Edgar Wright is a British filmmaker renowned for his distinctive visual style and genre-blending comedies. He directed the acclaimed Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End) and the action film Baby Driver. Wright's reading interests span film criticism, directorial biographies, and cultural essays.
38 Books Recommended by Edgar Wright
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#2Pictures at a Revolution
by Mark Harris
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xEdgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Quentin Tarantino
#3David Bowie
by Dylan Jones
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xEdgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Raoul Pal
#4by
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xEdgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen
#6Jews Donβt Count
by David Baddiel
A fascinating, thought provoking and thorough account of the biases, blind spots and hypocrisies of progressives.
#7Mike Nichols
by Mark Harris
An incredible document of a life well lived (10 times over).
#8Five Came Back
by Mark Harris
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
#9Them
by Jon Ronson
I'm not sure there's been a non-fiction book that was more of an ominous bellwether of what was to come...
#11Seduction
by Karina Longworth
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
#12Tinseltown
by William J. Mann
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#13Buzz
by Jeffrey Spivak
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#14Hollywood Babylon
by Kenneth Anger
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
#15Dolce Vita Confidential
by Shawn Levy
About the post war cultural explosion in Italy, including the creation of the paparazzi.
#16The Castle on Sunset
by Shawn Levy
About love, sex and death at the Chateau Marmont.
#18Perfect Sound Whatever
by James Acaster
Posits his theory that 2016 was the best year for music.
#191971
by David Hepworth
Posits 1971 was the most important year in music.
#20The Show That Never Ends
by David Weigel
Funny and affectionate dive into the history of prog rock.
#21Lonely Boy
by Steve Jones
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
#28Hard-Boiled Hollywood
by Jon Lewis
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
#29Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
#30Monty Python’s Tunisian Holiday
by Kim "Howard" Johnson
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
#31Little Deaths
by Emma Flint
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
#32Caddyshack
by Chris Nashawaty
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
#33Black Hole
by Charles Burns
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
#35Funny Girl
by Nick Hornby
I loved [this book] and now have a fictional crush on Sophie Straw.
#37Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses
by Chris Nashawaty
For anyone interested in movie making I highly recommend [this book].
#38Members Only
by Paul Willetts
Makes me eager to see the upcoming Coogan biopic.
