Alessandro Michele Shares Personal Reading List in AnOther Magazine's 25th Anniversary Issue
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of AnOther Magazine, Alessandro Michele has assembled a reading list for the Autumn/Winter 2026 edition. This curated selection features 15 titles alongside Michele's insights, including works such as Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain, Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and Marguerite Yourcenar's Memoirs of Hadrian. Other notable entries are St Francis of Assisi's The Canticle of the Creatures, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and John Giorno's Thanx 4 Nothing. Additional titles include Amelia Rosselli's The Dragonfly, Donna Haraway's A Cyborg Manifesto, and Guy Debord and Gil J Wolman's A User's Guide to Détournement. The issue is currently available for purchase worldwide.
Key facts
- Alessandro Michele curated a reading list for AnOther Magazine's Autumn/Winter 2026 issue.
- The issue marks the 25th anniversary of AnOther Magazine.
- The list includes 15 literary works, each with Michele's commentary.
- Selections range from classics like Homer's The Iliad to contemporary works like Han Kang's The Vegetarian.
- Michele used Donna Haraway's A Cyborg Manifesto as inspiration for a 2018 Gucci show.
- Michele describes the texts as connected by an 'invisible chain' and reflecting themes of time, life, and fragility.
- The issue is on sale internationally now.
- Michele's reflections include personal anecdotes, such as his father's reliance on the sun for timekeeping.
Entities
Artists
- Alessandro Michele
- Thomas Mann
- Lewis Carroll
- Marguerite Yourcenar
- St Francis of Assisi
- Jane Austen
- John Giorno
- Amelia Rosselli
- Donna Haraway
- Guy Debord
- Gil J Wolman
- Hannah Arendt
- Walter Benjamin
- Katherine Mansfield
- Carmelo Bene
- Han Kang
- Homer
- Ovid
- Lorenzo de' Medici
- Virginia Woolf
- Peggy Guggenheim
- William Shakespeare
- Tjitske Sluis
- Jean Gaumy
- Tina Barney
- Kata Geibl
- Agnès Varda
- James Horan
Institutions
- AnOther Magazine
- Gucci
- Magnum Photos
- Ciné-Tamaris
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Switzerland
- London
- England
- France
- Dublin
- Ireland