We asked folks we admire to shoutout books and tell us about the impact those books had on them.

Elissa Hope | Author

That would have to be my book “Hope From Heaven” It was the number one new release in NDE books on Amazon. It has had such an impact on me because it is my inspirational memoir of when I died during a routine procedure and during the time that CPR was being performed on me, my soul left my body. Read more>>

Melissa Pleckham | Writer & Performer

I’m going to cheat a little bit here and name a book that is actually a series of books: Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block, aka the Weetzie Bat books, which completely changed my life when I read them as a teenager. Read more>>

Fernando Alves | DJ & Music Producer

One of the books that changed me the most was ‘Ego Is The Enemy’ by Ryan Holiday. I think as a creative, keeping your ego in check is very important; after all, ego is a part of what makes us have aspirations and look to the top. Read more>>

Zilai Feng | Animation artist

“End of the Game” is one of my all time favorite books, the author of which, Julio Cortazar, has also been a huge inspiration for my own art practices. The book is a short story collection and also the first time I came across his work. Read more>>