Books Recommended by Edgar Wright
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Adventures with Extremists
Jon Ronson
Source: "I'm not sure there's been a non-fiction book that was more of an ominous bellwether of what was to come..." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
Jews Don’t Count
A Times Book of the Year 2021
David Baddiel
Source: "A fascinating, thought provoking and thorough account of the biases, blind spots and hypocrisies of progressives." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
Dolce Vita Confidential
Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome
Shawn Levy
Source: "About the post war cultural explosion in Italy, including the creation of the paparazzi." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
Books of Blood (6 books)
Clive Barker
Source: "I loved [these books]." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses
Roger Corman: King of the B-movie
Chris Nashawaty
Source: "For anyone interested in movie making I highly recommend [this book]." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
Funny Girl
A Novel
Nick Hornby
Source: "I loved [this book] and now have a fictional crush on Sophie Straw." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
Mike Nichols
A Life
Mark Harris
Source: "An incredible document of a life well lived (10 times over)." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
The Show That Never Ends
The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock
David Weigel
Source: "Funny and affectionate dive into the history of prog rock." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
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The Life and Times of Paul Raymond
Paul Willetts
Source: "Makes me eager to see the upcoming Coogan biopic." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
The Castle on Sunset
Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
Shawn Levy
Source: "About love, sex and death at the Chateau Marmont." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
Perfect Sound Whatever
James Acaster
Source: "Posits his theory that 2016 was the best year for music." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
1971
Never A Dull Moment
David Hepworth
Source: "Posits 1971 was the most important year in music." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
Shock Value
How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror
Jason Zinoman
Source: "Great book on horror masters." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
1 recommender
Caddyshack
The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story
Chris Nashawaty
Source: Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
1 recommender
Monty Python's Tunisian Holiday
My Life with Brian
Kim "Howard" Johnson
Source: Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
1 recommender
Hard-Boiled Hollywood
Crime and Punishment in Postwar Los Angeles
Jon Lewis
Source: Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
The Devil in the White City
A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson
Source: Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
4 recommenders
1 recommender
Who the Hell's in It
Conversations with Hollywood's Legendary Actors
Peter Bogdanovich
Source: Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
2 recommenders
A Kim Jong-Il Production
The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power
Paul Fischer
Source: Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
Meet Me in the Bathroom
Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011
Lizzy Goodman
Source: Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
2 recommenders
1 recommender
Hollywood Babylon
The Legendary Underground Classic of Hollywood's Darkest and Best Kept Secrets
Kenneth Anger
Source: Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
Buzz
The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley
Jeffrey Spivak
Source: Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
Tinseltown
Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
William J. Mann
Source: Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
Seduction
Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood
Karina Longworth
Source: Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
Pictures at a Revolution
Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood
Mark Harris
Source: Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
2 recommenders
Five Came Back
A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War
Mark Harris
Source: Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
1 recommender
The Devil's Candy
The Anatomy Of A Hollywood Fiasco
Julie Salamon
Source: Edgar Wright mentioned this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
Rat Pack Confidential
Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey and the Last Great Show Biz Party
Shawn Levy
Source: "Great stuff." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
Rebel without a Crew
Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
Robert Rodriguez
Source: "Great book." - Edgar Wright
1 recommender
1 recommender
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