Discover the latest celebrity book club picks to add to your reading list here. This blog post contains an updated list each month. You’ll appreciate this quick and easy resource that has them all in one spot. So, keep reading to see what the top bookish famous people like Oprah and Reese are reading right now.
Quick Celebrity Book Club Spoilers
First, if you’re extra curious or in a rush for suggestions for book club reading, below is a quick, shoppable list of all the current celebrity book club picks.
NOTE
If a certain celebrity book club pick is not yet updated, it probably means it hasn’t been announced yet. I am usually able to update celebrity book club lists on this website the day they are announced (or before, if I have access to a confirmed spoiler).
Details of the Current Celebrity Book Club Picks
Below are all the most recent celebrity book club spoilers for the following book clubs:
- Reese’s Book Club
- The Today Show’s Read with Jenna book club
- Good Morning America Book Club
- Oprah’s Book Club
Reese’s Book Club Pick for April 2024
Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club (through her company Hello Sunshine) focuses her book club picks on women’s stories in a variety of genres, from romance to thrillers.
- Instant New York Times bestseller
- Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
My Review: ★★★★☆
In The Most Fun We Ever Had, Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s. By 2016, they have four uniquely different daughters with their own sets of problems, each doubting she will ever have a love like that of her parents.
Much of the story surrounds a complex relationship between the two eldest daughters and a teenage boy named Jonah who enters their lives.
The characters are complex, sharp, and witty, and the theme of seasons of the year and of life offer something especially profound for the reader.Â
It’s a few years old (2019), yet it remains one of my favorite family dramas. I recommend it to fans of the TV show Parenthood.
Browse the complete Reese’s book club (adult) list.
The Today Show’s Read With Jenna Book Club Picks for April 2024
The Today Show’s Read with Jenna Bush Hager book club reads books that are offered by Book of the Month. Many of the selections are character-driven and/or diverse.
My Review: ★★★☆☆
The Husbands is a fun debut novel with a truly unique magical realism premise. After returning from a “hen” (an English bachelorette party), Lauren returns home to her husband.
Except, he’s not her husband. She’s not even married. After he climbs up to the attic to change a lightbulb, a new husband climbs down the stairs. Thereafter, husbands disappear and new ones emerge from the attic in the dozens.
A commentary on modern dating and perpetually “swiping” for new possibilities, Lauren must confront living in the present versus an infinite array of futures.
It’s definitely unlike any other book I’ve read, but the array of husbands made it difficult for me to connect to Lauren and the male characters. While unique at first, the premise also became tiresome for me. Still, it’s a good read overall.
Browse the full Today Show book club list.
Good Morning America Book Club Pick for April 2024
The GMA book club reads books that are topical and offer a lot of issues to discuss.
My Review: ★★★★☆
Fans of Abby Jimenez books rejoice! Just For the Summer proves that she can continue to deliver everything her readers love.
Justin feels cursed. Every woman he dates finds her soulmate just after breaking up with him. In a twist of fate, he meets, Emma, who is similarly “cursed.” Together, they create a plan to date each other and break up, so they can go on to live happily ever after with someone else.
A traveling nurse with her friend, Emma gets a nursing job and rents an adorable cottage on Lake Minnetonka near Justin to bring this plan to life.
Emma and Justin connect deeper than expected over their “mommy” issues. (trigger warning) They just may be the perfect pair. But, the chaos left by Emma’s mom just may be too complicated to make the plan work.
This summer romance novel features my favorite couple in Abby Jimenez’s books. They are quirky, loveable, have great chemistry, and support each other through difficult life issues. There is also one spicy scene for steamy romance lovers!
The supporting cast, including some characters you’ll recognize and a dog (of course), round out this “slightly more complicated than normal” romance. It’s great for those who like a little bit of realistic drama in their escape reads.
It’s one quick and very enjoyable summer-themed read.
Browse the full GMA book club list.
Oprah’s Current Book Club Selection
Oprah Winfrey’s book club dates back to the 1990s and is known for reading both classics and very literary works with an emphasis on Black stories.
(Note: Oprah tends to announce her picks sporadically and not on any particular schedule.)
The Many Lives of Mama Love is a gripping memoir of one woman’s transformation from a suburban soccer mom and opioid addict to a jailhouse leader and finally, a successful ghostwriter.
The author’s secret life leads to her downfall, resulting in a prison sentence where she becomes “Mama Love” and offers healing for her fellow inmates.
Then, she reinvents herself in the literary world, mingling with icons like Oprah, while still grappling with the shadows of her past and the journey towards self-forgiveness.
Browse the full Oprah’s book club list.
Frequently Asked Questions
Reese Witherspoon focuses her monthly book club picks on women’s stories in a variety of genres, from romance to thrillers.
The most popular celebrity book clubs are Oprah’s Book Club and Reese’s Book Club.
Yes. Reese Witherspoon still chooses a book club pick near the beginning of each month.
Conclusion
If you’re unsure what to read next, the most recent celebrity book club picks serve as excellent, crowd-pleasing options for you to read either with your book club or by following these famous readers on social media, TV, and beyond.
More Celebrity Book Clubs
- Fallon Book Club (The Tonight Show)
- Netflix Book Club
Thank you for this list! I compile a monthly book club picks spreadsheet for the public library where I work, and your lists are so helpful! I also track (3) Literati clubs – Atlas Obscura, Roxanne Gay (The Audacious Book Club), and Megan Rapinoe (The Call In); booktok bookclub (TikTok); “Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall The Duchess of Cornwall’s Reading Room”; Belletrist; Goop; Marie Claire’s #ReadWithMarieClaire; Saveur Cookbook Club; Veranda Magazine Sip & Read Book Club; Vox Book Club; and Noah Syndergaard (LA Angels).
Good to know! Maybe I will start tracking those too. I love the Literati clubs too.