Sophie Kemp’s reading list for electric and hilarious prose
These six unrelenting and effervescent titles inspired the writer as she worked on her debut novel ‘Paradise Logic’
Erica Deeman’s required reading for environmental hope
The artist shares a list of books, compiled during her fellowship at Headlands Center for the Arts, that helped inspire her latest exhibition, ‘Climate Futurism,’...
Inside Brendan Angelides’s library
Upon the release of ‘OXYGEN,’ the artist provides a list of readings for introspection—from a monk’s musings to a fantasy epic
A literary window into the world of Courtesy
On the heels of the release of ‘fra eufori,’ the artist offers Document the latest on her reading list
Instructions for living from Inès Longevial’s bookshelf
From Colette to Camus, the French painter shares her favorite reads for finding inspiration in the quotidian
Samantha Joy Groff’s required reading for a ‘Pennsyltucky’ girlhood
From a hauntingly prescient bildungsroman to a sardonic story of working-class life, the emerging painter offers Document tales of family, survival, and longing
May Rio’s booklist for reinventing the damsel in distress
Following the release of her sophomore album ‘French Bath,’ the musician compiles incisive texts by modern female authors
Geese’s booklist for finding nuance in nightmares
The Brooklyn-based band offers Document a selection of books that embody the same ethos as their upcoming sophomore record, ‘3D Country’
Perverted Book Club’s raunchy required reading
Co-founders Matt Starr and Zack Roif share a series of texts that any aspiring pervert should keep on their shelves
Caleb Landry Jones handpicks his favorite works of classical literature
Following the release of his new album ‘Gadzooks Vol. 2,’ the actor and musician shares a booklist steeped in nostalgia
Okay Kaya’s booklist is an ode to brevity
The artist shares 7 short story collections, and the poetic fragments they inspired
A beginner’s guide to Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux, from her most decorated titles to lesser-known gems
“Tending to the past, Ernaux casts out fearlessly into stormy waters and recovers what has been cloaked beneath their surface.”
Bedside books from Julia, Julia
The artist shares 4 texts for escaping to other realities, and finding peace in her own
Emily Yacina’s books to grow up to
Ahead of the release of ‘All The Things,’ the musician revisits her most formative reads, from explorations of neuroses to reimagined mythologies
sadie’s book guide for finding awe in the ordinary
Drawing on themes from her debut EP, the Brooklyn-based musician selects four texts that illustrate the humor and the beauty of everyday experiences
Sinead O’Brien’s book guide for surreal journeys in absurd times
The Irish punk-poet recommends four otherworldly stories, from Flann O’Brien to Virginia Woolf
Porches’s booklist for finding community in solitude
Aaron Maine shares 5 books on isolation, from Osamu Dazai’s “No Longer Human” to Claire-Louise Bennett’s “Pond”
Amy Taylor’s 5-book guide to being a human
The pub rock frontwoman and champion of consensual violence shares the books that convinced her ‘reading is the best thing ever’
Chris Korda’s booklist for black-pilled environmentalists
The Church of Euthanasia founder offers 8 books that prove human civilization is already doomed
Betty Images’s books for burgeoning leftists
TikTok's 'Martha Stewart for Socialists' gives her literary guide for baby radicals
Writing as exorcism: Chris Kraus on the art of confessional literature
The alt-intellectual icon shares five books that couldn’t not be written, from William S. Burroughs’s ‘Queer’ to ‘Great Expectations’ by Kathy Acker
From Raymond Pettibon to ‘Ray Gun’: Nina Ljeti’s syllabus for punks-in-training
“Whenever I’m feeling stuck creatively I always ask myself ‘what would the Beastie Boys do?’”
Tao Lin’s required reading for going off-grid
Long before the global pandemic necessitated lifestyle changes for millions of Americans, Tao Lin was already seeking solace in the natural world. “The mind is...
