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James Franco’s Book Picks

  1. 1

    Blood Meridian

    Cormac McCarthy · 1985

  2. 2

    The long home

    William Gay · 1999

  3. 3

    Jesus' Son

    Denis Johnson, Will Patton · 2002

  4. 4

    The Sellout

    Paul Beatty · 2015

  5. 5

    As I Lay Dying

    William Faulkner · 1915

  6. 6

    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

    Junot Díaz · 2007

  7. 7

    Paulina & Fran

    Rachel B. Glaser · 2015

  8. 8

    What we talk about when we talk aboutlove

    Raymond Carver · 1981

  9. 9

    In the Western Night

    Frank Bidart · 1990

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Blood Meridian, The Long Home, Jesus' Son and 7 more books selected by James Franco.

Ten books selected by James Franco for One Grand.

Source: https://onegrandbooks.com/shop/curators/actors/james-franco

Numbers show collection order, not a source rating.

  1. Blood Meridian — Cormac McCarthy
  2. The long home — William Gay
  3. Jesus' Son — Denis Johnson, Will Patton
  4. The Sellout — Paul Beatty
  5. As I Lay Dying — William Faulkner
  6. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao — Junot Díaz
  7. Paulina & Fran — Rachel B. Glaser
  8. What we talk about when we talk aboutlove — Raymond Carver
  9. In the Western Night — Frank Bidart
  10. Donkey gospel — Tony Hoagland