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Celebrity book club picks for January
It’s the season of resolutions, and who better to help you keep them than your favorite celeb? If “reading more” tops your list of to-do’s this year, then Reese, Oprah, and many others are stepping up to lend a hand with a recommendation courtesy of their book club.
From a spellbinding debut to a 90s throwback, this month’s books are the remedy to any reading rut. Like getting a personal book recommendation from a trusted friend, these celeb picks will have you flying through a new favorite, then scouring their social to chat about it with like-minded readers. And while you're there, don't forget to follow @Libby.App on Instagram for more bookish content and a community of fellow book lovers.
Check out the selections for January 2025! Borrow them in the Libby app, free from your library.
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The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight
🎧 Audiobook
Arriving at the University of Edinburgh for her first term, Pen knows her divorced parents back in Canada are hiding something from her. She believes she’ll find the answer here in Scotland, where an old friend of her father’s—now a famous writer known as Lord Lennox—lives. When she is invited to spend the weekend at Lord Lennox’s centuries-old estate with his enveloping, fascinating family, Pen begins to unravel her parents’ secret, just as she’s falling in love for the first time.
As Pen experiences the sharp shock of adulthood, she comes to rely on herself for the first time in her life. A rich and rewarding novel of campus life, of sexual awakening, and ultimately, of the many ways women can become mothers in this world, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus asks to what extent we need to look back in order to move forward.
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A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
🎧 Audiobook
With his bestselling spiritual guide The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived “i
The celebrity memoir boom is here to stay: From Britney Spears to Prince Harry, Ina Garten to Cher, it seems like just about everyone is spilling their secrets via book deal.
At their best, celebrity memoirs provide unusually candid portraits of the “real person” behind the public persona—and they don’t skimp on the dirty details. (At worst, they can be ghostwritten fluff.) A recent crop has erred on the side of revelatory: In the last year, Al Pacino let us in on his life from childhood in the South Bronx to his big break in ’70s Hollywood, while the long-gestating memoirs of Lisa Marie Presley came through as a posthumous release, written with daughter Riley Keough. Whether offering vibrant vignettes of iconic periods in time or shining a light on grief, explosive relationships, and the sinister underbelly of showbusiness, these books (and others) have given fans plenty to talk about—to say nothing of making rather good gifts.
Ahead, Vogue rounds up the best of the genre for your reading pleasure.
The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop (2024)
Kelly Bishop—a.k.a. Emily Gilmore—narrates 60 decades, reaching back long before Amy Sherman Palladino’s generationally beloved Gilmore Girls. We meet Bishop as a young ballet dancer and a Broadway mainstay, following her through career highlights like A Chorus Line, Dirty Dancing, All My Children, and, of course, her time in Stars Hollow, which she writes about in rich detail with juicy little titbits from set. Just so you know, she’s Team Logan. —Anna Cafolla
Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher (2024)
This is a memoir magnum opus. Several chapters in, the singer, actor, gay icon, and soundbite machine Cher has only just reached adolescence. Four hundred and twenty pages in, and Part One wraps in the ’80s. But what a gift it is to meet a young Cheryl Sarkisian and learn of her formation in such vibrant, full-bodied detail. It’s thrilling, stuffed with high-octane stories of hanging out with the Be The best memoirs of all time, as chosen by our readers A memoir can be a lot of things: a journey through someone's life, an insight into their mindset at a particular time, a comfort to someone experiencing similar things, an inspiration for those seeking something more. Memoirs are both intimate and all-encompassing; in telling their own story, the author is often speaking to a vast audience. We asked Penguin readers on Twitter to tell us about their favourite memoir, and let's just say that our to-read piles have grown exponentially in a short period of time. We were inundated with recommendations, encompassing everything from reflections on war, grief, sexuality and religion, to insider accounts of Hollywood life, political conspiracy, even philosophical sporting legends. Here, we’ve rounded up the most popular picks. Whether you’re looking for light hearted escapism or hard-hitting journalism, there’s something to suit every taste. We say: A luminous and compassionate look at the universal experience of loneliness, detailing Olivia Laing's experiences after moving to New York City in her midthirties. You say: “You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavour to the loneliness that comes from living in a city, surrounded by millions of people”. We say:Born a Crime is the thought-provoking coming-of-age story of Trevor Noah, rising comedy star and host of US phenomenon, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. With sharp observations on politics, race and identity, it's an essential, soul-nourishing read. You say: I learnt a lot that will stay with me forever. We say: Musical legend Johnny Marr tells his own story in Set the Boy Free, from recounting the tensions that led him to leave The Smiths in 1987 to how he pushed the boundaries of music in groups including The Pretenders, The The, Modest Mouse and The Cribs. You say: Proves himself to be as good a writer as he is a musician. To .