Lin-Manuel Miranda is a composer, singer, actor, producer, playwright to name few things he thrives at. He is best known for his Broadway show Hamilton which everyone wants to see. Today, we will be looking at Lin-Manuel Miranda’s book recommendations and what he is reading!
Miranda first got his first Broadway hit with In The Heights in 2008. After that, he worked on a multitude of movies and theater projects for a few years. In 2015, Miranda found success with the hip-hop musical Hamilton. It went on to win an array of awards and solified Miranda as a household name.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Book Recommendations
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Márquez
- Theft by Finding by David Sedaris
- Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
- A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L’Engle
- Consider the Lobster by David Foster Wallace
- Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night by Jason Zinoman
- Dave Malloy’s adapted chapters of War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy
- Strokes of Genius by L. Jon Wertheim
- The Collectors: A His Dark Materials Story by Philip Pullman
- The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
- Sense of Occasion by Hal Prince
- Fosse by Sam Wasson
- Vacationland by John Hodgman
- Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
- The Power by Naomi Alderman
- Unmasked: A Memoir by Andrew Lloyd Webber
- The Once & Future King & The Book Of Merlyn by T.H. White
- Target Practice by Carvens Lissaint
- Children Of Blood & Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
- Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- The Sawbones Book by Justin & Sydnee McElroy
Classics and Then Some
The list includes a bunch of classics such as One Hundred Years of Solitude, A Wrinkle in Time, and War & Peace. But Miranda includes a lot of books that aren’t as popular or well known. Most lists include a mix of both and Miranda’s list is no different.
I am curious about many of Miranda’s selections and will be giving them a read in the future. You can tell he enjoys reading and isn’t afraid to pick up any book from the shelf if it piques his interest. This is his reading list from 2020 and I would love to see what he is reading nowadays.
Conclusion
These are Lin-Manuel Miranda’s book recommendations and what he is reading. How many of these have you read or plan to read? Let us know in the comments below!
I loved the Golden Compass series. I have to go back to the library and start getting new reads, or read all the books I have already…
Good luck! There’s always an amazing book waiting to be read!