Lupita Nyongo's Reading List

The Oscar-winning actress, whose new children's book is "Sulwe," enjoyed "Fifty Shades of Grey" during filming: "I needed something light and inconsequential to take me out of the harshness of the world."

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By the Book: Lupita Nyongo (2019)

NYT By the Book column (2019-10-03).

Source: www.nytimes.com

A Life in Parts

Bryan Cranston · Buy on Amazon

"Bryan Cranston includes a system to evaluate scripts in his memoir, "A Life in Parts." I am in the process of adopting and adapting it for my own use."

The Sun Does Shine

Anthony Ray Hinton · Buy on Amazon

"It's a shatteringly beautiful memoir about his life on death row for 28 years for a crime he did not commit. His message is ultimately like a cold shower that sobers you up to the reality of injustice."

Dawn

Octavia E. Butler · Buy on Amazon

"I recently picked up "Dawn," by Octavia E. Butler, and I was stunned by how relevant the themes of the book are to today. She really artfully exposes our human impulse to self-destruct."

An Exaltation of Larks

James Lipton · Buy on Amazon

"I can't imagine it's unknown, but "An Exaltation of Larks," by James Lipton, is a book on collective nouns that I read from often, and I wish more people knew about it."

Americanah

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · Buy on Amazon

"I first read it back in 2013 and I was struck with how exactly I related to Adichie's depiction of the contemporary African immigrant experience. She captures it, expresses it, analyzes it and celebrates it."

The Actor and the Target

Declan Donnellan · Buy on Amazon

""The Actor and the Target," by Declan Donnellan, is a book I turn to again and again."

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