Morgan Freeman's Reading List

Notable reader profiled on radicalreads.com. 5 favorite books recommended in their radicalreads feature.

Favorite books (2023)

Favorite books recommended by Morgan Freeman, as compiled by radicalreads.com. Source article: https://radicalreads.com/morgan-freeman-favorite-books/.

Source: radicalreads.com

The Bible

Carl Sagan , Leonard Cohen , Martin Luther King Jr. , Maya Ange lou , Mr. Rogers , Nick Cave , Penn Jillette & Vincent van Gogh ) · Buy on Amazon

"It’s just an interesting read. Genesis is the best part."

Black Beauty

Anna Sewell (also rec’d by Christiane Amanpour ) · Buy on Amazon

"It was the first book I read. I don’t recall if it was a librarian who [suggested it] or if I just stumbled on it, but the idea of reading a book – not a comic book – was part of it. This was in the ’40s, when all we had for entertainment was radio and the movies, so reading was a big deal."

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

Peter Matthiessen · Buy on Amazon

"He’s a terrific writer and I liked the subject matter – the attempt to spread the Baptist religion around the world, and the damage it can do."

Moby-Dick

Herman Melville (also rec’d by Bob Dylan , Bruce Springsteen , John Irving , Norman Mailer , Patti Smith , Penn Jillette , Ray Bradbury , Steve Jobs & Tilda Swinton ) · Buy on Amazon

"This classic instilled an interest in sailing and began my lifelong love of the sea."

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver (also rec’d by Hillary Clinton ) · Buy on Amazon

"Some of the best writers are women writers – Barbara Kingsolver, Joyce Carol Oates. They just don’t get enough play."

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