If you loved
Books like Ava
A smoky, late-night conversation with a screen legend who has nothing left to hide and a lifetime of stories to tell. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Ava.
- nostalgic
- intimate
- bittersweet
- gossipy
- 01
Love, Lucy
Lucille Ball · 1996
An intimate, bittersweet backstage pass to the life of a comedy legend, told with the warmth and grit of a woman who built her own empire.
- 02
A man with a camera
Nestor Almendros
A contemplative and focused exploration of a life spent looking through a lens.
- 03
My story
Marilyn Monroe · 1974
An intimate, haunting glimpse behind the most famous smile in the world, revealing a sharp mind and a deeply bruised heart.
- 04
Frida
Hayden Herrera
An immersive, deeply empathetic portrait of a life lived at the bleeding edge of physical pain and artistic brilliance.
- 05
Chuck Amuck
Chuck Jones · 1989
A lively, reflective journey through the kinetic mind and career of an iconic American animator.
- 06
Hitchcock
Francois Truffaut · 1993
Pull up a chair and listen in as two master architects of cinema dismantle the mechanics of suspense, frame by frame.
- 07
My Life
Bill Clinton · 2004
A sprawling, folksy, and deeply detailed journey through the mind of a relentlessly ambitious and complex American leader.
- 08
Catherine la Grande
Henri Troyat
A comprehensive and authoritative journey through the life and reign of a powerful historical empress.
- 09
James Patterson by James Patterson
James Patterson
A rapid-fire, anecdotal journey through the making of a publishing empire, told with the punchy momentum of a commercial thriller.
- 10
On lies, secrets, and silence
Adrienne Rich · 1979
A fierce, poetic dismantling of patriarchal history that demands the reclamation of women's voices and truths.
- 11
Reporter
Hersh, Seymour M.
A gritty, unvarnished masterclass in shoe-leather journalism and the relentless pursuit of the truth.
- 12
Blonde
Joyce Carol Oates
A feverish, hallucinatory descent into the crushing machinery of American fame and the fractured soul of its greatest icon.
