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 November celebrity book club picks.
Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club November pick: “Wild Dark Shore” by Charlotte McConaghy
Goodreads rating: 4.13/5
“Our November @ReesesBookClub pick is Wild Dark Shore by @charlottemcconaghy and I’m still thinking about the ending!” Witherspoon announced of her November book pick.
She added, “Funny story: this book was recommended by a friend b, and I tore thru it ! It is so deep and beautiful and propulsive. A true Ecological thriller and a dark romance as well. I knew I had to pick it for RBC!”
Dua Lipa’s Service95 Book Club November 2025 pick: “Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood
Goodreads rating: 4.15/5
“My Monthly Read for November is ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ a book that terrified me when I read it in high school, but which I could at least mentally file under ‘dystopian fiction,'” Lipa wrote alongside her pick.
“Today, I’m not so sure,” she added. “Margaret has said that she didn’t make any of it up. And after re-reading ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ alongside her incredible new memoir, ‘Book of Lives,’ I understand what she means. Her memoir gives fascinating context to the story, as she shares the horrifying episodes in history that informed the writing of the book – and make it feel unsettlingly familiar to events taking place across the world right now.”
“Good Morning America” Book Club November 2025 pick: “Wreck” by Catherine Newman
Goodreads rating: 4.08/5
“Family can be a real ‘Wreck’ sometimes — but at least our November #GMABookClub pick will help you laugh through it!” “GMA” announced of their new book choice.
“‘Wreck’ by Catherine Newman is a story filled with humor, heart, and the complicated truths about family, marriage, and the unexpected twists of life.”
Jenna Bush Hager’s Read with Jenna Book Club November 2025 pick: “Cursed Daughters” by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Goodreads rating: 4.17/5
“I’m so excited to share my November @readwithjenna pick — ‘Cursed Daughters’ by @oyinbraithwaite,” Bush Hager wrote of her November read.
“I’ve loved Oyinkan’s writing since her unforgettable debut, ‘My Sister, The Serial Killer,’ and her new novel delighted me from the very first page. Set in Lagos, it follows generations of women who believe they’re cursed in love — but it’s really about family, sisterhood, and what we carry through life,” she said, adding, “This book made me laugh, cry, and reach for a pen to underline its truths. It’s one you’ll want to share with every woman you love.”
Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss’s Belletrist Book Club November 2025 pick: “Simultaneous” by Eric Heisserer
Goodreads rating: 4.10/5
“From the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of ‘Arrival’ comes a phenomenal speculative thriller about a federal agent and a therapist who team up to stop an otherworldly killer,” Belletrist announced of their latest pick.
“Full of thrilling reveals, stunning plot twists, and a mordant sense of humor, Simultaneous is a mind-bending, one-of-a-kind thriller by a true genre star.”
Dakota Johnson’s TeaTime Book Club November 2025 pick: “The Ten Year Affair” by Erin Somers
Goodreads rating: 3.24/5
“This month we’re reading ‘The Ten Year Affair’ by Erin Somers. It’s smart, witty, and might make you think about all the ways your life could have been (eep!),” Johnson’s TeaTime book club announced.
“When Cora meets Sam at a baby group in their small town, the chemistry between them is undeniable. Both are happily married young parents with two kids, and neither sees themselves as the type to engage in an affair. Yet their connection grows stronger, and as their lives continue to intertwine, the romantic tension between them becomes all-consuming—until their worlds unravel into two parallel timelines. In one, they pursue their feelings. In the other, they resist.”
Natalie Portman’s Nat’s Book Club November 2025 pick: “Father Figure” by Emma Forrest
Goodreads rating: 3.56/5
“Our November book club pick, ‘Father Figure,’ by Emma Forrest, is a very funny coming of age story, rife with political, sexual, and emotional angst. Get your copy and join me in reading,” Portman announced of her November pick.
Oprah Winfrey’s current book club pick: “A Guardian and a Thief” by Megha Majumdar
Goodreads rating: 4.03/5
“My next @oprahsbookclub pick is ‘A Guardian and a Thief’ by the exquisitely skilled author @megha.maj,” Winfrey wrote of her new pick. “Set in near-future Kolkata, India, the novel takes you through a tense one-week race of a desperate mother chasing the thief who stole her family’s precious immigration papers that she needs to join her husband in America. I was spellbound from the very first page and I’m still thinking about it today.”
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