Emma Thompson's Favorite Books
Actress, activist, writer and comedian Emma Thompson has spent a lifetime dazzling the silver screen in a range of witty…
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…
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…
Lena Dunham's Favorite Comfort Reads
In addition to being a Golden Globe-winning actress, director, and producer, Lena Dunham has also dipped toes in the literary…
Lou Reed's Reading List
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts recently opened its Lou Reed Archive, a collection of papers, photographs,…
Kurt Cobain’s Literary Influences
For one of grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain‘s final interviews before his tragic death by suicide in 1994, he was…
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…
Anthony Bourdain: 39 Books To 'Unfuck Yourself'
In 2011, HarperCollins’ Ecco Press announced that Anthony Bourdain would be coming out with his own publishing line, a collection…
Patti Smith's Lifelong Reading List
In her acceptance speech for the National Book Award for 2010’s Just Kids, punk poet Patti Smith had a special message for publishers:…
44 Books Bob Dylan Digs
When awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016, Bob Dylan responded in his traditional, nontraditional way: he gave no…