№ 01
“I want to fall down the rabbit hole every time I read, to invest in the book, invest in the language, invest in the references.” source
Actor
Dakota Johnson
Dakota Johnson is an actor and producer who founded TeaTime Book Club in March 2024 through her company TeaTime Pictures. The Instagram club leans toward literary fiction and debut novels rather than bestsellers, with author interviews each month. Selections below come from TeaTime.
13
Recommendations
2026
Most recent list
Literary Fiction
Most-recommended
On the record
All Dakota Johnson book recommendations.
№ 02
“Get ready for the best, most fun and wild journey.” source
№ 03
“One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. A mesmerizing Mobius strip of a novel.” source
№ 04
“This month we're reading THE ANTIDOTE by Karen Russell. It's a gripping Dust Bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town. You'll never forget this book.” source
№ 05
“I want to fall down the rabbit hole every time I read, to invest in the book, invest in the language, invest in the references.” source
№ 06
“It's so inspiring it may just set you on a journey to the best year yet.” source
№ 07
“Our book club is literary fiction. It's not beach reads. It's not silly. It's not all female authors, but it is female-forward, and it's a lot of first-time novelists.” source
№ 08
“Our October pick brings the haunted houses, scary secrets, and chilling revelations.” source
№ 09
“Our August book pick is THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS by Ayşegül Savaş. It's about finding your place and time in the world.” source
№ 10
“When you sign up to our channel we will send you down a rabbit hole.” source
№ 11
“TeaTime's May book pick was Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang, a sweeping and tender novel about gay men in rural China and the women who marry them.” source
№ 12
“Our April book pick is THE HEARING TEST by Eliza Barry Callahan. It's a novel about a woman who must reorient her relationship to the world in the wake of sudden deafness.” source
№ 13
“This is a book that I will recommend to people for the rest of my life. It feels like we're setting the bar so high, which I am proud of.” source
Readers with overlapping taste
