Reese Witherspoon’s 2025 Book Club Picks for Your 2026 Reading Goals

If one of your New Year’s resolutionsfor 2026, the goal is to read more—you’re definitely not alone in that pursuit. Achieving your daily reading target is an excellent objective. And who could be better at helping you step away from your screen and dive into a captivating book thanReese Witherspoon. The acclaimed actress has become a major presence in the book world through her extremely popularReese’s Book Club—you understand, in the middle of beingan A-list actress, formidable Hollywood producer, mom and more.

Since its launch in 2017, Reese’s Book Club has featured a popular actress highlighting a unique book with a female protagonist each month, including previous selections such as major bestsellers likeWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Daisy Jones and the Six byTaylor Jenkins Reid and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Witherspoon has also introduced numerous adaptations to the screen through her production companyHello Sunshine.

And 2025 was also no different. Reese’s Book Club picks feature thrillingthrillers, heart-melting love stories and easygoing beach books. Forreading inspirationheading into 2026, here are books endorsed by Reese Witherspoon that you should consider adding to your collection. (And don’t worry: there’s already an official)Reese’s Pick for 2026!)

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All of Reese Witherspoon’s 2025 Book Club Selections

January 2025: The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan

Reese’s initial pick for 2025 was Kate FaganHer first novel, focusing on a mysterious, bestselling author who “keeps a well-kept secret, deliberately steering clear of the fame associated with her literary and film success”success,” per the book-club description. However, when the central character meets Ry Channing, the mysterious star of Kay’s film adaptations, Cate is drawn into “the rabbit-hole of her past”life, still questioning, all these years later, whether she made the correct decision byrunning.“

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February 2025: Isola by Allegra Goodman

The book club’s ValentineHis treat came in the form ofAllegra GoodmanHer historical fiction novel Isola, which revolves around the real-life tale of 16th-century French noblewoman Marguerita de la Rocque and her struggle for survival when left alone on a desolate island in New France. “Once a child of wealth who wore dresses and tied pearls in her hair, Marguerite is now at the mercy of”nature,” per Reese’s Book ClubAs the weather changes, covering the island in ice, she finds a belief she had never needed before.

March 2025: Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

Among all the outstanding picks from Reese’s Book Club last year, even Witherspoon herself hasa beloved book of 2025 and it’s this Clare Leslie Hall A historical novel that blends an expansive love story with unexpected mystery elements, set in a small English village during the mid-1900s. The story centers on Beth and her husband Frank, whose peaceful life is disrupted by the return of Beth’s former lover Gabriel Wolfe, the man who once shattered her heart. “As Beth becomes entangled once more with Gabriel’s life, tensions in the village escalate and hidden secrets and old jealousies resurface, this time leading to fatal outcomes,” states the description.Reese’s Book Club description.

Spring 2025 YA Pick: Heiress Takes Allby Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

In addition to the more mature offerings, the 2025 Reese’s Book Club selections also feature a few titles aimed at young adult readers, starting with this first book in the Heiress Heists series fromEmily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-BrokaAfter 17-year-old Olivia Owens is excluded from her father’s inheritance and her new stepmother, she seeks revenge by planning to steal millions from her father during his wedding, aided by a group of high school students and one former associate.teacher. However, Olivia’s plan fails to consider “an annoyingly inquisitive wedding guest, a meddling ex-boyfriend determined to win her back, greedy European relatives with their own plans, or a vengeful second wife,”says the book club.

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April 2025: All That Life Can Provide by Emily Everett

Emily EverettHer first novel is a coming-of-age story featuring a young American woman named Anna, who takes a teaching position in London after graduating.family. Soon, she becomes immersed in a life of opulence, including lavish trips to Saint-Tropez, extravagant parties, and relationships with charming, affluent young men. “It’s as if she has entered the pages of a dazzling new story, but what will it cost her to maintain the role?”posits Witherspoon’s book club. “Brimming with wit and understanding,”All That Life Can Providestrips away the superficial aspects of social status and wealth, examining the process of building a fresh life while maintaining respect for the past you’ve departed from.

May 2025: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

Emily Henryis the busy writer behind works such as 2020’sBeach Read, 2021’s People We Encounter on Vacation, 2023’s Happy Place and 2024’s Funny Story. In addition to being selected by Reese’s Book Club,Great Big Beautiful Life also received the highest number of votes in the romance category of the2025 Goodreads Choice Awards. Two authors—eternal optimist Alice Scott and “human thundercloud” Hayden Anderson—”vie for the opportunity to narrate the extraordinary tale of a woman whose life is filled with more than a few unexpected turns,” according to publisher Penguin Random House.

