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“I was thunderstruck. I got to the part where, you know, a hurricane destroys St. Croix where Hamilton is living. And he writes a poem about the carnage and this poem gets him off the island.” source
Composer and actor
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda is the composer and performer behind Hamilton and In the Heights. He has often said his work begins with reading, most famously Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton, which he turned into a Broadway phenomenon. Picks below come from his interviews and recommendations.
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Non-Fiction
Most-recommended
On the record
All Lin-Manuel Miranda book recommendations.
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“It rocked my world. Maybe the first book I'd read about Puerto Ricans growing up in New York, like me.” source
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“Mr. Achebe evokes his world so brilliantly that the last sentence is one of the all-time great gut punches in the history of literature.” source
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“I cried several times reading it. It's a force.” source
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“An incredible world in which to get lost.” source
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“Required reading for hip-hop fans and hip-hop newbies alike. It's also the funniest thing I've read in years.” source
Readers with overlapping taste
