8 celebrity book club picks to read this month from Reese Witherspoon, Jenna Bush Hager and more
Celebrity bookworms are here to stay.
Ever since Oprah Winfrey started her iconic book club in the ’90s, celebrities including Reese Witherspoon, Emma Roberts, Dua Lipa and Jenna Bush Hager have joined the ranks, picking monthly books that skyrocket to the top of the bestseller lists.
“I absolutely love reading, I love the idea of sharing how books make people feel … books are really important to me and if I can share that in some way, then I feel like I’m on the right track,” Lipa told Elle UK in 2023.
Roberts, who started Belletrist with best friend Karah Preiss in 2017, told AP that giving book recommendations brings her “so much joy.”
Witherspoon, meanwhile, built an empire on books with her Hello Sunshine media company, highlighting diverse female authors.
See below for all the September celebrity book club picks.
Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club September pick: “To The Moon and Back” by Eliana Ramage
Goodreads rating: 4.01/5
“September’s @reesesbookclub pick is ‘To the Moon and Back’ by @elianaramage. A breathtaking debut about family, identity, and love across generations,” Witherspoon announced alongside her latest book pick.
Dua Lipa’s Service95 Book Club September 2025 pick: “The Trees” by Percival Everett
Goodreads rating: 4.06/5
“It might sound like a grim tale – and, of course, the subject matter is harrowing. But as the story unfolds, author Percival Everett cleverly sends up all the usual tropes, from TV cop shows to classic detective stories, using satire to bring deep-rooted political issues to light in this masterful blend of horror and humour. He even throws in zombies for good measure,” Lipa wrote in her September book announcement of “The Trees.”
“And then there’s the simmering rage that lies at the heart of this book: at racial violence, at police brutality, at the inequity of American history. It’s Percival at his very best – delivering one-liners that will make you howl with laughter, while simultaneously punching you in the gut.”
“Good Morning America” Book Club September 2025 pick: “The Book of Lost Hours” by Hayley Gelfuso
Goodreads rating: 4.26/5
“Get lost for hours with our September #GMABookClub pick #TheBookofLostHours by Hayley Gelfuso. A sweeping cinematic love story exploring memory, time and the lengths we will go to in order to protect the existence of those we love,” “GMA” wrote of their latest pick.
Jenna Bush Hager’s Read with Jenna Book Club September 2025 pick: “Buckeye” by Patrick Ryan
Goodreads rating: 4.48/5
“I could not be more excited to share one of my favorite books I’ve read as our September @readwithjenna pick — ‘Buckeye’ by the phenomenal Patrick Ryan. This unforgettable debut novel is full of love, loss, and hope,” Bush Hager said of her September pick.
“Set in the small town of Bonhomie, Ohio, we meet Cal Jenkins and Margaret Salt at the beginning of World War II. Their secret affair binds their families together, and we follow their intertwined lives through the end of the Vietnam War. In this beautiful and heartbreaking testament to family and love, Patrick showcases how America changed over these years — and how these families changed with it.
“If you’re a fan of Amor Towles or Ann Patchett, I promise you will fall in love with what I truly believe is the book of the season, if not the year. Go pick up your copy today — I promise you won’t regret it!”
Oprah Winfrey’s September 2025 pick: “All the Way to The River” by Elizabeth Gilbert
Goodreads rating: 4.15/5
“My next @oprahsbookclub pick is ‘All the Way to the River’ by the exceptional @elizabeth_gilbert_writer,” Winfrey wrote of her September pick. “It’s an extraordinary memoir that will resonate with anyone who has ever been captive to love—or to any other passion, substance, or craving—and who yearns for liberation.”
Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss’s Belletrist Book Club September 2025 pick: “Finding Grace” by Loretta Rothschild
Goodreads rating: 3.90/5
“Blending a page-turning moral dilemma with satisfying emotional poignancy, ‘Finding Grace’ is a sweeping love story that explores the price of a new beginning, how the ghosts of our past shape our future, and whether redemption can be found in the wreckage of what we’ve lost. We can’t wait for you to join us this month!” Belletrist announced in September.
Dakota Johnson’s TeaTime Book Club September 2025 pick: “The Dilemmas of Working Women” by Fumio Yamamoto
Goodreads rating: 3.75/5
“‘The Dilemmas of Working Women’ is Fumio Yamamoto’s darkly witty look at modern Japanese women who are ambivalent about their lives and jobs. In ‘Naked,’ a woman who’s simultaneously lost her business and her husband finds that it is surprisingly comfortable to stay at home sewing stuffed animals, even if it makes her a ‘loser’ in the eyes of society. In ‘Planarian,’ a young woman recovering from breast cancer tells her friends and boyfriend that she would prefer to be the titular worm to organically regenerate her body. Each of these spiky women — as well as the three other protagonists in this groundbreaking work — chafes against social expectations that equate work with worth and demand women squeeze into the confining and sometimes dehumanizing role of employee in a world built by and for men,” Johnson’s TeaTime book club wrote alongside their pick.
“First published in Japan in 2000, ‘The Dilemmas of Working Women’ struck a nerve with Japanese readers and became a bestselling literary sensation, selling nearly half a million copies and winning the prestigious Naoki Prize in Literature. A quarter of a century later, this brilliant modern classic — available for the first time outside Asia and in English — remains deliciously funny and astonishingly relevant.”
Natalie Portman’s Nat’s Book Club September 2025 pick: “No Straight Road Takes You There” by Rebecca Solnit
Goodreads rating: 4.24/5
“An antidote to political paralysis, our September pick articulates a path forward, encouraging us to create new ideas of what’s possible and acceptable. Thank you as always for writing, Rebecca Solnit,” Portman captioned her pick.
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