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Books recommended by journalists
501 books recommended by 68 people in this group, ordered by how many of them picked it.
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The people
- Stewart BrandCreator of the Whole Earth Catalog; co-founder of the Long Now Foundation22 books
- Kevin KellyFounding executive editor of Wired14 books
- Bruce SterlingScience fiction author and critic5 books
- Matt RidleyScience writer5 books
- Ryan HolidayAuthor and bookstore owner50 books
- Tom HollandBritish historian and author5 books
- Neil GaimanEnglish writer (born 1960)5 books
- Elif ShafakTurkish writer (born 1971)5 books
- Ayaan Hirsi AliDutch-American political activist and author3 books
- Stephen FryBritish comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist5 books
- Sophie KinsellaBritish writer (1969–2025)5 books
- Cory DoctorowCanadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author5 books
- Anne ApplebaumAmerican journalist and historian (born 1964)7 books
- Dacia MarainiItalian writer (1936)5 books
- Chris MullinBritish politician, journalist and diarist5 books
- Niall FergusonBritish historian5 books
- Peter AckroydEnglish author (born 1949)5 books
- Simon Sebag MontefioreBritish historian4 books
- Karl RoveAmerican political consultant and policy advisor5 books
- Walter IsaacsonAmerican author, journalist and professor (born 1952)5 books
- Daniel GolemanAmerican psychologist and journalist4 books
- Timothy Garton AshBritish historian and author10 books
- Mona EltahawyEgyptian-American journalist5 books
- Susan AbulhawaPalestinian American writer5 books
- Edmund WhiteAmerican novelist and LGBT essayist (1940–2025)5 books
- Stephen GreenblattAmerican literary critic, theorist and scholar5 books
- Kwame Anthony AppiahGhanian-British-American philosopher and writer5 books
- Fatima BhuttoPakistani writer5 books
- Ramachandra GuhaHistorian and writer from India5 books
- Yiyun LiChinese American writer5 books
- Andrew SarrisAmerican film critic (1928-2012)5 books
- Ian BurumaDutch writer and academic5 books
- Kim NewmanEnglish novelist (born 1959)5 books
- Hal FosterAmerican art critic and historian5 books
- Dava SobelAmerican writer5 books
- Martin WolfBritish journalist5 books
- Armistead MaupinAmerican writer5 books
- Greil MarcusAmerican author, music journalist and cultural critic5 books
- Simon KuperBritish sports journalist (born 1969)5 books
- Pankaj MishraIndian writer5 books
- Arkady MartineAmerican science fiction author and historian (born 1985)5 books
- Roland HuntfordBritish writer5 books
- Claudia PiñeiroArgentine writer5 books
- Lev GrossmanAmerican novelist, journalist5 books
- Nicholas KristofAmerican journalist and political commentator (born 1959)5 books
- Alan RusbridgerBritish newspaper journalist and editor5 books
- Johann HariBritish journalist5 books
- Tim HarfordBritish economist and journalist10 books
- Angela SainiBritish science journalist5 books
- Carl ZimmerAmerican science writer and blogger (1966-)5 books
- A.J. JacobsAmerican journalist and author5 books
- Matthew YglesiasAmerican blogger and journalist (born 1981)5 books
- Alain de BottonSwiss-born British philosopher and writer7 books
- Barry RitholtzAmerican author5 books
- David BrooksAmerican journalist, commentator and editor5 books
- Paul KrugmanAmerican economist (born 1953)5 books
- Robert MacfarlaneBritish nature and travel writer5 books
- Fareed ZakariaIndian-American journalist and author1 book
- Glenn BeckAmerican conservative political commentator2 books
- James ClearAmerican author and speaker101 books
- John GreenAmerican author and vlogger18 books
- Malcolm GladwellCanadian journalist and science writer2 books
- Neil StraussAmerican author and journalist7 books
- Oprah WinfreyAmerican talk show host, actress, producer, and author19 books
- Sebastian JungerAmerican author, journalist and documentarian2 books
- Stephen DubnerAmerican author, journalist, and podcast host2 books
- Steven BartlettEntrepreneur (Social Chain, Flight Story)6 books
- Jonathan FranzenNovelist and essayist1 book
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- Al GoreVice President of the United States from 1993 to 20018 books written
- Anderson CooperAmerican journalist8 books written
