Oprah’s book club

The Queen of book clubs doesn’t pick monthly, but she always brings a good and interesting book with emotional depth that spark empathy and discussion. And she follows it up with an in depth interview on her podcast. So far this year she’s chosen 4 books:

February: Kin – Tayari Jones

April: Go gentle – Maria Semple

May: John of John – Douglas Stuart

June: Little wonder – Sophie Chen Keller

Reese’s Book club X Hello Sunshine

Reese usually picks very readable and commercial books centered around strong women, and her picks always have a female author. Some of her picks are also picked up by her production company and made into film/tv.

January: The first time I saw him – Laura Dave

February: In her defence – Philippa Malicka

March: Lady Tremaine – Rachel Hochhauser

April: Into the blue – Emma Brodie

May: The fine art of lying – Alexandra Andrews

June: A pair of aces – Marie Benedict and Victoria Christpehr Murray

*Gone before goodbye – Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben *Bonus release by Reese

July: A founding mother – Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie

Read with Jenna By Jenna Bush Hager

Read with Jenna likes different perspectives and emotionally rich books, so she picks very different type of books. It can be fiction, memoirs, thrillers, romance – pretty much anything – but always with depth.

January: Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block

February: One & Only by Maurene Goo 

March: Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns 

April: Upward Bound by Woody Brown

May: Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister 

June: The Children by Melissa Albert 

July: The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson

Nat’s book club by Natalie Portman

Nat’s book club is probably the most intellectual and empathetic book slub. If you prefer reflective writing that explore identity and human connection, her picks will be something for you. Her picks are often also more politically and philosophically engaged than the others.

January: Strange Pictures by Uketsu

February: Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy

March: The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change by Rebecca Solnit

April: The Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary

May: Famesick by Lena Dunham

June: The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

July: Reflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers

Service95 book club by Dua Lipa

Dua is probably one of the most international book clubs, chosing mostly literary fiction from many different countries and cultures. Her picks are curious and culturally expansive.

Audacious book club by Roxane Gay

Roxane’s main objective is to raise underrepresented writers and perspectives. She wants her picks to be authentic, original and fearless, the kind that doesn’t always get mainstream attention.

January: The Hitch by Sara Levine

February: The Age of Calamities by Senaa Ahmad

March: Tell Me How You Eat by Amber Husain

April: Black. Single. Mother. By Jamilah Lemieux

May: The violence – my family’s colombian war by Adriana E. Ramirez

June: John of John by Douglas Stuart

July: Pool house by Mary H.K. Choi

Katie Couric Media by Katie Couric

Katie Couric launched in 2026 and so far it seems she leans towards picking the big books that generate a lot of conversation.

January: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

February: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

March: More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen

April: James by Percival Everett

May: The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout

June: Whistler by Ann Patchett

July: Someone Else’s Husband by Kimberly McCreight

Mulaney Reads by John Mulaney

John Mulaney keeps it interesting because he doesn’t do like the other celebrity book clubs, it’s more about his own perosnal reading. His taste liking the unusual and original and sometimes a little weird. If you want something different, Mulaney is your guy!

January: The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje

February: Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening by Jim Newton

March: The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey

April: Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story by Leslie Jamison

May: (No official monthly selection posted)

June: The Left and the Lucky by Willy Vlautin

July: Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias

The Queens Reading room by Queen Camilla Parker Bowles

Queen Camilla aims for timeless literary books and does seasonal picks, so she’s given us four winter picks and four summer picks for 2026.

Winter 2026 Selections

Conclave by Robert Harris

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton

The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 

Summer 2026 Selections

Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd

The Names by Florence Knapp

The Rose Field by Philip Pullman

The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet 

Jordy’s Book club by Jordan Moblo

Jordan picks the buzziest new books that everyone talks about, so if you want to stay in the know, his picks will usually hit that spot.

January: Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman 

February: Operation Bounce House (carried as the official winter crossover/continuation selection).

