6 Coming-of-Age Novels Recommended by John Green
A titan of American YA fiction, John Green burst onto the teen lit scene with his bestselling debut Looking for…
All 32 of Emma Watson's Feminist Book Club Picks
In parallel with her work as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, actress and activist Emma Watson started a feminist book…
Julianne Moore's Bookshelf
Prolific since the early ’90s, Jullianne Moore is known for her complex, sympathetic portrayals of women in emotional crisis. Widely…
Jane Elliott's Reading List for Unlearning Prejudice
The day after Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 assassination, a schoolteacher in small-town Iowa scrapped her lesson plan to conduct…
George Saunders' Reading List
As one of the most acclaimed writers of our time, George Saunders has received MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships, and had…
5 Books Recommended by Cornel West
Progressive visionary, philosopher, activist, author and orator Cornel West has dedicated his career to education and social justice. Best known…
Jodie Foster's Favorite Books
Two-time Oscar-winner Jodie Foster got her showbiz start as a child model at the age of three, and caught her…
5 Books Recommended By Kamala Harris
The election of Kamala Harris to the second-highest office in the United States came with many firsts: on top of…
Elena Ferrante’s 40 Favorite Books by Women Authors
The pseudonymous Italian writer Elena Ferrante is best known for her Neopolitan Novels, starting with My Brilliant Friend in 2012.…
Noname's Book Club Picks
For the past year, rapper and poet Noname has been reading and recommending progressive texts by POC writers as part…