There's So Much to Unpack in These Celebrity Bookshelves

Is it any surprise she has Little Fires Everywhere ($10, originally $17) on her bookshelf?

The Nix ($7, originally $18) is a powerful and thought-provoking novel published in 2016 about, among other things, a fraught relationship between mother and son.

The White Album: Essays ($13, originally $16) is a classic collection of autobiographical essays, and it's worth reading.

Such a Fun Age ($10, originally $26) is a 2019 novel about race and relationships in America.

There There ($7, originally $16) is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a compelling story of the Native American experience in contemporary America.

If you haven't read Ta-Nehisi Coates's The Water Dancer ($14, originally $18), do it now.

We're very interested in picking up Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction ($29), which is edited by Terry McMillan, author of Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

Speaking of Terry McMillan, Regina King also has the classic Waiting to Exhale ($16), which was adapted into the 1995 movie starring Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon.

Why We're Polarized ($21, originally $28) is a timely and important read about understanding the divisions in America.

The Talmud ($22, originally $28) is a holy Hebrew text.

Charged ($17) looks to understand and transform mass incarceration and the prosecution system in America.

Restless ($13, originally $20) is a suspenseful and thrilling spy novel set during World War II.

Atonement ($13, originally $17) tells the story of a young girl's lie that ruins lives and follows the aftermath decades later.

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind ($13, originally $25) is a robust and fascinating education on our species.