№ 01
“Every day the sun rises, smug and unconcerned about my little life.” source
Model and actor
Kaia Gerber
Kaia Gerber is a model and actor who runs the book club Library Science with Alyssa Reeder. What began as Instagram recommendations during lockdown became an official club in March 2024, focused on debut writers outside the bestseller lists. Picks below come from Library Science.
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Recommendations
2025
Most recent list
Literary Fiction
Most-recommended
On the record
All Kaia Gerber book recommendations.
№ 02
“I actually don't think I've ever been this excited for a book club. I had to stop myself from immediately going back and rereading it right after finishing it, I mourned it before it was even over.” source
№ 03
“Library Science covers fiction, translations, essays, plays, and poetry, intensely focusing on work that could provoke larger conversations around sex, love, girlhood, queerness, grief, addiction, beauty, being.” source
№ 04
“We often learn the most from the stories that aren't our own.” source
№ 05
“Patti Smith, with Just Kids, fully changed my life. This is the book that sparked creativity and confidence within me as I was moving away from home for the first time.” source
№ 06
“The way she writes is just so beautiful. I think I read The Lover in a day, it's just so poetic and sad.” source
№ 07
“Joan really captured that long, long process of grief. She captures the through line that it has within your life.” source
№ 08
“He almost tricks you into grappling with them. I think it's just a brilliant book on its own terms.” source
№ 09
“I was so moved, and I cannot hype it up enough. You guys need to read it for yourselves.” source
№ 10
“i just started it and am already completely immersed... it is so psychologically relevant.” source
№ 11
“Honestly, my perfect day is just relaxing and reading. I read a lot. It's one of the things I force myself to sit down for, no distractions.” source
№ 12
“Every week I'm gonna post a book to my stories and the following week I'll jump on, sometimes with a friend, writer, guest, so we can all talk about the book.” source
Readers with overlapping taste
