Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Picks

Norfolk Public Library

June, 15 2024 23:12:00

  1. In 2017, Reese Witherspoon launched a book club along with her media company, Hello Sunshine. And since her inaugural novel pick—Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine—many of the A-lister's monthly choices have landed themselves on the New York Times bestsellers list. In Witherspoon announced in 2020 that she'd pick young adult novels mid-month in addition to her more mature selections.  Site:  https://reesesbookclub.com/picks


  2. 2024


  3. Kuang, Yulin -  How to End a Love Story (9780063310681)
  4. Lombardo, Claire -  The Most Fun We Ever Had (9780525564232)
  5. Gonzalez, Xochitl -  Anita de Monte Laughs Last (9781250786210)
  6. Dameron, Délana R. A. -  Redwood Court (9780593447024)
  7. Elston, Ashley -  First Lie Wins (9780593492918)

  8. 2023


  9. Berman, Ella -  Before We Were Innocent (9780593099544)
  10. Major, Cesca -  Maybe Next Time (9780063239920)
  11. Harrow, Alix E. -  Starling House (9781250799050)
  12. Simon, Nina -  Mother-Daughter Murder Night (9780063315044)
  13. Patchett, Ann -  Tom Lake (9780063327528)
  14. Kuang, R. F. -  Yellowface (9780063250833)
  15. Smale, Holly -  Cassandra in Reverse (9780778334538)
  16. Paul, Crystal Smith -  Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? (9781250815309)
  17. Sittenfeld, Curtis -  Romantic Comedy (9780399590948)
  18. Hannah, Kristin -  The Nightingale (9780312577223)
  19. Johnson, Sadeqa -  The House of Eve (9781982197360)
  20. Reyes, Ana -  The House in the Pines (9780593186718)

  21. 2022


  22. Knopf., -  The Marriage Portrait (9780593320624)
  23. Strayed, Cheryl -  Tiny Beautiful Things (9780307949332)
  24. Ng, Celeste -  Our Missing Hearts (9780593492543)
  25. Sexton, Margaret Wilkerson -  On the Rooftop (9780063139961)
  26. Mcallister, Gillian -  Wrong Place Wrong Time (9780063252349)
  27. Babalola, Bolu -  Honey and Spice (9780063141483)
  28. Chen, Kirstin -  Counterfeit (9780063119543)
  29. Williams, Pip -  The Dictionary of Lost Words (9780593160190)
  30. Novic, Sara -  True Biz (9780593241509)
  31. Lloyd, Ellery -   The Club (9780062997425)
  32. Gramont, Nina De -  The Christie Affair (9781250274618)
  33. Schwartz, Dana -  Anatomy (9781250774156)

  34. 2021


  35. Umrigar, Thrity -  Honor (9781616209957)
  36. Stapley, Marissa -  Lucky (9781668002452)
  37. Blackwood, Lauren -  Within These Wicked Walls (9781250787101)
  38. Shafak, Elif -  The Island of Missing Trees (9781635578591)
  39. Onuzo, Chibundu -  Sankofa (9781646220830)
  40. Escandón, María Amparo -  L.A. Weather (9781250802569)
  41. Bartz, Andrea -  We Were Never Here (9781984820464)
  42. Heller, Miranda Cowley -  The Paper Palace (9780593329825)
  43. Williams, Tia -  Seven Days in June (9781538719107)
  44. Jean, Emiko -  Tokyo Ever After (9781250766601)
  45. Dave, Laura -  The Last Thing He Told Me (9781501171345)
  46. Berry, Flynn -  Northern Spy (9780735224995)
  47. Boulley, Angeline -  Firekeeper's Daughter (9781250766564)
  48. Engel, Patricia -  Infinite Country (9781982159467)
  49. Pearse, Sarah -  The Sanatorium (9780593296677)
  50. Lord, Emma -  You Have a Match (9781250237309)
  51. North, Anna -  Outlawed (9781635575422)

