Read Like Your Favorite Celebrity
Curated by: Rachel Pullino
Over the course of the pandemic, we have all been isolated in our homes for longer than we ever anticipated or were used to. This loneliness and separation have led many, myself included, to seek alternative means of entertainment and accompaniment. As a result, books have enjoyed a renaissance in the mainstream as a means of entertainment. Tiktok, Instagram, and many other social platforms have dedicated communities for readers and recommenders. Through the influence of these communities, book sales have skyrocketed, and now celebrities are sharing recommendations and what they've been reading, both pre and post-lockdown.
If you’ve been looking for a new read, or perhaps even some inspiration to start reading for fun, maybe your favorite celebrity has shared a book that’ll be right up your alley!
Want to read like your favorite celebrity? Scroll down!
Andrew Garfield
- Upstream by Mary Oliver (Poetry, Essays)
- Letter to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke (Poetry)
- On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (Fiction, LGBTQ)
Harry Styles
- Love is a Mixtape by Rob Sheffield (Music, Nonfiction)
- My Policeman by Bethan Roberts (Fiction, LGBTQ)
- Three Women by Lisa Taddeo (Nonfiction, Feminism)
Donald Glover
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (Contemporary, Fiction)
- Future Shock by Alvin Toffler (Nonfiction)
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (YA, Mystery)
Sebastian Stan
- The Lonely City by Olivia Laing (Nonfiction, Memoir)
- The Course of Love by Alain de Botton (Fiction, Philosophy)
- Ballad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubinstein (Nonfiction, True Crime)
Olivia Rodrigo
- The Marvels by Brian Selznick (Children’s, Historical)
- Helium by Rudy Francisco (Poetry, Nonfiction)
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon (YA, Mystery)
Taylor Swift
- Rebecca by Daphne DeMaurier (Classics, Fiction)
- Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Nonfiction, Memoir)
- Furious Love by Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton (Nonfiction, Autobiography)
John Legend
- The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Science, Nonfiction)
- Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (Nonfiction, True Crime)
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Historical Fiction)
Namjoon (RM from BTS)
- The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin (Short Stories, Fiction)
- Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam Joo (Fiction, Feminism)
- Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (Fiction, Fantasy)
- Human Acts by Han King (Historical Fiction)
Phoebe Bridgers
- In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (Children’s Fiction)
- When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris (Humor, Nonfiction)
- Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney (Contemporary, Fiction)
Alicia Keys
- Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (History, Fiction)
- Good Talk by Mira Jacobs (Graphic Novel, Memoir)
- A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (History, Fiction)