People love to read suggestions from famous people. Whether it's Barack Obama's summer reading list or Bill Gates' suggestions or even the literary references from Beyonce, they will be popular with patrons. Some celebrities have book clubs (Reece Witherspoon, Jenna Bush Hager) but others mention them in interviews or on their social media pages. Stephen King is well known for putting books he's enjoyed on his Twitter account, for example. When you see a list pop up, take note of it and see if you can use it to market your back list.
Here are a few lists to get you started. I picked older lists because it will give you a chance to focus on your backlist. But check for year's best lists from this year as well:
39 Black Authors On Their Favorite Books by Black Authors from Penguin Random House
The 40 Best Celeb Recommended Books of 2021: Picks From Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey & More from E Online.
15 Books Recommended by Celebrities in 2021 from Book Riot.
What Celebs are Reading this Winter 2022 from SheReads
Lupita Nyong’o’s 10 Favorite Books from Vulture
RM's (of BTS) Reading List from the Richland Library
15 Books Chris Pine Thinks Everyone Should Read from Esquire
John Waters' Favorite Books from Radical Reads
6 Books Recommended by Viet Thanh Nguyen from Radical Reads
Radical Reads features a number of celebrity book suggestions.
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