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.
39 Books Recommended by Edgar Wright
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#2Pictures at a Revolution
by Mark Harris
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Also recommended by: Quentin Tarantino
#3David Bowie
by Dylan Jones
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Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter.
Also recommended by: Raoul Pal
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#7Jews Donβt Count
by David Baddiel
A fascinating, thought provoking and thorough account of the biases, blind spots and hypocrisies of progressives.
#8Mike Nichols
by Mark Harris
An incredible document of a life well lived (10 times over).
#9Five Came Back
by Mark Harris
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#10Them
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...
#12Seduction
by Karina Longworth
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#13Tinseltown
by William J. Mann
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#14Buzz
by Jeffrey Spivak
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#15Hollywood Babylon
by Kenneth Anger
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#16Dolce Vita Confidential
by Shawn Levy
About the post war cultural explosion in Italy, including the creation of the paparazzi.
#17The Castle on Sunset
by Shawn Levy
About love, sex and death at the Chateau Marmont.
#19Perfect Sound Whatever
by James Acaster
Posits his theory that 2016 was the best year for music.
#201971
by David Hepworth
Posits 1971 was the most important year in music.
#21The Show That Never Ends
by David Weigel
Funny and affectionate dive into the history of prog rock.
#22Lonely Boy
by Steve Jones
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#23Meet Me in the Bathroom
by Lizzy Goodman
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#24A Kim Jong-Il Production
by Paul Fischer
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#26The Sculptor
by Scott McCloud
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#27The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson
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#29Hard-Boiled Hollywood
by Jon Lewis
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#30Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis
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#31Monty Python’s Tunisian Holiday
by Kim "Howard" Johnson
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#32Little Deaths
by Emma Flint
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#33Caddyshack
by Chris Nashawaty
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#34Black Hole
by Charles Burns
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#36Funny Girl
by Nick Hornby
I loved [this book] and now have a fictional crush on Sophie Straw.
#38Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses
by Chris Nashawaty
For anyone interested in movie making I highly recommend [this book].
#39Members Only
by Paul Willetts
Makes me eager to see the upcoming Coogan biopic.