Jemima Kirke

"This was the first book that explained radical feminism to me. She untangles the smallest, most insidious ways that we all contribute to preserving the patriarchy. She also carefully aligns all women: sex workers to stay-at-home mothers. Also, after reading this I will no longer participate in conversation about feminism that leaves out class and race."

"These are some of Tennessee Williams’s short plays, ones that were rarely performed or produced. I particularly like “The Rain,” as it’s one of the saddest things I’ve ever read. Also “27 Wagons Full of Cotton.” It was the precursor to “Baby Doll,” although even Kazan’s film softened some of its edges."

"Specific, sharp and strange. It’s a good little novella on the relationship between two women, a mentor and mentee. Aptly titled."

"Some of the most important pictures taken of Marilyn Monroe throughout her career with a memoir to go along with it. She and De Dienes were lovers and longtime friends. She would often visit him and take pictures purely for the catharsis of it."

"If it hasn’t been established yet, then this one says it loud and clear: I’m inclined to morbidity. Set in the stinking streets of early 19th century Paris, it’s a morbid thriller/love story about self sabotage."

"I’ve been looking for Heathcliff ever since. My copy is all warped and sticky from all the tears I’ve shed over it."

"A love story that takes place in the world of the young, jaded, elite crowd of 1920s NYC. Never has a book made me want to jump inside it just to go shopping like this one. It’s the most stylish book you’ll ever read."

"My boyfriend gave me a copy of this before we started dating, which was a little heavy-handed, but I guess that’s why it worked. It’s an erotic exploration, if you can call it that. No, it’s more of a cautionary tale. You come away from it sickened. The depth of our sexuality is a place best left unchartered. Read alone."