Celebrity Book Club Picks for February 2026 #celebritybookclubs

Are you wondering what your favourite Celebrity Book Club is reading this month? Do you enjoy book communities as a way to read along with others? If so, each of these celebrity book clubs is internet-based and open to all who follow. So if you’re like me and always on the lookout for the next great read, you will now find these picks all in one spot – That Happy Reader’s blog! Without further ado, let me introduce you to Celebrity Book Club Picks for February 2026. Click on the book’s cover to add it to your Goodreads shelf!

Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club (Hello Sunshine)’s pick for February 2026:

Founded in 2017, Hello Sunshine always chooses books with women at the centre of the story. Their website notes “We make our choices thoughtfully and look for ways to deepen our connection to books, authors and ourselves”.   This book club chose “In Her Defense” by Philippa Malicka as their February 2026 pick.

Summary:

As a sensational celebrity libel trial grips the nation, beloved TV star Anna Finbow accuses her daughter’s therapist of manipulating her memories for profit, while the therapist insists the real trauma lies in Mary’s past—particularly her time at an elite art school in Rome. As the courtroom drama unfolds and the truth behind Mary’s estrangement grows increasingly murky, it becomes clear that the person who may hold the decisive answers is Augusta “Gus” Bird, Anna’s former employee and an overlooked bystander with a past of her own. With questions of memory, power, and truth at the heart of the case, In Her Defense is a twisty, propulsive debut about who gets believed—and what it costs to finally speak up.

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Good Morning America’s Book Club’s pick:

The GMA Book Club is officially called “Cover to Cover” and was started in the Fall of 2019. Their selections highlight diversity and books are chosen from both fiction and non-fiction genres. The book club chose “The Exes” by Leodora Darlington as their February 2026 pick.

Summary:

In this darkly compelling debut thriller, Natalie’s lifelong quest for “the one” has left behind a trail of failed relationships—and one devastating fallout—before her whirlwind romance with charming, seemingly perfect James offers hope for the future. But as Natalie settles into married life, unsettling truths about her past begin to surface, forcing her to confront the disturbing pattern of dead exes, her own fractured sense of identity, and the possibility that she’s either capable of terrible things or being expertly manipulated by someone else. As secrets escalate with deadly consequences, Natalie must unravel who the real villain is—and whether her marriage, or either of their lives, will survive.

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Read With Jenna (Jenna Bush Hager)’s pick:

In March 2019, the former First Daughter announced her book club on the Today show.  Each month she chooses a book that is sure to generate discussion.  Jenna chose “One and Only ” by Maurene Goo as her February 2026 pick.

Summary:

Cassia Park has built her life around believing in soul mates, raised in a family of matchmakers who can see clients’ past lives and guarantee true love—except in her own case. Told the identity of her fated love a decade ago, Cassia is now nearing forty and still alone, haunted by the future she fears and the destiny she can’t seem to reach. When she meets Ellis, a much younger man who is definitely not her fated, their unexpected connection sets off a chain of revelations that challenge everything Cassia believes about love, fate, and her family’s long-guarded secret, forcing her to choose between following destiny or forging her own path.

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Oprah’s Book Club:

Oprah Winfrey started this book club in 1996 as a segment on her TV show. Many obscure titles have risen to bestseller status as a result of her picks. She has not yet released a pick for several months but is expected to do so later in February.

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Other Recent Celebrity Book Club Selections:

January 2026

December 2025

November 2025

Do any of the February picks appeal to you? One & Only sounds the most compelling to me. Come back next month as I let you know what the March picks are!