Ever wonder what your favorite celebrities are reading — whether it’s a timeless classic or the buzzy bestseller they can’t put down? Welcome to Page-Turners, where stars reveal the books that keep them hooked, inspired and up all night. Warning: your TBR pile is about to get a lot longer.
“Boy Meets World” alum Rider Strong is revealing just some of the many books he’s loved over the years.
“My house is full of books,” the actor — whose new book “Book Meets World” is out now — told Page Six. “On the shelves, of course. But then, there’s my nightstand. Some crammed in my bag. The To-Be-Read pile that’s claimed half the couch. The audiobooks I turn to every night.”
He added, “The reading is never done. It’s a joy and an agony. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Strong’s new book — which was co-written with his former co-stars and podcast co-hosts Will Friedle and and Danielle Fishel, as well as journalist Emily Longeretta — explores the behind-the-scenes history of the much-loved ’90s sitcom.
See below for Strong’s must-read book recommendations.
“Welcome to Hard Times” by E.L. Doctorow
“I love Doctorow’s other, more epic work, but I feel like this one doesn’t get enough attention. A lot of people (me included) have rediscovered ‘Lonesome Dove’ recently. If you liked that, pick up this gem of a western.”
“Song of Solomon” by Toni Morrison
“Morrison is, quite simply, the greatest writer on a sentence-by-sentence level. I could’ve picked any of her books, but this one is my favorite. This week.”
“Matterhorn” by Karl Marlantes
“The Vietnam War looms large in my imagination (my father served) and so I’ve devoured stories about it. This is one of the best. It’s big, but fast. I recommend this book more than any other.”
“Go Down Moses” by William Faulkner
“This one can be difficult, so it won’t be for everybody. But I go back and back, because every time, there’s more to find. A series of interconnected stories — with the ‘The Bear’ as its magnificent, beating heart — this one is worth the effort.”
“Hunger” by Knut Hamsun
“If I tell you to read a Norwegian novel that chronicles, in painstaking detail, a struggling writer while he starves to death, you’ll probably think it’s too bleak, too depressing, and not worth your time. So ignore that, and pick up Hunger, because it’s one of the most engrossing little books you’ll ever read.”
“High Wind in Jamaica” by Richard Hughes
“I can’t believe more people don’t know this one. It’s ostensibly a kids’ adventure story — a group of children are whisked away on a pirate ship — but it’s not for kids. Every time it should be fun, it’s dark. And every time it should be dark, it’s strangely fun. ‘Huck Finn’ meets ‘Peter Pan’ meets ‘Lord of the Flies.’”
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