  52. 2020


  53. Cameron, Sharon -  The Light in Hidden Places (9781338355932)
  54. Dell'antonia, Kj -  The Chicken Sisters (9780593085141)
  55. Namey, Laura Taylor -  A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow (9781534471245)
  56. Tate, Christie -  Group HowOneTherapistandaCircleof StrangersSavedMyLife (9781982154615)
  57. Medie, Peace Adzo -  His Only Wife (9781616209155)
  58. Méndez, Yamile Saied -  Furia (9781616209919)
  59. Kim, Nancy Jooyoun -  The Last Story of Mina Lee (9780778310174)
  60. Johnson, Leah -  You Should See Me in a Crown (9781338503265)
  61. Danticat, Edwidge -  Everything Inside (9780525563051)
  62. Brown, Austin Channing -  I'm Still Here (9781524760854)
  63. Foley, Lucy -  The Guest List (9780062868930)
  64. Alka, Joshi, -  The Henna Artist (9780778309451)
  65. Doyle, Glennon -  Untamed (9781984801258)
  66. Ward, Amanda Eyre -  The Jetsetters (9780399181894)
  67. Bauermeister, Erica -  The Scent Keeper (9781250622624)

  68. 2019


  69. Reid, Kiley -  Such a Fun Age (9780525541905)
  70. Mina, Denise -  Conviction (9780316528504)
  71. Moyes, Jojo -  The Giver of Stars (9780399562488)
  72. Rodsky, Eve -  Fair Play (9780525541936)
  73. Prescott, Lara -  The Secrets We Kept (9780525656159)
  74. Miranda, Megan -  The Last House Guest (9781501165375)
  75. Baker, Chandler -  Whisper Network (9781250319470)
  76. Haywood, Sarah -  The Cactus (9780778318996)
  77. Locke, Tembi -  From Scratch (9781501187650)
  78. Choo, Yangsze -  The Night Tiger (9781250175458)
  79. Reid, Taylor Jenkins -  Daisy Jones & The Six (9781524798628)
  80. Guillory, Jasmine -  The Proposal (9780399587689)
  81. Orlean, Susan -  The Library Book (9781476740188)

  82. 2018


  83. Silver, Josie -  One Day in December (9780525574682)
  84. Jones, Sandie -  The Other Woman (9781250191984)
  85. Frankel, Laurie -  This Is How It Always Is (9781250088550)
  86. Owens, Delia -  Where the Crawdads Sing (9780735219090)
  87. Hummel, Maria -  Still Lives (9781619021112)
  88. Cleeton, Chanel -  Next Year in Havana (9780399586682)
  89. Steadman, Catherine -  Something in the Water (9781524797188)
  90. Sittenfeld, Curtis -  You Think It, I'll Say It (9780525508700)
  91. Harpham, Heather -  Happiness (9781250131560)
  92. Jaswal, Balli Kaur -  Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (9780062645128)
  93. Santopolo, Jill -  The Light We Lost (9780735212756)
  94. Brown, Brené -  Braving the Wilderness (9780812985818)

  95. 2017


  96. Constantine, Liv -  The Last Mrs. Parrish (9780062688163)
  97. Patchett, Ann -  This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage (9780062236678)
  98. Hoffman, Alice -  The Rules of Magic (9781501137471)
  99. Ng, Celeste -  Little Fires Everywhere (9780735224292)
  100. Ware, Ruth -  The Lying Game (9781501156007)
  101. Quinn, Kate -  The Alice Network (9780062654199)
  102. Honeyman, Gail -  Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (9780735220690)

  103. Controversies


  104. Nava, A. M. (2023, March 16). A Reese's book club pick is under fire (again). The Mary Sue.  https://www.themarysue.com/a-reeses-book-club-pick-is-under-fire-again/ [The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah]

    McCormick, K. (2020, February 3). Oprah, Reese, and the problem with popular "Book club picks". Italic Type. https://www.italictype.com/journal/oprah-reese-book-club-picks/ 
     
    Terasaki, K. (2022, July 11). 'Where the Crawdads Sing' controversy explained. The Mary Sue.  https://www.themarysue.com/where-the-crawdads-sing-controversy-explained/ [Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens]