Anthony Burgess' 5 Favorite Works of Dystopian Fiction
In the annals of the 20th century literary pantheon, few figures can match the audacity and intellectual dexterity of the…
Chris Pine's Recommended Reading List
When J.J. Abrams cast Chris Pine in his 2009 Star Trek reboot, the actor was a relative unknown. He’d found…
6 Books That Inspire Emily St. John Mandel
Best known for her hit post-apocalyptic novel Station Eleven, Canadian essayist and author Emily St. John Mandel has been hailed…
Gillian Flynn's Reading List
In 2006, author Gillian Flynn burst onto the literary scene with her debut novel Sharp Objects, a small-town murder mystery that…
Rage Against The Machine's Radical Reading List
In an August Rolling Stone interview, Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello reflected on the enduring legacy of the group’s…
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,…
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…
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.…