5 Celebrity Book Clubs Worth Joining

Book clubs are a great way to stay motivated in reading. Over time, we have seen a recent surge in celebrity book clubs. From Oprah Winfrey to Jimmy Fallon, almost every celebrity has a book club. Several of these celebrity book clubs rely on Instagram where they post their monthly book club pick. Others, such as Jimmy Fallon's book club, post informally. Last week, for example, Jimmy Fallon announced on Instagram the return of Fallon Book Club, asking his followers to provide their suggestions for what book they should read this summer.

These book clubs enable celebrities to connect with their audience and promote their love for literature. They also allow readers to compare the book clubs to one another. For example, what types of books does Kaia Gerber typically select? How does her taste in literature differ from Sarah Jessica Parker?

Regarding what celebrity book club to follow, I'm interested in seeing what books these celebrities pick. Do they pick that follows a trend? Or a book flew under the radar and believe it deserves attention. Though time will tell whether the market will become oversaturated, here are five celebrity book clubs worth your attention.

Dua Lipa, Service95 Book Club

I recently discovered Dua Lipa's book club after an interview where she expressed her frustration with the public's perception of her not being smart. I came across her book club, Service95, and I was impressed with her taste in literature. While most celebrity book clubs pick books that are new releases, Dua Lipa recommends books already published but may not have received the attention they justly deserved. She recommends a variety of genres, such as memoirs and translated fiction, which focus on issues of identity and history.

She puts a lot of thought behind her recommendations, and I have noticed that she occasionally selects books that have been longlisted for the Booker Prize or the International Booker Prize. The Booker Prize is a prestigious literary award that recognizes work written in the English language and published in the U.K. or Ireland, while the International Booker Prize focuses on work translated into English and published in the U.K. or Ireland.

Service95 provides interviews between Dua Lipa and the author of her selected monthly pick. Along with the book club interview, Service95 also provides serveral article of book recommendations and playlists tailored to the monthly book read.

Recommendations: Widow Basquiat by Jennifer Clement, Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski, Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, and The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.

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Dakota Johnson, Teatime Book Club

TeaTime Book Club promises an immersive experience, in which members join in the monthly book discussion through the club's Instragram channel. Named after the production company she shares with Ro Donnelly, Dakota Johnson options books that can be turned into movies.

On Late Night with Seth Meyers, Seth Meyers praised Dakota Johnson and her team for the way they marketed their book club picks on Instagram. Johnson and her team rely on memes and pop culture references to engage with followers.

Recommendations: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Loca by Alejandro Heredia, and The Lamb by Lucy Rose.

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Laufey, The Laufey Book Club

While researching for this article, I came across Laufey's own book club. Her book club is accesssible through Instagram. The Laufey Book Club website lists merchandise and features the monthly book pick (this month it's Bunny by Mona Awad). Similar to Service95, the Laufey Book Club includes book receommendations, author spotlights, and posts such as one titled "Books That Feel Like a Fever Dream." It also features bookstores of the month!

Like TeaTime Book Club, The Laufey Book Club allows follows to join the book club discussion through the Book Club channel.

Recommendations: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors, Babel by R.F. Kuang, Atonement by Ian McEwan, and Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

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Natalie Portman, Nat's Book Club

For her book club, Natalie Portman is interested in building empathy. In this trying times, we need more empathy. Nat's Book Club recommends books from a variety of genres, including historical fiction, nonfiction, and translated fiction.

I grew up watching Natalie Portman's films, from her work on the Star Wars prequel trilogy to her more dramatic roles like V for Vendetta, Black Swan, and Jackie. That being said, I'm a fan of her book club. Like Service95, Portman carefully selects her books, yet she shares interests that are close to her heart, such as climate change. Also like Service95, Nat's Book Club provides an interview with the author.

Recommendations: Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer, Monsters: What Do We Do With Great Art By Bad People by Claire Dederer, Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, An Immense World by Ed Yong, and Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo.

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Reese Witherspoon, Reese's Book Club

Reese's Book Club was one of the first celebrity book clubs I started following and continue to follow. One of the biggest draws to Reese's Book Club was that it's women-centered, meaning the authors are women or women of color and the plots center around women. Like Teatime Book Club, Reese's Book Club picks books that can be optioned into movies. Reese Witherspoon's production company Hello Sunshine has adapted several of her book club picks. Daisy Jones and the Six was adapted into a television miniseries on Amazon Prime and Where the Crawdads Sing was developed into a motion picture starring Daisy Edgar Jones.

Reese's Book Club also features young adult (YA) titles. Though Reese's Book Club includes YA titles seasonally, including YA titles showcases a range of genres.

Recommendations: Infinite Country by Patricia Engel, First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, and Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley.