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Emily Blunt's top pick is 'A Visit From the Goon Squad' by Jennifer Egan while sister Felicity is pushing for Kate Atkinson's 'Life After Life.'
Photo: Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction

Celebrity book club: Beach reads from Jen Aniston, Emily Blunt and more

By Jordi Lippe


UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2019 5:36 AM EST

As you prepare to hit thebeach this summer, it's important to remember shades, sunblock and, of course, somegood reading material. And since celebrities seem to know everything when itcomes to what's hot and trendy, we figured we'd turn to some of them to getsome book recommendations.

From informativenon-fiction to recipes and mysteries, stars like Reese Witherspoon and Lena Dunham have you covered with a variety of options to choose from to beat theheat.

Click on the picture below to get your celeb-worthy reading list:

Reese recommended reading 'Luckiest Girl Alive' Photo: Getty Images/Amazon

"Have y'all read #LUCKIESTGIRLALIVE,"Reese wrote on her Instagram about her latest literary endeavor Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll. "My description? It was the mostnon-stop nail-biting crazy train of a book with one of the most intriguing charactersI have read in a long time! (So it makes sense I feel pretty LUCKY that @pacificstandardfilms isgoing to produce it!!) #BookClub#StayTuned #LuckiestGirlAlive."

Apparently stories with female heroines are popular thisseason as Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza's book The Knockoff has caughtthe eye of fashion icon Zac Posen and has been said that it "makes The Devil Wears Prada look like My LittlePony."

Zac Posen couldn't wait to get his hands on 'The Knockoff' Photo: Instagram/@jopiazza

Speaking of the Devil Wears Prada, star of the film adaptation Emily Blunt has taken her love of reading to a whole new level this year. Along withher sister Felicity, the twohave teamed up to help promote a novel initiative to get people talkingabout their favorite books by females ahead of this year's Bailey's Women'sPrize for Fiction. While Emily’s top pick for the #ThisBookClub campaign isA Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, "bookworm"Felicity is pushing for Kate Atkinson's Life After Life. When it comesto humor, the siblings are on the same page.

So whetherit's an iPad, Kindle or good old fashion book, these are the top 10 summerreading recommendations from celebrity book worms.

Click on the picture below to get your celeb-worthy reading list:

Photo: Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction