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Bookish Celebrities Share Their Top Reading Recommendations

"Famous people! Are they really just like us? In the case of these individuals, the answer is a resounding yes when it comes to loving books. To help you add even more titles to that Want to Read shelf, we asked these well-known bookworms to tell us the titles they find themselves recommending over and over again.
From the books that inspire Alicia Keys in her songwriting to the stories that ignite Trevor Noah's imagination, here are their picks."
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Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Purple Hibiscus
1
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
2
Yaa Gyasi
The Voice of Knowledge (Miguel Ruiz)
The Voice of Knowledge
3
Miguel Ruiz
The Best of Simple (Langston Hughes)
The Best of Simple
4
Langston Hughes
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Roald Dahl)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
5
Roald Dahl
All About Love: New Visions (Bell Hooks)
All About Love: New Visions
6
Bell Hooks
David and Goliath (Malcolm Gladwell)
David and Goliath
7
Malcolm Gladwell
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
8
Min Jin Lee
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
9
Ocean Vuong
Trick Mirror (Jia Tolentino)
Trick Mirror
10
Jia Tolentino
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
11
Margaret Atwood
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Diaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
12
Junot Diaz
The Comfort of Strangers (Ian McEwan)
The Comfort of Strangers
13
Ian McEwan
Untamed (Glennon Doyle)
Untamed
14
Glennon Doyle
Three Women (Lisa Taddeo)
Three Women
15
Lisa Taddeo
Dirt (Bill Buford)
Dirt
16
Bill Buford
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Richard Feynman)
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
17
Richard Feynman
Minor Feelings (Cathy Park Hong)
Minor Feelings
18
Cathy Park Hong
Carter Beats the Devil (Glen David Gold)
Carter Beats the Devil
19
Glen David Gold
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
20
Stephen King
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
21
Joan Didion
All Adults Here (Emma Straub)
All Adults Here
22
Emma Straub
Summer Sisters (Judy Blume)
Summer Sisters
23
Judy Blume
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
24
Diane Setterfield
We Learn Nothing (Tim Kreider)
We Learn Nothing
25
Tim Kreider
The Tennis Partner (Verghese)
The Tennis Partner
26
Verghese
The News From Spain (Joan Wickersham)
The News From Spain
27
Joan Wickersham
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