Suzzy Roche

The folk-rock legend on fiction from Graham Greene to Toni Morrison.

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Adam Johnson

The author on books that help us understand North Korea today.

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Richard Rhodes

Reading recommendations from a writer of infinite curiosity.

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Lisa Hannigan

Great works of fiction and memoir from the singer's bookshelf.

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Sally Bedell Smith

The author of Elizabeth the Queen on three books that turn deep research into dazzling stories.

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Anita Desai

Chapters in a writer's life of reading.

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Bonnie Nadzam

Three works on big questions from the novelist's bookshelf.

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Ian Rankin

Arresting classics selected by a master of crime fiction.

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Diana Gabaldon

The creator of the bestselling Outlander novels on three of her favorite series.

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Andy Borowitz

Three classics of American comedy, selected by the mastermind of The Borowitz Report.

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Alice Hoffman

The author of The Dovekeepers chooses classic works of fiction to inspire the writer within.

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Lydia Millet

The novelist picks stories of the Wild West and wild nature

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Patricia Cornwell

Gift ideas from Kay Scarpetta's creator.

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Adam Gopnik

Three favorite books? An impossible choice.

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Tom Brokaw

Classic works of fiction and nonfiction from the broadcaster's bookshelf.

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Nile Rodgers

The musician and memoirist recommends classic page-turners from Dumas, Stevenson, and Herbert.

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Peter Sís

Works of enchantment, from the bookshelf of the artist and author.

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Roger Ebert

The film critic and author recommends three of his favorite works of fiction.

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Nathaniel Philbrick

American works of enduring power, from Melville to Faulkner.

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Rita Mae Brown

Works of tragedy and laughter, from Ancient Greece to a raft on the Mississippi.

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Roz Chast

The cartoonist recommends three fiction favorites.

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Alice Waters

Flavorful, nourishing reading selected by the chef, author, and visionary.

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Josh Ritter

American tales and travels, selected by a modern troubadour.

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Linda Howard

The author of Prey hunts down three favorites.

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Charles Frazier

The author of Nightwoods and Cold Mountain on three transporting reads.

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Anne Perry

Mind-expanding nonfiction from the mystery writer's bookshelf.

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Jim Lehrer

An institution of American journalism recommends three favorite works of fiction.

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Jane Lynch

Three favorites from the author and Glee star.

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Charles Yu

The science fiction scribe picks three works that will astound your mind -- and break your heart.

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George Pelecanos

The author of The Cut on three great works of war literature.

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February 9: Alice Walker was born on this day in 1944. Thirty years after her Pulitzer winner The Color Purple, Walker continues to publish in many genres. Her most recent book is The Chicken Chronicles, a memoir-meditation…

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Alice James

"The moral and philosophical questions that Henry wrote up as fiction and William as science," Jean Strouse writes of her subject's more famous brothers, "Alice simply lived." It took a biographer of sensitivity and brilliance to give that "simply" the profundity it deserves, and the resulting book, now reissued in the peerless NYRB Classics series, is one of the richest life stories you'll ever read.

Midnight in Austenland

The world of Jane Austen's fiction has long been an imaginative playground for writers and readers of a certain stripe. Shannon Hale's Austenland wittily took the next step, setting comic romance in a faux-Pemberly resort for the Darcy-smitten. Her latest returns for more Regency fun, but with a twist: does murder stalk Pembrook Park?

Humble Homes, Simple Shacks...

Childlike retreat? Arts and crafts challenge? Frugal and eco-friendly living option? The notion of the "tiny house" has the surprising potential to fire the imagination. In this exuberant volume of sketches, plans, and commentary, the artist Derek Diedricksen shares his infectious enthusiasm for the idea of the micro-mansion.