While celebrities are involved in pop culture, from starring in movies to creating music, many stars also love to read. You might know about celebrities with book clubs, such as Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon, but many other stars are big fans of reading and recommending books.
If you’re someone who loves to read, yet also loves to follow celebrity news, learning which stars are big readers can help you find new books to read. Many of these celebrities give recommendations, so you can read along with them!
Here are some of the biggest stars that consider themselves bibliophiles.
Celebs Who Are Authors And Writers
While this list mostly covers current celebrities who love to read and the books they recommend, many stars have also written books. Sometimes, there is overlap between those who love to read and those who write their own autobiographies; a celebrity rarely writes a book that isn’t somewhat of a memoir.
If you’ve ever considered writing and publishing your own book, you might be inspired by triple-threat celebs who have done everything, including writing.
Hollywood Stars Who Love Reading
Now, let’s look at some of those actors, musicians, and more who love to read. Do any of the celebs on this list surprise you?
- Emma Watson
While Emma Watson plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies, she does seem to share some of the character’s traits in real life. For a time, she ran her own feminist book club called “Our Shared Shelf.”
While she no longer runs this club, you can still check out some of her book recommendations, especially if you want to read something that challenges your views and makes you think.
- Trevor Noah
When he hosted The Daily Show, Trevor Noah would often give book recommendations, and he seemed to actually read every book he would talk about. If you’re looking for books with a social justice lens or those written by political and social movers and shakers, check out some of his recommendations.
- Mindy Kaling
As a noted comedy writer, it’s not surprising that Mindy Kaling has written some best-selling memoirs with a humorous viewpoint. However, she doesn’t just like to write; she also recommends books to her fans and followers on her Instagram. If you want to see some of the books she’s reading, you can look at some of her posts. She even notes that her favorite author is Jhumpa Lahiri.
- Emma Roberts
Emma Roberts is also known for being a big reader and started a book club. If you want to see what books she’s currently into, you can start by following her Instagram page. You can also join her book club, Belletrist, to read and join a community with others to discuss the stories.
To give you an idea of the kind of books she likes to read, note that one of her favorite authors is Joan Didion.
- Oprah Winfrey And Reese Witherspoon
While mentioned briefly above, no list of voracious celebrity readers would be complete without these two. Of course, Oprah Winfrey is the most well-known celebrity who has ever had a book club. Her long-running recommendations have made many authors best sellers. In fact, the book club started in 1996, and she has recommended over 100 books at this point. She started the trend and has been going strong ever since.
You can also check out Reese Witherspoon for some recommendations. The Reese’s Book Club Instagram page has millions of followers and is quite active.
Are you part of a celebrity book club? Which celebrities do you recommend?