- Andrew KlavanAmerican novelist8 books written
- Anthony BourdainAmerican chef and television personality8 books written
- Arianna HuffingtonGreek and American businesswoman8 books written
- Ben HorowitzAmerican businessman6 books written
- Ben ShapiroAmerican conservative political commentator8 books written
- Bernie SandersUnited States Senator from Vermont8 books written
- Bill MaherAmerican stand-up comedian and television host8 books written
- Bret Easton EllisAmerican novelist, screenwriter8 books written
- Cheryl StrayedAmerican writer8 books written
- Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieNigerian writer8 books written
- Chris HayesAmerican journalist7 books written
- Christopher HitchensEnglish American author and journalist8 books written
- Dan SavageAmerican sex advice columnist and gay rights campaigner8 books written
- Daniel PinkAmerican business writer8 books written
- Dave ChappelleAmerican comedian and actor2 books written
- David FrumAmerican political commentator8 books written
- Diane RavitchAmerican academic8 books written
- Doris Kearns GoodwinAmerican biographer and historian8 books written
- Elizabeth GilbertAmerican writer8 books written
- Ernest HemingwayAmerican author and journalist8 books written
- Esther DysonSwiss-American journalist3 books written
- Ezra KleinAmerican journalist2 books written
- Garry KasparovRussian chess grandmaster and activist8 books written
- Gloria SteinemAmerican feminist activist and journalist8 books written
- Howard SternAmerican radio and television personality3 books written
- Jennifer WeinerAmerican writer8 books written
- Jenny LawsonAmerican journalist, author and blogger8 books written
- Jeremy ClarksonBritish broadcaster, journalist and writer8 books written
- Jia TolentinoAmerican writer and editor2 books written
- John ScalziAmerican science fiction writer8 books written
- Jon StewartAmerican comedian, writer, producer, activist, and television host4 books written
- Kara SwisherAmerican journalist3 books written
- Larry KingAmerican television and radio host8 books written
- Laura IngrahamAmerican radio and television host6 books written
- Laurie Halse AndersonAmerican children's writer8 books written
- Leigh BardugoIsraeli-American author8 books written
- Mahatma GandhiIndian independence activist8 books written
- Marc Lamont HillAmerican academic, author, activist, and television personality7 books written
- Mark BittmanAmerican journalist, food writer8 books written
- Mark TwainAmerican author and humorist8 books written
- Matt HaigBritish writer8 books written
- Maya AngelouAmerican poet, author, and civil rights activist8 books written
- Meghan McCainAmerican columnist, author, and television personality4 books written
- Michael PollanAmerican author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism (b. 1955)8 books written
- Morgan SpurlockAmerican filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer8 books written
- Neal BoortzAmerican author, journalist, radio host8 books written
- Nick ThompsonAmerican editor2 books written
- Nigella LawsonEnglish food writer and television cook8 books written
- Noam ChomskyAmerican linguist and activist8 books written
- Paulo CoelhoBrazilian lyricist and novelist8 books written
- Rachel Held EvansAmerican Christian writer8 books written
- Rainbow RowellAmerican children's writer8 books written
- Ron PaulAmerican politician8 books written
- Roxane GayAmerican writer8 books written
- Russell BrandEnglish comedian, actor, podcaster and sex offender8 books written
- Rutger BregmanDutch journalist, writer and historian5 books written
- Scott AdamsAmerican cartoonist and author8 books written
- Stephen KingAmerican novelist and writer8 books written
- Ta-Nehisi CoatesAmerican writer, journalist, and educator8 books written
- Tavi GevinsonAmerican writer8 books written
- Thom HartmannAmerican political commentator8 books written
- Tucker CarlsonAmerican conservative political commentator5 books written
- Winston ChurchillBritish statesman, soldier and writer8 books written
- Douglas MurrayBritish author and political commentator8 books written
- Paul GrahamEnglish-American programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist8 books written
