№ 01
“I can't wait for us all to read the new Rachel Kushner, a novel about a secret agent sent to infiltrate a commune of radical eco-activists in rural France.” source
Actor and director
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman is an Academy Award-winning actor and director who started her own book club on Instagram in September 2019. Each month she shares one pick with a selfie and short note. Her taste runs to literary fiction, memoir, and feminism. Selections below come from the club.
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Literary Fiction
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All Natalie Portman book recommendations.
№ 02
“Our September pick asks the question of what art is, what makes good art, and why humans need art. I absolutely love following Bianca Bosker as she investigates the art world. It's also very funny!” source
№ 03
“A novel set in 1950s Paris revolving around a young man caught between his desires and conventions.” source
№ 04
“Forever in awe of Rachel Cusk and the way she disrupts form and the conventions of storytelling. Parade is a meditation on art, love, and feminity.” source
№ 05
“A decades long exploration of sexuality, abortion, friendship and love.” source
№ 06
“Loved speaking with Hernan Diaz and learning more about his archival research and what inspired him to write Trust, an exploration of loneliness and capitalism, music and finance.” source
№ 07
“Rebecca Solnit is one of my favorite essayists, she writes about everything from feminist topics, to the environment, and this is a book completely dedicated to hope which I think is so inspiring.” source
№ 08
“It reminded me of reading in my childhood because I just could not put them down.” source
№ 09
“A telling of a woman's torrid love affair and its aftermath.” source
№ 10
“Hooks explores the divisions that cause suffering and the ways in which we can heal a polarized society.” source
№ 11
“Incredible. It absolutely wrecked me. So, so emotional.” source
№ 12
“An interwoven tale of 12 people in Britain, spanning various generations and backgrounds.” source
№ 13
“The love story of Marianne and Connell, two people who try to stay apart but can't.” source
№ 14
“A family's road trip across America collides with an immigration crisis at the southwestern border.” source
№ 15
“Foer explores the central global dilemma of our time in an urgent new way.” source
№ 16
“Set on the coast of England, three men and three women grapple with the death of a beloved friend, Percival.” source
Readers with overlapping taste
