Tavi Gevinson

Tavi Gevinson

Writer, Editor & Cultural Critic

Founder of Rookie magazine and essayist exploring culture, identity, and contemporary life through a sharp critical lens.

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Tavi Gevinson is a writer and editor best known for founding Rookie, the influential online magazine for teenagers, at age 15. She has contributed essays and criticism to major publications and is recognized for her sharp cultural commentary on feminism, celebrity, and identity. Her reading interests span literary fiction and cultural analysis.

15 Books Recommended by Tavi Gevinson

Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site

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#1

by

5 people recommendedrecommended 4x

For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.

For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.

For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.

For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.

Also recommended by: Ev Williams, Jk Rowling, Bryan Callen, Pewdiepie

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#2

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3 people recommendedrecommended 4x

Makes you feel as lost in the characters as they are in each other.

Makes you feel as lost in the characters as they are in each other.

Makes you feel as lost in the characters as they are in each other.

Makes you feel as lost in the characters as they are in each other.

Also recommended by: Sam Altman, Jack Edwards

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#3

Beloved

by Toni Morrison

2 people recommendedrecommended 4x

[I recommend this book] because everything.

[I recommend this book] because everything.

[I recommend this book] because everything.

[I recommend this book] because everything.

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Also recommended by: Shonda Rhimes

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#4

Slow Days, Fast Company

by Eve Babitz

recommended 4x

She understands how fame can seem like a catch-all solution to feeling unloved, much like Prince Charming, much like God.

She understands how fame can seem like a catch-all solution to feeling unloved, much like Prince Charming, much like God.

She understands how fame can seem like a catch-all solution to feeling unloved, much like Prince Charming, much like God.

She understands how fame can seem like a catch-all solution to feeling unloved, much like Prince Charming, much like God.

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#5

The Talented Mr. Ripley

by Patricia Highsmith

recommended 4x

It zeroes in on a desire so strong that it becomes the desire to murder and replace.

It zeroes in on a desire so strong that it becomes the desire to murder and replace.

It zeroes in on a desire so strong that it becomes the desire to murder and replace.

It zeroes in on a desire so strong that it becomes the desire to murder and replace.

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#6

Gods Like Us

by Ty Burr

recommended 4x

About movie stardom and fandom, and how our love of celebrities can be an indicator of what we love and hate about ourselves.

About movie stardom and fandom, and how our love of celebrities can be an indicator of what we love and hate about ourselves.

About movie stardom and fandom, and how our love of celebrities can be an indicator of what we love and hate about ourselves.

About movie stardom and fandom, and how our love of celebrities can be an indicator of what we love and hate about ourselves.

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#7

Too Much and Not the Mood

by Durga Chew-Bose

recommended 4x

[Heart Museum is] exactly what it sounds like.

[Heart Museum is] exactly what it sounds like.

[Heart Museum is] exactly what it sounds like.

[Heart Museum is] exactly what it sounds like.

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#8

White Girls

by Hilton Als

recommended 4x

For its ode to twinship, and to not knowing if you want to love someone or just BE them.

For its ode to twinship, and to not knowing if you want to love someone or just BE them.

For its ode to twinship, and to not knowing if you want to love someone or just BE them.

For its ode to twinship, and to not knowing if you want to love someone or just BE them.

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#9

The Story of Adele H.

by Francois Truffaut

recommended 4x

About love letters, of which I've written many.

About love letters, of which I've written many.

About love letters, of which I've written many.

About love letters, of which I've written many.

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#10

I Love Dick

by Chris Kraus

recommended 4x

About love letters, of which I've written many.

About love letters, of which I've written many.

About love letters, of which I've written many.

About love letters, of which I've written many.

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#11

The Virgin Suicides

by Jeffrey Eugenides

recommended 4x

For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.

For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.

For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.

For articulating, intentionally or not, what it means to be in love with the idea of love, in love with your own memories, with your own control, with a prevailing aloneness.

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#12

John

by Annie Baker

recommended 4x

It's about love triangles in which the third person only really exists in your mind.

It's about love triangles in which the third person only really exists in your mind.

It's about love triangles in which the third person only really exists in your mind.

It's about love triangles in which the third person only really exists in your mind.

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#13

Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?

by Kathleen Collins

recommended 3x

She pinpoints the tender details that make up a long, amorphous relationship-thing.

She pinpoints the tender details that make up a long, amorphous relationship-thing.

She pinpoints the tender details that make up a long, amorphous relationship-thing.

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#14

The Member of the Wedding

by Carson McCullers

Frankie seems like a silly 12-year-old who's overly obsessed with her brother's wedding but, actually, people of all ages are obsessed with weddings.

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#15

Oblivion

by David Foster Wallace

recommended 4x

[The 'Good Old Neon' story] addresses the inefficiency of language and the unlikelihood of true empathy.

[The 'Good Old Neon' story] addresses the inefficiency of language and the unlikelihood of true empathy.

[The 'Good Old Neon' story] addresses the inefficiency of language and the unlikelihood of true empathy.

[The 'Good Old Neon' story] addresses the inefficiency of language and the unlikelihood of true empathy.

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