Book Lovers Day: Celeb-recommended reads and book clubs for proudly voracious readers
Once a book lover, always a book lover.
Whether or not you were a voracious reader in the past or want to start immersing yourself in literary worlds now, there's always a book waiting for everyone.
Don’t know where to start? This Book Lovers Day we caught up with some celebs who are certified bookworms and international reading lists to give you a headstart on your next great read. Hover over to some of the titles to see t if you can get the titles locally!
Xian Lim
- Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
- Wonder, RJ Palacio
- 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do, Amy Morin
- On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Stephen King
- If Tomorrow Comes, Sydney Sheldon
Nikki Gil
- Educated, Tara Westover
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman
- Essays in Love, Alain de Botton
- The Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls
- The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood
Barack Obama's 2021 Summer Reading List
- Night All Blood Is Black, David Diop
- Land of Big Numbers, Te-Ping Chen
- Empire Of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe
- Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir
- When We Cease to Understand the World, Benjamín Labatut
- Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future, Elizabeth Kolbert
- Things We Lost To The Water, Eric Nguyen
- Leave The World Behind, Rumaan Alam
- Klara And The Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro
- The Sweetness Of Water, Nathan Harris
- Intimacies, Katie Kitamura
Meanwhile, if you need a consistent book club to keep you motivated along with other bookworms across the world, here are a few suggestions ranging from international books clubs that don't require meetings to more intimate PH-based gatherings:
Oprah's Book Club (by Oprah Winfrey)
Reese's Book Club (by Reese Witherspoon)
Twenty-Something Book Club
The Page Sniffers Book Club
Ready to start your bookworm journey?
Banner base photo from Unsplash / Jessica Ruscello
