Read With Jenna Book Club List

Read with Jenna is the Today show book club launched by Jenna Bush Hager in March 2019. Each month, Jenna picks a book for readers to discuss through the show and the club’s online communities.

The club is known for accessible literary fiction, buzzy debuts, family dramas, historical novels, and books with strong emotional hooks. Its selections often balance popular book-club appeal with serious themes.

Book TitleAuthorSeriesPick
The Last RomanticsTara ConklinStandaloneMarch 2019 Pick
The Unwinding of the MiracleJulie Yip-WilliamsNon-FictionApril 2019 Pick
A Woman Is No ManEtaf RumStandaloneMay 2019 Pick
Searching for Sylvie LeeJean KwokStandaloneJune 2019 Pick
Evvie Drake Starts OverLinda HolmesStandaloneJuly 2019 Pick
PatsyNicole Y. Dennis-BennStandaloneAugust 2019 Pick
The Dearly BelovedCara WallStandaloneSeptember 2019 Pick
The Dutch HouseAnn PatchettStandaloneOctober 2019 Pick
Nothing to See HereKevin WilsonStandaloneNovember 2019 Pick
Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and LossMargaret RenklNon-FictionDecember 2019 Pick
Dear EdwardAnn NapolitanoStandaloneJanuary 2020 Pick
The Girl with the Louding VoiceAbi DaréStandaloneFebruary 2020 Pick
Writers and LoversLily KingStandaloneMarch 2020 Pick
ValentineElizabeth WetmoreStandaloneApril 2020 Pick
All Adults HereEmma StraubStandaloneMay 2020 Pick
A BurningMegha MajumdarStandaloneJune 2020 Pick
Friends and StrangersJ. Courtney SullivanStandaloneJuly 2020 Pick
Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in AmericaR. Eric ThomasNon-FictionAugust 2020 Pick
The ComebackElla BermanStandaloneAugust 2020 Pick
Transcendent KingdomYaa GyasiStandaloneSeptember 2020 Pick
Leave the World BehindRumaan AlamStandaloneOctober 2020 Pick
White IvySusie YangStandaloneNovember 2020 Pick
The Bluest EyeToni MorrisonStandaloneDecember 2020 Pick
Black BuckMateo AskaripourStandaloneJanuary 2021 Pick
Send for MeLauren FoxStandaloneFebruary 2021 Pick
The Four WindsKristin HannahStandaloneFebruary 2021 Pick
What's Mine and YoursNaima CosterStandaloneMarch 2021 Pick
Good CompanyCynthia D'Aprix SweeneyStandaloneApril 2021 Pick
Great CircleMaggie ShipsteadStandaloneMay 2021 Pick
Malibu RisingTaylor Jenkins ReidStandaloneJune 2021 Pick
Hell of a BookJason MottStandaloneJuly 2021 Pick
The TurnoutMegan AbbottStandaloneAugust 2021 Pick
Beautiful CountryQian Julie WangNon-FictionSeptember 2021 Pick
The Lincoln HighwayAmor TowlesStandaloneOctober 2021 Pick
The FamilyNaomi KrupitskyStandaloneNovember 2021 Pick
Bright Burning ThingsLisa HardingStandaloneDecember 2021 Pick
The School for Good MothersJessamine ChanStandaloneJanuary 2022 Pick
Black CakeCharmaine WilkersonStandaloneFebruary 2022 Pick
GroundskeepingLee ColeStandaloneMarch 2022 Pick
MemphisTara M. StringfellowStandaloneApril 2022 Pick
Remarkably Bright CreaturesShelby Van PeltStandaloneMay 2022 Pick
These Impossible ThingsSalma El-WardanyStandaloneJune 2022 Pick
The MeasureNikki ErlickStandaloneJuly 2022 Pick
The Many Daughters of Afong MoyJamie FordStandaloneAugust 2022 Pick
Solito: A MemoirJavier ZamoraNon-FictionSeptember 2022 Pick
The Whalebone TheatreJoanna QuinnStandaloneOctober 2022 Pick
The CloistersKaty HaysStandaloneNovember 2022 Pick
The Secret HistoryDonna TarttStandaloneDecember 2022 Pick
SamAllegra GoodmanStandaloneJanuary 2023 Pick
MaameJessica GeorgeStandaloneFebruary 2023 Pick
