The author of a bestselling 'Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man' shares his favorite memoirs.

Bestselling author Scott Turow picks his favorite novels with a legal theme. His new book, 'Innocent,' is out now.

The bestselling author of Liar’s Poker, The Blind Side, and, a new chronicle of the financial crisis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, shares his favorite books of all time.

Bestselling author of 'Flags of Our Fathers' shares his favorite reads, from Lao Tzu to Kurt Vonnegut. His new book, 'Imperial Cruise,' is out now.

In time for Halloween, bestselling novelist Anne Rice shares with The Daily Beast her favorite books.

Jonathan Lethem, whose new book, 'Chronic City,' is out this week, shares five icy novels that are perfect for a warming globe.

James Ellroy shares with The Daily Beast why these novels of bloody and infamous crimes are his favorites. His new book, 'Blood’s A Rover,' is out.

Co-author of a new book 'Half the Sky,' The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof shares his favorite books.

The Thirteen American ArgumentsBy Howard Fineman“He's a very clear writer who can concisely outline large problems without oversimplifying their consequence.”This is a collection of the 13 abstract debates Fineman views as most central to the core definition of democracy ("Who Is a Person," "Who Judges the Law," etc.

My Five Most Important Books1. "Complete Stories of Edgar Allan Poe." The first writer I fell in love with, for the personal intensity of his imagination. 2. "R Is for Rocket" by Ray Bradbury.

The Dominican-born author ("Drown") nabbed a Pulitzer this month for "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," his debut novel about a "ghetto nerd" striving to be the next J.R.R. Tolkien. His book bag:A Book You Always Return To: Samuel R.