Harold Bloom's 'American Sublime' Reading List
Oft-called the most notorious literary critic in America, Harold Bloom was born in 1930 to a family of Yiddish-speaking Orthodox…
10 Books That Shaped Ocean Vuong
Born in Saigon in 1988, poet and novelist Ocean Vuong‘s work is weighted with suffering: his family spent more than…
Hugh Laurie's Reading List
Before taking on the star-making turn of pill-popping medical maverick Dr. Gregory House on the hit Fox drama House, Hugh…
Morgan Freeman's Favorite Books
Over a nearly six-decade career in show business, Morgan Freeman has grown into one of the best-respected figures in modern…
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…
Susan Orlean's 6 Favorite Books for Animal Lovers
Award-winning author and longtime New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean is best known for her 1998 book The Orchid Thief,…
Basquiat’s Reference Books & Literary Influences
In his short life, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a graffiti poet, political painter, and pop icon whose cult status and cultural…
Penn Jillette's Favorite Books on God & Atheism
As the raconteuring half of magic duo Penn & Teller, Penn Jillette has dazzled and disoriented audiences since the mid-70s.…
6 Classics Recommended By John Irving
American novelist John Irving went from obscure, academic writer to household name on the release of his breakthrough work The…
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,…