Madonna reveals books that ‘changed my life’

Madonna has made a list of the books that “changed my life”.

The Queen of Pop shared the list earlier today (April 11) on her preferred social media site, Instagram, with the picture that appears to the right.

“I dare you to read a book this weekend!” she wrote, before listing eight classic novels by authors including Hemingway, Plath and Tolstoy.

She then added: “These books changed my life. #artforfreedom #rebelheart”.

The list of Madge-rated books in full:

• War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
• The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
• For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
• As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
• Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
• The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

 
Madonna is currently working on her 13th studio album, the follow-up to 2012’s MDNA, and earlier this week she shared a photo of herself in the recording studio with cult British pop singer Natalia Kills and producer Martin Kierszenbaum.

Kills and Kierszenbaum are not the only collaborators Madonna has enlisted for her as-yet-untitled 13th studio album.

Last month, the singer confirmed that she has been working with Wake Me Up hitmaker Avicii on new material.

She later revealed that she has worked on “so many great songs” with the Swedish DJ.

Madonna’s last studio album, MDNA, was released in 2012 and reached number one in the US and UK. She scored her 13th and most recent UK chart-topping single with 4 Minutes in 2008.

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