Winter is coming. Curl up in front of a fire and… The 50 Most Influential Books According To Successful People

Atruly great book transports you to a new place, challenges your perspective and stays with you long after the last page. That’s why we asked 50 of today’s top creatives, founders and thought leaders to open up their personal libraries and share the one memorable read that always rises to the top of their stack.

The responses flooded in, resulting in a reading list that runs the gamut from moving memoirs and novels to practical workplace manifestos. Both Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Vuori founder Joe Kudla look to Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act for renewed vision. Chef Giada De Laurentiis and Farmgirl Flowers founder Christina Stembel respond to the straightforward advice of Brené Brown. Journalist Katie Couric and Alex Mill founder Alex Drexler appreciate the classics (To Kill a Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye, respectively), while New York Knicks champ OG Anunoby and Top Chef host Kristen Kish find meaning in the simple, yet wise words of Aesop and Dr. Seuss.

Each choice is deeply personal, inspiring visionaries like Spike Lee, Gloria Steinem and Mark Cuban to think bigger, bolder and beyond the page, both in business and in life. We hope you’ll find some inspiration, too.