My Ideal Bookshelf

Jane Mount is an illustrator and writer who celebrates the love of reading. She is the creator of Bibliophile, a book that features illustrated collections of personal libraries and bookstore shelves.

Israeli American artist and creator of children's books

Jennifer Egan is an American novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize for A Visit from the Goon Squad. She writes fiction that experiments with structure and technology, including her recent book The Candy House and

Dave Eggers is the author of six previous books, including his most recent, Zeitoun, a nonfiction account of a Syrian-American immigrant and his extraordinary experience during Hurricane Katrina and What Is the What, a finalist for the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award. That book, about Valentino Achak Deng, a survivor of the civil war in southern Sudan, gave birth to the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation, run by Mr. Deng and dedicated to building secondary schools in southern Sudan. Eggers...

Alex Ross is the creator behind works spanning comics, non-fiction, and short stories. He is known for his contributions to Kurt Busiek's Astro City and Torch,

Patti Smith is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the "punk poet laureate", Smith fused rock and poetry in her work. On November 17, 2010, Smith won the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids.

American film director, screenwriter, actress and author. Her body of work includes film, fiction, monologue, digital presentations and live performance art.

Charles John "Chuck" Klosterman is an American author and essayist who has written books and essays focused on American popular culture. - Wikipedia

Michael Chabon is an American author. Chabon's first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988), was published when he was 25. He followed it with a second novel, Wonder Boys (1995), and two short-story collections. In 2000, Chabon published The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, a novel that John Leonard, in a 2007 review of a later novel, called Chabon's magnum opus. It received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001. His novel The Yiddish Policemen's Union, an alternate history...

Malcolm Gladwell (born September 3, 1963, in Fareham, England) is a British-Canadian journalist and author. Raised from the age of six in Elmira, Ontario, he worked as a reporter for The Washington Post before joining The New Yorker as a staff writer in 1996, where he remains on staff. His books, including The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, David and Goliath, Talking to Strangers, The Bomber Mafia and Revenge of the Tipping Point, examine how small decisions, unconscious judgments and social pa...

James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. His books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year,...

Jonathan Lethem is the author of Wastelands--Stories of the Apocalypse, a collection that explores the end of the world. He's known for his imaginative fiction that often blends genres.

David Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor

Stephenie Meyer (born Stephenie Morgan on 24 December 1973 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American novelist and film producer. She graduated from Brigham Young University in 1997 with a degree in English literature. Her first novel, Twilight (2005), opened a vampire romance series continued in New Moon (2006), Eclipse (2007) and Breaking Dawn (2008), and later extended by the novella The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (2010), the reimagining Life and Death (2015) and Midnight Sun (2020). The...

James Franco is an actor and filmmaker who writes fiction about the realities of suburban youth. He is best known for his short story collection Palo Alto, which explores the lives of troubled teenagers in California. His writing is direct and focuses on the darker side of coming-of-age.

Kim Gordon is an artist and musician known for her work in Sonic Youth. She is the author of "Girl in a Band," a memoir, and has also published art books such as "Kim's Bedroom" and "Christian Marclay."

Thurston Moore is recognized for his contributions to Visionaire No. 53. This notable art and fashion publication features his distinct perspective. His work often explores the intersection of art, design

George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an American writer. He is best known for his short stories and his novel Lincoln in the Bardo (2017), which won the Booker Prize. Saunders' short stories have been published as several collections, including CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (1996) and Tenth of December: Stories (2013).