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Summer 2025 YA Pick: Stuck Up and Stupidby Angourie Rice and Kate Rice

Another young-adult selection, Stuck Up and Stupid is inspired by the Jane Austen fandom, with mother-daughter authors Kate and Angourie Ricepresenting a comedic and sincere approachGen Z retelling of Pride and PrejudiceLily has the entire summer ahead of her—unending days filled with sunshine and friends at the picturesque Pippi Beach. Then, the celebrity Dorian Khan arrives, accompanied by a group of Hollywood individuals,” states the book’s logline. “Lily finds it hard not to view them as shallow and self-centered, particularly Dorian, who is the most renowned among them. However, as Lily and Dorian keep encountering each other, she starts to question whether she has judged him incorrectly.

June 2025: The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King

Allison KingHer first novel centers on college student Monica Tsai, a solitary programmer who uncovers her family’s mystical power to “reforge” pencils, reviving the memories they hold and thus linking Monica to her past.grandmotherher past in a Shanghai pencil factory – all while WWII continues outside the door. “Merging the multi-generational family story and letter-writing style ofA Story for the Time Beingwith the inspiring, heartfelt enchantment of The Midnight Library, Allison King’s remarkable first novel poses the question: who owns and carries forward our stories? The responses and hidden truths that emerge on the page may possess an irreversible ability to reunite a family and revive a heritage,” says theReese’s Book Club description.

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July 2025: Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein

“What would you sacrifice for the person you hold dearest? What do you hope to receive in return?” This is the core inquiry of this sister-focused novel by Beck Dorey-Stein (From the Edge of the Oval: A Memoir, Rock the Boat) Mia and Cricket are the talented daughters of a young single mother who must face the consequences of her hidden past, while also trying to secure their own uncertain future in this emotional tale of ambition, sacrifice, loyalty, and love.

August 2025: Once Upon a Time in Dollywood by Ashley Jordan

Another dazzling debut, this Ashley Jordan-a novel written by penn explores the story of playwright Eve Ambroise, who attempts to flee from bothromanticA drama unfolds as a writer, struggling with creative block, heads to a cabin in Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains for a new beginning following a tough year. Yet, peace proves elusive for Eve, who begins to develop feelings for her single-dad neighbor, Jamie Gallagher. “What begins as a casual relationship soon turns more serious, and before long, Eve is once again afraid…A happy ending might be possible, but only if this new couple can overcome their thoughts and prioritize their hearts,” states the book’s summary.

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September 2025: To the Moon and Beyond by Eliana Ramage

The book club’s September selectionraises its gaze to the skies — literally. We track the aspirations of Steph Harper, a young Native American woman who is committed to becoming the first Cherokee astronaut and eventually travel to the moon. Covering three decades and multiple continents,To the Moon and Back chronicles Steph’s challenging path, particularly in relation to the three women who are most significant to her: hersister Kayla, her girlfriendDella and her mother Hannah. “In Steph’s belief that only her ambition can rescue her, she will push the limits of her relationships with each of these women until they snap, simultaneously betraying their affection and kindness, and compelling them to reevaluate their own most profound desires in her presence,”per Reese’s Book Club.

November 2025: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

Also named to Amazon’s Top Books of the Year So Far list as well asTime’sBooks to Read in 2025 list,Reese’s Book Club’s November selectionwas labeled “the best ecological thriller I have ever read” by the leading actor.Wild Dark Shore from Charlotte McConaghy (Once There Were Wolves, Migrations) centers on Dominic Salt and his three children, who are the caretakers and only residents of Shearwater Island near the Antarctic coast — that is, until a woman mysteriously arrives on the shore. “A novel filled with stunning twists, mesmerizing beauty, and intense love,”Wild Dark Shoreis centered on the impossible decisions we take to safeguard those we care about, even as everything else around us falls apart,” says the book club.

December 2025: The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage

Witherspoon and others concluded the year 2025.with their December pick, a royal page-turner from first-time author Rebecca Armitage. “This book is incredibly captivating. It’s titledThe Heir Apparentby Rebecca Armitage,” Reese announced witha social media post.So this girl named Lexi resides in Tasmania; she is a doctor currently in her residency. Her grandmother gives her one year to choose between staying in London and becoming the heir to the throne and the future Queen of England, or returning to Tasmania to continue the deeply satisfying life she has as a doctor… It’s the perfectDecemberread because it transports you to another world during the busiest time of the year. It was incredibly enjoyable to immerse yourself in this book.

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