Library – Read Books

Art Garfunkel has been an avid reader since his youth and carefully documents every book he has read. His personal library spans classic and contemporary literature, as well as historical novels and nonfiction works across a wide range of disciplines. Thematically, there are few subjects he has not explored—from poetry and philosophy to history, science, and music, as well as social and cultural studies. This remarkable breadth reflects his enduring curiosity and the profound influence literature has had on his thinking and artistic life.

Art Garfunkel's Reading List Since 1968

Since the 1960s, Art Garfunkel has been deeply engaged with literature. The following list includes the books he has read since 1968 and provides an overview of his diverse interests – from classical literature to contemporary works and non-fiction.

Books considered personal favorites are marked with an asterisk (*)

The reading lists for the years 1968 through 2020 are available in 13 PDF files. All book lists are available exclusively in English.

On the website, books are displayed from the newest to the oldest within each year, while the PDF versions are organized chronologically from the oldest to the newest books.

2025 1375 – 12/25 – Guiano Da Empoli – The Hour of the Predator – 136 Pgs — 1374 – 12/25 – Yuval Noah Harari – 21 Lessons for the 21st Century – 370 Pgs — 1373 – 12/25 – Jessica Radloff – The Big Bang Theory Theory – 496 Pgs — 1372 – 11/25 – David McCullough – Teddy Roosevelt Morning on Horseback – 370 Pgs — 1371 – 11/25 – Edwin Schrödinger – What is Life, Mind and Matter – 178 Pgs — 1370 – 11/25 – Douglas Adams – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – 217 Pgs — 1369 – 11/25 – Leo Tolstoy – Selected Stories – 501 Pgs — 1368 – 10/25 – Yuval Noah Harari – Sapiens – 466 Pgs — 1367 – 10/25 – Rachel Maddow – Prequel – 310 Pgs — 1366 – 09/25 – Barry Mazor – Blood Harmony – 334 Pgs — 1365 – 09/25 – Jann S. Wenner – Like a Rolling Stone – 334 Pgs — 1364 – 04/25 – Art Garfunkel – What Is All About the Luminous – 2017 – 241 Pgs — *1363 – 01/25 – Daniel Sokatch – Can We Talk About Israel? – 325 Pgs — 1362 – 01/25 – Art Garfunkel – What Is All About the Luminous – 241 Pgs — 1361 – 01/25 – Gneri David Lichfield – When Paul Met Artie – Unknown Pgs

2024 1360 – 12/24 – Eric Idle – The Spamalot Diaries – 133 Pgs — 1359 – 07/24 – Doris Kearns Goodwin – An Unfinished Short Love Story – 405 Pgs — *1358 – 04/24 – Ash Carter & Sam Kashner – Life Isn’t Everything – 315 Pgs – Mike Nichols as remembered by 150 of his closest fans — 1357 – 03/24 – Emily Brontë – Wuthering Heights (a reread) – 230 Pgs — 1356 – 03/24 – Bill Bryson – A Short History of Nearly Everything – 306 Pgs — 1355 – 01/24 – Robin Cook – Coma – Unknown Pgs — 1354 – 01/24 – William E. Leuchtenburg – The Perils of Prosperity – 269 Pgs

2023 1352 – 12/23 – Nancy Mitford – Frederick the Great – 1970 Pgs — 1351 – 12/23 – David Shenk – The Immortal Game – 2006 Pgs – Anmerkung: Chess — 1350 – 09/23 – Colette – The Pure and the Impure – 1930 Pgs — 1349 – 09/23 – Aeschylus – Prometheus Bound – 0.490 bo – 98 Pgs — 1348 – 09/23 – Nancy Mitford – The Sun King – 1967 Pgs — 1347 – 08/23 – The Founding Fathers – The Constitution of the United States of America – Declaration of Independence – 1775 Pgs — 1346 – 08/23 – Ann Patchett – The Dutch House – 2019 Pgs — 1345 – 08/23 – Honore de Balzac – The Unknown Masterpiece – Camboora – 0 Pgs — 1344 – 08/23 – Hunter S. Thompson – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – 1971 Pgs — 1343 – 08/23 – Henry Green – Back – 1946 Pgs — 1342 – 07/23 – E.M. Forster – Where Angels Fear to Tread – 1905 Pgs — 1341 – 07/23 – Bjorn Lomborg – False Alarm – 2020 Pgs — *1340 – 06/23 – Jann Wenner – Like a Rolling Stone – 2022 Pgs — 1339 – 06/23 – A.N. Wilson – The Mystery of Charles Dickens – 2020 Pgs — 1338 – 05/23 – Prince – The Last Interview – 2020 Pgs — 1337 – 04/23 – Dr. Joe Pispenza – Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself – 2012 Pgs

2022 1336 – 10/22 – Sheryl Sandberg – Lean In – 2015 Pgs — 1335 – 08/22 – Matthew McConnaughy – Greenlights – 2020 Pgs — 1334 – 08/22 – Shelby Foote – Shiloh – 1952 Pgs — 1333 – 07/22 – Walter Isaacson – Benjamin Franklin – 2003 Pgs — 1332 – 05/22 – Garry Kasparov – Winter is Coming – 2015 Pgs — 1331 – 03/22 – Sebastian Faulks – Birdsong – 1993 Pgs — *1330 – 02/22 – Matt Haig – The Midnight Library – 2020 Pgs — 1329 – 02/22 – Rodrigo Garcia – A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes – 2021 Pgs — 1328 – 02/22 – Steve Sheinkin – The Notorious Benedict Arnold – 2010 Pgs — 1327 – 02/22 – Joe Scarborough – Saving Freedom – 2020 Pgs — 1326 – 01/22 – Abraham Lincoln – The Spiritual Growth of a Republic Man – 1973 Pgs — 1325 – 01/22 – James Michener – Caravans – 1963 Pgs