Phil Treagus-Evans
Founder
Phil Treagus-Evans founded The Reading Lists in 2016 to uncover the world's most inspiring and important books by asking remarkable people what they read. He conducted hundreds of the site's interviews.

Zack Cooper: A Joy For Reading
Interview · 25 February 2021

Kieran Healy: Books on The Science of Social Life
Interview · 15 February 2021

William Howell: Thoughtful, Argumentative, Intellectual Histories
Interview · 11 February 2021

Karen Eber: Stories That Bond Us
Interview · 9 February 2021

Kimberley Johnson: Know the Truth, Not the Hype
Interview · 6 February 2021

Andrew Craig: The Quest for Financial Literacy
Interview · 4 February 2021

Sakinah Hofler: Going Where the Wind Blows
Interview · 2 February 2021

Julian Zelizer: Books Born from My Intellectual Passions
Interview · 31 January 2021

Jonathan Alter: A Presidential Reading List
Interview · 28 January 2021

Richard Johnson: A Historically Inflected Approach
Interview · 19 January 2021

Christopher Riley: A Great Escape
Interview · 11 January 2021

Lindsay Amer: Processing the World Around Me
Interview · 7 January 2021

Mike Massimino: A Citizen of Earth
Interview · 5 January 2021

Kim Brown Seely: A Shared Connection with Humanity
Interview · 2 January 2021

Brandon Clifford: Success Through Passion
Interview · 12 July 2020

Nick Higham: Making Notes in the Margin
Interview · 3 July 2020

Derek Owuso: Falling for Literature Instantly
Interview · 1 June 2020

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020
Article · 30 May 2020

Maria Russo: Reading from Every Genre
Interview · 8 May 2020

James Mustich: To Spread Good Books About
Interview · 2 February 2020

Costa Book Awards 2019 – Shortlist
Article · 1 February 2020

Margaret Morris: Reading Broadly
Interview · 21 January 2020

Anthony Franze: A Reliable Companion
Interview · 11 January 2020

Stathis Psillos: A Fixation with Time
Interview · 3 January 2020