemingway for writing advice.…
Bruce Springsteen's Favorite Books
On the release of his picture book Outlaw Pete in 2014, iconoclast singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen spoke with The New York Times…
Joan Didion's Literary Influences
In her captivating ’60s essay collection Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Joan Didion muses on what it is that draws us to certain stories.…