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Reese Witherspoon‘s 2025 book club picks are some of our favorites yet!
Since it was founded in 2017, Reese’s Book Club has been our go-to for monthly book recommendations. Filled with picks that largely center female authors and female stories, the book club has been responsible for making authors into best-sellers and even leading to some incredible screen adaptations.
Last year, Witherspoon took members on quite a ride. After starting the year off with a bang with First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, Witherspoon continued with some fan-favorite suggestions throughout the year like Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez, How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang and The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan, just to name a few.
With such an impressive lineup of books from last year, we’re of course paying attention to Witherspoon’s picks his year too. In January, The Morning Show star kicked things off with The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan.“She’s a literary sensation, the face behind a blockbuster film trilogy, but her life isn’t what it seems,” Witherspoon detailed about the story in her announcement. “This story swept me away with its big dreams, love, and unexpected twists.”
In February, she changed gears and recommended Isola by Allegra Goodman. The book, which follows the heroine as she’s left to fend for herself in the wilderness, is about “love, resilience, defiance,” Witherspoon said. “This is easily one of my favorite historical fiction reads yet,” she said in her announcement.
As the year rolls on, the book club picks keep on coming. Check out all her 2025 picks below!
Reese Witherspoon’s 2025 Book Club Picks
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January: ‘The Three Lives of Cate Kay’ by Kate Fagan
Image Credit: Amazon Reese Witherspoon’s first pick of the year was The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan. The novel follows successful best-selling author Cate Kay as she keeps her identity a secret from the world – until now.
“She’s a literary sensation, the face behind a blockbuster film trilogy, but her life isn’t what it seems,” Witherspoon teased in her announcement. “This story swept me away with its big dreams, love, and unexpected twists.”
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February: ‘Isola’ by Allegra Goodman
Image Credit: Amazon Witherspoon’s February pick was the impressive true story in Isola by Allegra Goodman. The story follows Marguerite as her destiny as heir to the fortune quickly changes and she’s left to fend for herself in a small remote island.
“Once a child of privilege who dressed in gowns and laced pearls in her hair, Marguerite finds herself at the mercy of nature,” the description reads. “As the weather turns, blanketing the island in ice, she discovers a faith she’d never before needed.”
“This is easily one of my favorite historical fiction reads yet,” Witherspoon said of the novel.
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March: ‘Broken Country’ by Clare Leslie Hall
Image Credit: Amazon Witherspoon’s March book club pick is Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall.
The novel follows married couple Beth and Frank when their life gets shaken up the moment “Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep.”
“Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives,” the description continues. “For the dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe, the man Beth loved as a teenager—the man who broke her heart years ago. Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who reminds Beth very much of her own son, who died in a tragic accident.”
Plus Witherspoon teased a major plot twist at the end too. “There’s a murder!” she said. “And we don’t know who it is until the very end and it’s shocking and you can’t believe the ending. I totally didn’t guess it.”
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April: ‘All That Life Can Afford’ by Emily Everett
Image Credit: Amazon In April, Witherspoon promised us that Emily Everett’s coming-of-age debut would have us “hooked.” The books follows Anna, an American living in London, who gets swept up in elite circles when she meets the Wilders.
The jet-setting family hires her to tutor their young daughter but she winds up befriending her mysterious elder sister who takes her into a world of partying and excess.
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May: ‘Great Big Beautiful Life’ by Emily Henry
Image Credit: Amazon Witherspoon’s May book club pick is one of 2025’s most anticipated books: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry.
The novel follows journalists Alice Scott and Hayden Anderson as they’re given the same mysterious mission: to write a biography of Margaret Ives, a tragic heiress no one has seen in years. But as they both embark of the NDA-clad mission, tensions between them begin to bubble.
“What unfolds between them?” Witherspoon said in her announcement. “I won’t give away any spoilers, but trust me, it’s so good!”
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June: ‘The Phoenix Pencil Company’ by Allison King
Image Credit: Amazon Reese Witherspoon’s June pick is a debut novel by Allison King titled The Phoenix Pencil Company.
The novel follows a reclusive coder named Monica Tsai who uncovers a legacy of magic, espionage, and family secrets while WWII rages outside her door. “You won’t want to miss this one! 📚” Witherspoon said of the book.
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