Gene Wilder's All-Time Favorite Books
Best known for his legendary roles in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, Gene Wilder‘s twinkly-eyed…
Amy Tan's Top 10 Books
Best known for her dazzling 1989 debut The Joy Luck Club – an intergenerational tale of Chinese-American immigrants that spent…
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Recommended Reading List
American composer, singer, actor, producer, playwright and general pop culture powerhouse Lin-Manuel Miranda premiered his first Broadway hit In the Heights…
Irvine Welsh's Top 10 Books
Scottish writer Irvine Welsh shot to fame when his debut novel Trainspotting was published in 1993. Hailed as the enfant…
Richard Branson's Lifetime Reading List
In honor of 2016’s World Book Day, British business magnate and investor Richard Branson took to the Virgin blog to…
Gabriel García Márquez’s Favorite Books
When asked about his writing process in Conversations with Gabriel García Márquez, the late, great Colombian author replied: I don’t…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Favorite Books
Late last year, six months after clinching a historic primary for New York’s 14th Congressional District and just a couple…
Rose McGowan's Top 10 Books
After surviving an abusive upbringing in the Child of God cult and a rape at the hands of one of…
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.…