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 September 2026. Click on the book’s cover to add it to your Goodreads shelf!
Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club (Hello Sunshine)’s pick for September 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 “Big Little Truths” by Liane Moriarty as their September 2026 pick.
Ten years after the events of Big Little Lies, Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata, and Bonnie are navigating the new challenges of raising teenagers while still grappling with the secrets of their past. When a severed human finger is mailed to the local high school and a mysterious stranger begins asking unsettling questions, old wounds and hidden truths resurface. As family tensions, marriage struggles, and personal reckonings collide, the close-knit group must confront the consequences of what they have—and haven’t—shared with their children in a story that blends mystery, humour, and emotional insight.
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 “Under Story” by Chloe Benjamin as their September 2026 pick.
Chloe Benjamin’s Under Story is an intimate yet sweeping love story about science, time, and the limits of human ambition. Biologist Laurel Salter has retreated to an isolated research station in Antarctica, working as a dishwasher after abandoning her once-promising career, marriage, and family. When a mysterious, seemingly living light called the Arc appears across the ice and attracts a team of physicists—including Laurel’s estranged husband, Eli—she becomes convinced it could unlock a way to turn back time and give them another chance at their life together. Blending romance, scientific discovery, and speculative mystery, the novel explores humanity’s desire for more time, the consequences of trying to control nature, the fragility of our planet, and the mysterious connections between consciousness, love, and the world around us.
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 “The Witches of Cambridge” by Alice Hoffman as her September 2026 pick.
The story follows Ava, a bright young woman from Maine, and Lauren, a rebellious heiress, as they meet at Radcliffe College in 1950s Cambridge and are drawn into the secret Lilith Society, a centuries-old organization of witches descended from women who once defied patriarchal authority. As they discover their magical heritage, the two women develop a powerful friendship and romance while learning to navigate their newfound abilities. But beneath Radcliffe’s seemingly safe academic world, McCarthyism threatens Cambridge’s intellectual freedom, and when members of the Lilith Society begin disappearing, Ava and Lauren uncover a sinister connection between the witch hunts of the past and dangers still haunting the present.
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. This book club does not choose books on a monthly basis but Oprah’s latest pick is “Little Wonder” by Sophie Chen Keller.
When Song, a struggling food delivery worker from northeastern China, loses her musically gifted son, River, in the chaos of a crowded Beijing train station, their lives are forever changed. Separated for years, mother and son each navigate hardship, loss, and hope while searching for a way back to one another. Little Wonder is a moving and uplifting novel about the enduring bond between parent and child, the transformative power of music, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Other Recent Celebrity Book Club Selections:
Do any of the September picks appeal to you? Big Little Truths was already on my TBR list and I don’t think I’ll be reading the others. Come back next month as I let you know what the October picks are!
Jonetta | Blue Mood Café
I’ve got Big Little Truths and Little Wonder on my TBR.
thathappyreader
I hope that you enjoy both of these books Jonetta.☺️
Yvonne @ It's All About Books
All of these sound great!
thathappyreader
I hope you enjoy them Yvonne.
Carla@CarlaLovesToRead
The only one that really calls to me is Little Wonder. Thanks for sharing them, Jodie.
thathappyreader
Thanks Carla.
Hillary
Under Story and Little Wonder are now on my TBR list. Thank you for this roundup!
thathappyreader
Thanks for reading Hillary.
Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature)
I feel like I need to read something by Alice Hoffman. Sorry about leaving a link on my last comment!
thathappyreader
No worries Lisa!