Rian Johnson Recommended Books

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)

by Agatha Christie

"Probably tied for my personal favorite." - Rian Johnson (Source)

And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie

"Her best book." - Rian Johnson (Source)

Curtain

Hercule Poirot, Book 38

by Agatha Christie

"Probably tied for my personal favorite." - Rian Johnson (Source)

The Confidence-Man

by Herman Melville

"Love this book. And it’s insanely post-modern, almost feels like something Pynchon could have written." - Rian Johnson (Source)

The Spy Who Loved Me

by Ian Fleming

"A fascinating atypical one." - Rian Johnson (Source)

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

by George Saunders

"Most inspiring and hands-in-the-dirt useful book about writing I’ve maybe ever read." - Rian Johnson (Source)