Readworthy by BookBub This Month’s Best New Celebrity Book Club Picks Wondering which of 2025’s celebrity book club picks you shouldn’t miss? We’ve rounded up 10 releases everyone has been talking about this year. ---------------------------------- The Names by Florence Knapp A dazzling Read with Jenna selection with praise from Ann Napolitano and Elin Hilderbrand - In this instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller, Cora hesitates to choose her newborn son’s name — and ripple effects unfold across three possible futures… - “It’s one of those books that will make you irritable with anyone who interrupts you, but which you’ll finish wanting to press into the hands of a friend” (<i>The Times</i>) - “Read it. It’s very special” (Chris Whitaker, author of <i>All the Colors of the Dark</i>) Media Praise: TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, Book of the Month, People, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Times, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/5357?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-names-by-florence-knapp-2025-05... Twice by Mitch Albom Read Mitch Albom’s newest along with <i>Good Morning America</i> viewers (but don’t forget tissues) - Brand-new this week and already snapped up by Netflix for a movie adaptation - What if you could magically redo any moment in your life? That’s Alfie Logan’s reality — and his remarkable story “builds to an unforgettable conclusion” (<i>Booklist</i>) - “Think of Mitch Albom as the Babe Ruth of popular literature, hitting the ball out of the park every time he’s at bat” (<i>Time</i>) Media Praise: Good Morning America Book Club, Oprah Daily, People, The Washington Post, Parade, Variety, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/5397?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/twice-by-mitch-albom?granted_at=202... A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst This ‘amazing’ true story of a shipwrecked couple made Barack Obama’s summer reading list - “This is nonfiction that reads like fiction — the best kind” (<i>USA Today</i>) - After a year at sea, married couple Maurice and Maralyn’s sailboat sank, and they spent months adrift together in a tiny raft. How did they manage to get along — and get out alive? - Rave reviews in <i>The New Yorker</i>, <i>The Washington Post</i>, <i>The Boston Globe</i>, and more Media Praise: The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Recommended by Barack Obama, The Atlantic, People, The Economist, The Washington Post, USA Today, Town & Country, Elle, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/5359?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/a-marriage-at-sea-by-sophie-elmhirs... Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall Reese Witherspoon says her March book club pick ‘will keep you guessing until the very last page’ - <i>Atonement</i> meets <i>The Paper Palace</i> in this instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller - When her first love reappears, farmer’s wife Beth must reckon with unspeakable secrets in her past — and decide what her future holds - “Fires directly at the human heart and hits the mark” (Delia Owens) Media Praise: Reese's Book Club, Book of the Month, People, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/5360?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/broken-country-by-clare-leslie-hall... Moderation by Elaine Castillo You’ve never read anything quite like Roxane Gay’s September book club selection - Named one of <i>The New Yorker</i>’s best books of 2025 so far, this genre-bender is “a sharp, absorbing, potent work by one of modern fiction’s smartest voices” (<i>BookPage</i>) - A young woman supporting her family takes a strange job in the virtual world — and finds herself falling for her new boss - Fans of <i>Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow</i> and <i>The Ministry of Time</i> will love this “brilliant novel with much to say about work, family, excess, identity, and love” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) Media Praise: The New Yorker, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Locus, Roxane Gay's Audacious Book Club, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Elle, Vulture, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, The Millions Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/5361?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/moderation-by-elaine-castillo?grant... Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson In this twisty <i>GMA</i> Book Club pick, a woman has seven days to solve her own murder - Buckle up for this instant #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller hailed as a “roller-coaster ride of page-turning suspense” (Freida McFadden) - A brutal attack leaves 27-year-old Jet on the verge of a fatal aneurysm, leading her to question everything — and everyone — she once trusted - Alex Michaelides, author of <i>The Silent Patient</i>, raves, “<i>Not Quite Dead Yet</i> is a master class in thriller writing and an example of storytelling at its finest” Media Praise: Good Morning America Book Club, People, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Forbes, The Guardian, The Times, Paste, Indie Next List, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/5358?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong Oprah Winfrey promises, ‘If you read the first chapter, you’re going to be hooked’ - “Magnificent… In writing this book, Vuong may have joined the ranks of an elite few great novelists” (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>) - After troubled 19-year-old Hai becomes the caretaker to Grazina, an elderly widow with dementia, their bond dramatically changes both of their lives - This instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller is “heartbreaking, heartwarming yet unsentimental, and savagely comic all at the same time” (<i>The Guardian</i>) Media Praise: Oprah's Book Club, NPR, PBS, TODAY Show, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, Associated Press, Financial Times, Esquire, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/5364?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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Mark Twain by Ron Chernow Get to know Mark Twain in this #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller with Barack Obama’s seal of approval - A blockbuster release from the celebrated Pulitzer Prize–winning author of <i>Alexander Hamilton</i> - This “monumental achievement” (<i>Booklist</i> starred review) chronicles Mark Twain’s complex life as the nation’s first literary celebrity - “The new definitive biography of the revered author” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i> starred review) Media Praise: The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Next Big Idea Club, Recommended by Barack Obama, The Atlantic, The Economist, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, The Boston Globe, New York Post, Bloomberg Businessweek, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/5363?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/mark-twain-by-ron-chernow?granted_a... A Family Matter by Claire Lynch This Read with Jenna selection ‘burns like a sparkler, quick and mesmerizing’ (<i>The New York Times</i>) - “I can’t express how impressed I was by <i>A Family Matter</i>. It is, in a word, perfect” (Elin Hilderbrand) - The secrets and passions of a mother, a father, and their daughter reverberate across 40 years - “I was so moved and humbled by this beautifully crafted novel that I held it in my hands after finishing for a moment of thanks” (Mary Beth Keane) Media Praise: TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, People, USA Today, Good Housekeeping, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/5365?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/a-family-matter-by-claire-lynch-202... Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein Two sisters grapple with their mother’s secret past in this ‘epic story’ (Reese Witherspoon) - Mia is the responsible sibling, while Cricket is an athlete born for stardom. As they navigate life in their small Maine town and beyond, they face shifting loyalties and painful choices - A Reese’s Book Club pick from a <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author whose work is filled “with gorgeous sentences and complex, kind characters” (Amanda Eyre Ward, author of <i>The Jetsetters</i>) - “Engrossing… This one fires on all cylinders” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i> starred review) Media Praise: Reese's Book Club, People, Parade, Publishers Weekly Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/5366?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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