№ 01
“The Wedding People is the perfect book to wrap up your summer reading list. It's a darkly comedic yet heartwarming story about love, loss, and the people who come into our lives that change us forever.” source
Today Show host and Read with Jenna founder
Jenna Bush Hager
Jenna Bush Hager co-hosts the fourth hour of NBC's Today and founded the Read with Jenna book club in March 2019. Her monthly picks regularly become New York Times bestsellers. She also wrote Sisters First and Everything Beautiful in Its Time.
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№ 02
“I may never have loved a book as much as I love this one. I read it over a year ago, but it has stayed with me in such a beautiful way.” source
№ 03
“You will love these characters. It is epic and lovely. There are so many different storylines that all come together at the end, which is one of my favorite ways to read and fall in love with a story.” source
№ 04
“I love 'The Waters' by the great Bonnie Jo Campbell so much. This book is so beautiful. It's set in the magical mystical lands of rural Michigan. We've never chosen a book set there.” source
№ 05
“I read this book about a year ago and it took my breath away. It is a little piece of history. It's a book about love and resilience, about hope, even in the darkest moments.” source
№ 06
“It is the perfect, perfect beach read but that doesn't mean that it's an easy read. It's a beautiful read and it will make you think about growing up and that friend of yours who you adored, but maybe didn't know if they were good for you.” source
№ 07
“It felt singular and interesting, raw and new. I just couldn't believe the author's talent and the range of emotions I felt while reading it. On one page I was crying, yet on another page, I laughed hysterically.” source
№ 08
“I don't think I've ever read a memoir which captivated me in so many ways. It was a beautiful book about family, those that we have and those that we make, and the little family that they made on their journey.” source
№ 09
“This debut novel is a magnificent, engaging book about how love, trauma and sacrifice are passed down through three generations of Black women. Her writing transported me and Memphis came to life as if it was a character in the book.” source
№ 10
“The theme or the message that I took away is really about shared humanity, about goodness, about faith, about finding redemption and grace even after the unthinkable, and that's what Edward does.” source
№ 11
“It's beautiful and it is a slower pace but I kind of loved that at the end of the year. We end with something slow and reflective and gorgeous.” source
№ 12
“This is a story of survival, hope, and the many ways we find our way back, to ourselves and to each other.” source
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