Black Candle WomenDiane Marie BrownStandaloneMarch 2023 Pick
Camp ZeroMichelle Min SterlingStandaloneApril 2023 Pick
Chain-Gang All-StarsNana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahStandaloneMay 2023 Pick
The CelebrantsSteven RowleyStandaloneJune 2023 Pick
Banyan MoonThao ThaiStandaloneJuly 2023 Pick
Summer SistersJudy BlumeStandaloneAugust 2023 Pick
Amazing Grace AdamsFran LittlewoodStandaloneSeptember 2023 Pick
How to Say BabylonSafiya SinclairNon-FictionOctober 2023 Pick
The Sun Sets in Singapore / In Such Tremendous HeatKehinde FadipeStandaloneNovember 2023 Pick
We Must Not Think of OurselvesLauren GrodsteinStandaloneDecember 2023 Pick
The WatersBonnie Jo CampbellStandaloneJanuary 2024 Pick
Good MaterialDolly AldertonStandaloneFebruary 2024 Pick
The Great DivideCristina HenriquezStandaloneMarch 2024 Pick
The House on Mango StreetSandra CisnerosStandaloneMarch 2024 Pick
The HusbandsHolly GramazioStandaloneApril 2024 Pick
The Real AmericansRachel KhongStandaloneMay 2024 Pick
Swift RiverEssie ChambersStandaloneJune 2024 Pick
All the Colors of the DarkChris WhitakerStandaloneJuly 2024 Pick
The Wedding PeopleAlison EspachStandaloneAugust 2024 Pick
Blue SistersCoco MellorsStandaloneSeptember 2024 Pick
The Mighty RedLouise ErdrichStandaloneOctober 2024 Pick
This Motherless LandNikki MayStandaloneNovember 2024 Pick
DevotionsMary OliverCollectionDecember 2024 Pick
The Life Cycle of the Common OctopusEmma KnightStandaloneJanuary 2025 Pick
This Is a Love StoryJessica SofferStandaloneFebruary 2025 Pick
The Dream HotelLaila LalamiStandaloneMarch 2025 Pick
HeartwoodAmity GaigeStandaloneApril 2025 Pick
The NamesFlorence KnappStandaloneMay 2025 Pick
A Family MatterClaire LynchStandaloneJune 2025 Pick
Happy WifeMeredith Lavender
Kendall Shores
StandaloneJuly 2025 Pick
My Other HeartEmma Nanami StrennerStandaloneAugust 2025 Pick
BuckeyePatrick RyanStandaloneSeptember 2025 Pick
The Irish GoodbyeHeather Aimee O'NeillStandaloneOctober 2025 Pick
Cursed DaughtersOyinkan BraithwaiteStandaloneNovember 2025 Pick
Pride and PrejudiceJane AustenStandaloneDecember 2025 Pick
HomeschooledStefan Merrill BlockNon-FictionJanuary 2026 Pick
One & OnlyMaurene GooStandaloneFebruary 2026 Pick
Wait for MeAmy Jo BurnsStandaloneMarch 2026 Pick
Upward BoundWoody BrownStandaloneApril 2026 Pick
Caller UnknownGillian McAllisterStandaloneMay 2026 Pick

Notable Read with Jenna Book Club Picks

The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin:

Jenna’s inaugural pick, this family saga helped set the tone for the club’s interest in emotional, character-driven fiction.

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett:

One of the club’s most prominent early literary picks, this Pulitzer finalist brought major author prestige to the list.

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano:

A breakout Read with Jenna selection, it gained even wider attention after being adapted into an Apple TV+ series.

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah:

A major bestselling historical novel, this pick showed the club’s taste for sweeping, emotional stories with broad appeal.

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt:

One of the club’s biggest word-of-mouth hits, this warm debut became closely associated with Read with Jenna’s crowd-pleasing side.

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