Gillian Anderson's Reading List

"Holly Whitaker opened my eyes to how obsessed our culture is with drinking and all the ways the alcohol industry has historically targeted women, in her riveting book "Quit Like a Woman.""

"Probably "All Fours," by Miranda July."

"ended up reading and posting about the wonderful "How to Say Babylon," by Safiya Sinclair. It introduced me to a culture and religion I knew little about. It's a tribute to mothers, a lesson for fathers and a testament to the unique power of books to show us new worlds."

"Rick Rubin's "The Creative Act: A Way of Being." It's a spiritual and creative guide from an unexpected source in Rick, who is a music industry legend. And it's also a great gift because the book itself is incredibly aesthetically pleasing."

"It was unlike anything I’d ever read before. It’s narrative journalism. It had that kind of curious, incisive journalistic perspective. But it’s also a book that really cares about and honours its subjects. So it’s about these three women, but it’s really about who we are, as women. It asked big, profound questions about sexual power, politics, desire. It covers quite a lot when you dig down into it."