Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club: See All of Her 2024 Picks
The book club was founded in 2017 and centers books with women-led narratives
Reese Witherspoon is an actress, producer and author, but also a well-read bookworm — so much so that she helms one of the most recognizable celebrity book clubs today.
Reese’s Book Club was founded in 2017 and is operated through Hello Sunshine, Witherspoon's media company. The book club centers women-led stories and aims to “deepen our connection to books, authors and ourselves," per their website. Witherspoon has picked some great reads over the years, including Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere, Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Daisy Jones & The Six and Kiley Reid's Such a Fun Age.
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If you’re hoping to read along with Witherspoon's selections this year, look no further. Here is a list of all of Reese's Book Club picks for 2024.
June: The Unwedding by Ally Condie
Grand Central Publishing
'The Unwedding' by Ally CondieEllery Wainwright and her husband planned to spend their twentieth wedding anniversary at a luxury resort in California, but their trip is dampened by another wedding at the location. When Ellery finds the dead body of the groom, she realizes that there’s something sinister hiding amidst the hotel’s guests in this book that Witherspoon calls “the perfect summer listen.”
Summer YA: 'Twelfth Night' by Alexene Farol Follmuth
Tor Teen
'Twelfth Knight' by Alexene Farol FollmuthViola Reyes escapes the perils of high school by playing the online game Twelfth Knight. It’s there that she’s able to truly be herself, but when the star running back Jack Orsino is injured, and joins the game too, Viola realizes that they may have more in common than she originally thought.
“To us at Reese's Book Club, YA is a feeling,” Witherspoon says. “It's a warm summer day reading in the sun, lots of nostalgia, gushing together over the characters in Twelfth Knight by Alexene Farol Follmuth.”
May: 'How to End a Love Story' by Yulin Kuang
HarperCollins
'How to End a Love Story' by Yulin KuangHelen and Grant haven’t seen each other since a tragic accident linked them together. When Helen, now a bestselling author who is also writing the TV adaptation of her young adult novels, sees that Grant has taken a job on her show, the duo must face their past, and consider their future, together.
“Can they re-write their story?" Witherspoon asks — and we’re wondering the same thing.
April: 'The Most Fun We Ever Had' by Claire Lombardo
Penguin Random House
'The Most Fun We Ever Had' by Claire LombardoClaire Lombardo’s debut novel follows the Illinois-based Sorenson family — including parents David and Marilyn and their four adult daughters — whose lives are upended by the unexpected arrival of a new family member.
"This book truly feels like you’re a fly on the wall watching a real family interact,” Witherspoon says.
March: 'Anita de Monte Laughs Last' by Xochitl Gonzalez
Macmillan Publishers
'Anita de Monte Laughs Last' by Xochitl GonzalezFrom the author of the bestselling Olga Dies Dreaming comes a new novel about a female Cuban artist whose legacy is all but forgotten, until an art history student discovers her story — and begins to notice similarities to her own life.
“I have goosebumps just talking about this story,” Witherspoon says of the novel, which was inspired by real-life artist Ana Mendieta.
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February: 'Redwood Court' by DéLana R. A. Dameron
Penguin Random House
'Redwood Court' by DéLana R. A. DameronRedwood Court introduces readers to Mika Tabor, who's growing up in the 1990s in the all-Black working class suburb of Columbia, S.C. She learns important lessons from the people who raised her on the cul-de-sac of Redwood Court, from the societal to the mundane.
"This book is filled with a sense of nostalgia as Mika takes us down memory lane, sharing stories of her Southern Black family through a collection of vivid vignettes,” says Witherspoon.
January: 'First Lie Wins' by Ashley Elston
Penguin Random House
'First Lie Wins' by Ashley ElstonThis gripping novel follows Evie Porter, who has a seemingly perfect life — except for the fact that she doesn't seem to actually exist.
"This fast-paced read has everything you could want in a thriller: secret identities, a mysterious boss and a cat & mouse game that kept me guessing the whole way through,” Witherspoon says, adding that she “did NOT expect that ending.”
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