March: Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney 

April: The Hospital at the End of the World by Justin C. 

May: A Violent Masterpiece by Jordan Harper 

June: The Open Era by Edward Schmit Helpless by Jessica Knoll

Belletrist by Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss

I personally love this duo and their book club, they always pick the most original and interesting books that stay with me. They also often pick indie authors.

January: Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash

February: Strangers by Belle Burden

March: The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu

April: The Fountain by Casey Scieszka

May: Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

June: Hunger and Thirst by Claire Fuller

July: Voyagers by Meg Charlton

TeaTime book club by Dakota Johnson

TeaTime likes to be ahead if the times, so this is a book club that predicts what we’re gonna talk about two years from now. Notice how the first pick of the year is The Bell Jar – surely there’s no coincidence to Billie Eilish starting filming the movie just this summer.

January: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 

February: Discipline by Larissa Pham

March: Diorama by Carol Bensimon

April: Under Water by Tara Menon 

May: My Dear You by Rachel Khong

June: Mare by Emily Haworth-Booth 

July: The Waves by Virginia Woolf

Inklings book club by Jack Edwards

The inklings book club launched in 2025 on fable so it’s still finding it’s footing. But driven by Jack’s taste, which is heavily influenced by todays events and what he is invited to (he picked both Frankenstein and Wuthering heights when he was invited to the premiers) but he also does polls and asks the members what they want. So if you want somthing current that’s on everyones lips – this is where you’ll find that.

January: The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden (2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction winner set in post-war Holland)

March: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

April: Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter (A book about community in East London)

May: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte (A satirical novel of five interconnected stories)

June: The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

July: She Who Remains by Rene Karabash, translated by Izidora Angel (Shortlisted for the Booker Prize

Good morning America book club

GMA picks something for everybody, it’s probably the most mainstream picking books with broad appeal across different genres.

January: Skylark by Paula McLain 

February: The Exes by Leodora Darlington

March: The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives by Elizabeth Arnott 

April: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke 

May: Homebound by Portia Elan 

June: Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan 

July: Country People by Daniel Mason

The late show book club by Stephen Colbert

The late show was cancelled so these were Stephen Colberts last 5 picks. He really had one of the best book clubs out there, so this is sad for so many reasons. But I’m not going to get into all that. But if you want a book recommendation from one of the best to do it, here they are.

January 2026: The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits

February 2026: Vigil by George Saunders

March 2026: This Is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman

April 2026: London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

May 2026: Ghost Town by Tom Perrotta (final pick)

Laufey’s book club

Singer and now also author, Laufey has a very distinct personality, her books are always for the romantics, the dreamers and the readers that enjoy atmospheric novels.

December 2025 / January 2026: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

February: Less by Andrew Sean Greer

March: Just Kids by Patti Smith

Apri: Mei Mei The Bunny by Laufey (illustrated by Lauren O’Hara)

May: Crryig in H Mart by Michelle Zelner

June: Lost Lambs by Madeleine Cash

July: Persuasion by Jane Austen

Between two books by Florence Welch

Florence Welch’s book club is run by two of her fans, and the picks aren’t consistent, but they’re always good. Her picks feel like art, beautiful, strange, emotional and memorable.

May 2026 (Spring Pick): Villette by Charlotte Brontë – An autobiographical gothic study of solitude, unrequited love, and psychological isolation in Belgium.

July 2026 (Summer Pick): The Steps by Juliano Zaffino – A creeping suspense debut novel exploring grief, trauma, and a blended family adjusting to life-altering.

Library Science by Kaia Gerber and Alyssa Reeder

March 2026: I Want to Show You More by Jamie Quatro (a sharp and disquieting short-story collection exploring faith and family).

April 2026: Ruins, Child by Giada Scodellaro (a visionary narrative tracking six women living in a neglected apartment tower).

July 2026: Elisabeth by Éric Rohmer (the French filmmaker’s first and only novel, detailing a tense summer on the edge of WWII)