Lessons in love from Rachel Rabbit White, the ‘Hooker Laureate of the dirtbag left’
The modern Sappho tells Document about the books that shaped her thinking on desire and romance
Buck Angel and Rachel Mason select 7 radically queer books for Pride
Trans pornstar and activist Buck Angel and artist and filmmaker Rachel Mason list seven books to educate yourself this Pride Month.
Brian Roettinger picks 5 essential art books you need to own
The graphic designer and artist gives 5 endless sources of visual inspiration, from Dana Lixenberg's 'Tupac Biggie' to the CalArts poster archive
‘The power of voice’: Amanda Gorman selects 7 poems of perseverance
In times of struggle, the Youth Poet Laureate and activist turns to Langston Hughes and Audre Lorde
Shannon Cartier Lucy’s 7-book guide to turning pain into positive growth
The painter shares the challenging, hopeful books that helped her through personal crisis.
Dana Donnelly’s official guide to ‘psychotic fairytales’
The comedian and resident Twitter hot-girl @danadonly on five YA books that warped her perception of romance.
Natasha Stagg’s 4 favorite works of (sad girl) fiction and cultural criticism
From Eve Babitz to Elizabeth Hardwick, the ‘Sleeveless’ author gives a crash course in navigating your social existence.
Assata Shakur to Ta-Nehisi Coates: Talib Kweli’s 5-step literary guide to overcoming adversity
The legendary rapper, who, along with Yasiin Bey, saved a pioneering African-American bookstore in the 90s, curates a booklist for self-reflection and revolution.
5 books to help you see like an artist, by Samuel Ross of A-Cold-Wall*
A literary guide for the visually curious, from semiotics to color theory (don't be intimidated).
Sita Abellán’s books for contemplating dark magic, from Borges to Alexander McQueen
The techno DJ and designer conjures up 4 books that will have you casting spells and considering the infinite.
Sex magic, aliens, and the Rapture: Ron Athey’s books for end times
The avant-garde artist known for his bloody, subversive performances schools us on Genesis P-Orridge, Mother Theresa, and ‘the solar anus.’
Tremaine Emory of No Vacancy Inn on the 5 books that ignited his love of art
The creative powerhouse discusses James Baldwin, Frank Miller's ‘Batman,’ and why the most inspiring books are those you haven't read yet.
5 playful, surrealist books Sharna Osborne reaches to for inspiration
The photographer and videographer on the authors that inform her nostalgic VHS aesthetic, from the philosophical to the downright childish.
5 books beloved by the 2020 candidates—none of which are ‘Ulysses’
You can't judge a book by its cover, but you can judge the Democratic debates by the books the presidential hopefuls can't stop talking about.
5 fantastical texts (and a Finnish cartoon) for escaping the heat
Designer Vasilis Loizides' summer reading list will transport you to new realms and change your perception.
Isamaya Ffrench’s 5 favorite ‘beauty’ books: romance, recipes, and Carl Jung
The British makeup artist tells Document about the books that shaped her progressive sense of beauty.
Jess Cole’s 7 short books for each day of the week
“I'm seduced by writing that makes me feel something—and intensely so. I love the thrust of shorter literature it pulls, rolls, and leaves before you...
Ira Silverberg’s guide to poets as prose-writers, from Sylvia Plath to Ocean Vuong
The New York literary heavyweight gives his reading list of genre-defying poets.
John Edmonds’ 5 books for the serious daydreamer
The photographer assembles books to spark a 'Walter Mitty'-esque escape.
5 books that shaped Simone Rocha’s version of womanhood
The designer tells Document about the books that informed her romantic Edwardian aesthetic and made her laugh during pregnancy.
Edmund White’s 7 books to take to Provincetown
The author of 'A Boy's Own Story' gives his primer on LGBTQ+ literature.
Shelby Lorman’s 5 science fiction books for navigating our existing mess
The author and illustrator of 'Awards for Good Boys,' released today, selects otherworldly sci-fi books for discovering universal truths.
Lord Birthday’s 7 ‘religious’ texts for the post-religious age
The author and illustrator tells Document about the books that redeem and recharge him, from gripping personal memoirs about loss of faith to E. B....
