William S. Burroughs' 10 Favorite Novels
When William S. Burroughs befriended Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac while living in 1940s NYC, the three’s mutual influence would…
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…
A Young Jack Kerouac's Reading List
Back in 1940 – two years before penning his first novel whilst in the Marines, and eleven before completing the…
6 Books Recommended By Bill Maher
The political commentator, humorist and host of Real Time with Bill Maher has spent the past four decades honing a comedic…
Jim Morrison's Literary Influences
“Nietzsche killed Jim Morrison,” John Densmore, drummer of the Doors, wrote in his 1990 autobiography Riders on the Storm. Before…
Susan Sontag's Re-reading List
On the inextricable relationship between reading and writing, essayist and activist Susan Sontag once said: “Reading usually precedes writing. And the…
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.…