Mr. Rogers' 10 Favorite Books
In 1991, an author working on a book about “what people read” reached out to beloved American TV personality Fred…
Vincent van Gogh's Literary Life
Born in 1853, Vincent van Gogh grew up in a rigid, religious household and read books as a formative part…
Kurt Cobain's Favorite Books & Literary Influences
For one of grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain‘s final interviews before his tragic death by suicide in 1994, he was…
Christopher Hitchens' Reading List For An 8-Year-Old Girl
In October of 2011, just two months before his passing, Christopher Hitchens accepted the Richard Dawkins Award at the Texas Freethought…
Carl Sagan's Reading List
In his excellent 1980s TV series Cosmos, astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan extols on the magic of reading and…
Jane Goodall's Recommended Reads
Celebrated primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall has long loved reading, and credits the books she read as a child with…
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:…
The Books That Inspired Nelson Mandela
A book he started writing in secret during his time imprisoned at Robben Island, Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom details just…
20 Books That Shaped Steve Jobs
While Steve Jobs famously once said that people don’t read anymore, he’s wasn’t one of them. The innovator, salesman and…