New York City’s iconic Strand bookstore features prominent authors’ curated book collections on their website. Here’s Jennifer Egan‘s. Here’s Art Spiegelman‘s.
Curated Book Lists
Stephenie Meyer’s Body Snatchers
A mini-excerpt from Stephenie Meyer's bestseller for adults, The Host, just out in paperback.
Tolstoy’s Letter on Indian Independence
In 1908, Leo Tolstoy sent "A Letter to a Hindu" to Tarak Nath Das, a leader of the Indian freedom movement. In it, Tolstoy made the case for nonviolent resistance as the only way for India to gain independence from Britain. You can read the letter, along with Mohandas Gandhi’s introduction, over here.
“Emotion, said the monk, is like a storm”
[Very Quick] Recommended Reading: "Negative Emotions" by Lydia Davis
The Best of Last (Crusade)
I'm shocked that this is even open to debate. Emily Asher-Perrin on why Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the best of all Indy films.
Song of Myself
At Slate, our own Mark O’Connell delves into the history of the self-interview, which you can find many examples of over at The Nervous Breakdown. Mark cites examples of self-interviews by prominent writers, including Tennessee Williams, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Year in Reading alum John Banville.