Do you wonder what books your favorite celebrities have read?
Discovering about celebrity book recommendations is a brilliant way to experience new books.
Celebrities: they’re similar to us! I've got to admit that I don't know a lot about today’s celebrities. Mostly because I spend almost all my time with my face stuck in a book. But one thing that does catch my eye, and also the eye of the many book lovers, are celebrity book recommendations. So, here are 10 books read by celebrities that they recommend.
“Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.” –Lloyd Alexander
1. Barack Obama recommends"Homeland Elegies" by Ayad Akhtar
Every year, the 44th President of the United States shares the things he most enjoyed, and among the many books he gave in his 2020 list, Homeland Elegies, was amongst them.
A deeply personal work about hope and identity in a nation coming apart at the seams. This book blends fact and fiction to tell an epic story of belonging and dispossession in the world that 9/11 made. Part family drama, part social essay, part picaresque adventure -- at its heart, it is the story of a father, a son, and the country they both call home.
2. Beyonce recommends "We Should All be Feminists" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
What does “feminism” mean today? In a world where gender roles are changing are changing at the speed of light we need to be constantly informed and updated. With humor, the author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century—one rooted in inclusion and awareness. She shines a light not only on blatant discrimination, but also the more insidious, institutional behaviors that marginalize women around the world, in order to help readers of all walks of life better understand the often masked realities of sexual politics.
3. Jennifer Anniston recommends "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She’s even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. “Jess and Jason,” she calls them. Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed.
4. Bill Gates recommends "The Choice: Embrace the Possible" by Edith Eger
In his personal blog Bill Gates gives his thoughts and opinion on this acclaimed book. This book is partly a memoir and partly a guide to processing trauma. Edith Eger was only sixteen years old when she and her family got sent to Auschwitz. After surviving unbelievable horrors, she moved to the United States and became a therapist. Her unique background gives her amazing insight, and I think many people will find comfort right now from her suggestions on how to handle difficult situations.
5. Dua Lipa recommends "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" by Milan Kundera
During an interview with British GQ, Dua Lipa said "My favorite book is The Unbearable Lightness of being. It's a very complicated love story, and it's a brilliant book. Everyone should read it."
This is the story of a young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing and one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover. This magnificent novel juxtaposes geographically distant places, brilliant and playful reflections, and a variety of styles, to take its place as perhaps the major achievement of one of the world’s truly great writers.
6. Selena Gomez recommends "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
In one of her Instagram posts, Selena mentions several of her favorite books, podcast, movies and other things. One of her favorites books is the memoir Michelle Obama published.
Michelle Obama, invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address.
7. Emma Watson recommends "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl
During her interview with Entertainment Weekly, she mentioned she loved this book.
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose.
8. The Rock recommends "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
He mentioned "After watching a documentary about him, I picked up this book."
In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different?
9. Chrissy Teigen recommends "People Who Eat Darkness" by Richard Lloyd Parry
"Truly one of the best (crime/mystery) books I have ever read! I am fascinated by murder mysteries (docs, movies, books—you name it), and this book is like "Making a Murderer" but in the Japanese underground world. I grew up watching a lot of Dateline-type shows with my mom and to this day, we love playing detective and trying to figure out who did it."
An incisive and compelling account of the case of 21-year-old Lucie Blackman, who stepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000 and disappeared forever. The following winter, her dismembered remains were found buried in a seaside cave.
10. Harry Styles recommends "Norwegian Wood" by Haruki Murakami
This is his favorite book.
A magnificent blending of the music, the mood, and the ethos that was the sixties with the story of one college student's romantic coming of age, Norwegian Wood brilliantly recaptures a young man's first, hopeless, and heroic love.
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