Planning my trip to India sparked a reading spree like never before! These books set in India span both geography and time; the perfect travel reads.
This is a complete list of all the Booker Prize winners, along with all the books nominated on the shortlists and long-lists.
I love that books can transport us; even without leaving home. In my ideal world, I’d read a different…
Older Daughter came across an interesting prospect: The 2015 Reading Challenge . This is a list of 52 books (50 categories, but one of th...
In Japan I spent my weekends traversing the country by train, absorbing myself in books set in Japan. Stories filled with geisha, kimono and salarymen.
Although she's not an author, Reese Witherspoon is such an iconic figure in the literary world and I wanted to share my honest thoughts for some Reese's Book Club book reviews. Reese has also tapped
From the Dalai Lama to Henry Miller, read a list of legendary chef Eric Ripert's favorite book recommendations.
One in ten Icelanders will publish something in their lifetime, an extraordinary feat. The odds of reading books set in Iceland are rather high!
The Whip & Wander 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge. 52 weeks of books to shake up your reading list and tackle your TBR pile.
From James Joyce to Chinua Achebe, read a list of MP and former UK Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn's favorite books.
In Japan I spent my weekends traversing the country by train, absorbing myself in books set in Japan. Stories filled with geisha, kimono and salarymen.
Read a list of filmmaker, writer and artist Miranda July's favorite books, including work by Lorrie Moore, Studs Terkel, and George Saunders.
Break out of your reading comfort zone and explore 12 new genres with the 2021 Diversify Your Reading Challenge.
It's almost a cliche to start a reading challenge in a new year. It's the bookish equivalent of joining a gym, or a subscription service for frozen green smoothie delivery. But it's also lots of fun! Nothing beats the aspirational feeling...
Calico skirts nestled amongst whistling prairie grasses. The warm glow of a snowy lamp post beckoning from a forest of fur coats. Red sand dunes, sweet cherry cordial, and bosom buddies. These are the memories of my childhood: countless hours cozied up under blankets, the scent of ink and paper tickling nostrils, and imagination soaring […]
From Aldous Huxley to Steven Pinker, read a list of Israeli intellectual and bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari's favorite book recommmendations.
From George Orwell to Keith Haring, read a list of books recommended by legendary street artist and activist Shepard Fairey.
From Neil Gaiman to Vladimir Nabokov, read a list of award-winning author R.F. Kuang's favorite books of all time.
From Bram Stoker to H.G. Wells, read a list of cyberpunk pioneer William Gibson's favorite book recommendations.
Read a list of writer and essayist Carmen Maria Machado's favorite books by women authors, including work by Shirley Jackson and Kelly Link.
From Pema Chödrön to Ram Dass, read a list of spiritual books recommended by indie-folk icon Devendra Banhart.
Read a list of writer and essayist Carmen Maria Machado's favorite books by women authors, including work by Shirley Jackson and Kelly Link.
From Franz Kafka to Virginia Woolf, read a list of Nobel Prize-winning author, translator, and playwright Jon Fosse's favorite books.
From Michel Faber to Alan Weisman, read a list of legendary English author David Mitchell's favorite book recommendations.
From George Orwell to Jon Stewart, read a list of Egyptian comedian and political satirist Bassem Youssef's favorite books.
Please feel free to join me! It ends whenever you want it to!
During Banned Books Week it’s good to make an extra effort not only to get interested in banned books, but also spread the word about the issue among book lovers. We shared the other day a gr…
From Tom Wolfe to Nassim Taleb, read a list of billionaire investor and entrepreneur Peter Thiel's favorite books on the future.
From Robert Louis Stevenson to D.H. Lawrence, read a list of Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney's favorite book recommendations.
Fall in love in the glamorous world of Hollywood with these celebrity romance books!
From Sidney Lumet to François Truffaut, read a list of favorite books on filmmaking recommended by visionary director Darren Aronofsky.
From Eckhart Tolle to A.A. Milne, read a list of renowned physician, speaker and author Gabor Maté's all-time favorite books.
These 25 middle school biography books need to be on your homeschool book list. The stories are interesting and inspirational for tweens.
From Jodie Slaughter to Uzma Jalaluddin, read a list of romance writer Talia Hibbert's favorite books that embrace diversity in the genre.
From Maya Angelou to Margaret Atwood, read a list of Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall's all-time favorite books by women.
Get back into the habit of reading with this simple Yearly Reading Plan. I’ve had a really productive couple of days in this New Year including figuring out this Yearly Reading Plan. Yes I know you can’t cook it! But I am a big reader. Actually the majority of my reading these days is spent...
