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Books picked by famous readers

A well-known book club can be a good place to find your next read. Here you will find public picks that we checked on the club’s own pages. Each card shows when the book was chosen, why it was chosen and where you can read the original note.

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Portrait of Reese Witherspoon
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Reese’s Book Club

Reese Witherspoon’s book club picks

Three thriller selections from Reese’s Book Club, from a reunion shadowed by old secrets to an island wedding and a life built on an assumed identity.

Selection months refer to the club’s picks. Paperback dates describe the editions linked below.

The Lying Game by Ruth Ware, paperback cover
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The Lying Game

by Ruth Ware

Reese’s Book Club pickChosen in

Paperback edition

  • Published
  • 416 pages

A message brings Isa and her old school friends back to Salten. A discovery on the beach threatens a secret they have kept for seventeen years.

A puzzle to unravel

Why Reese Witherspoon chose it

Reese highlights the pull of a teenage secret resurfacing seventeen years later, and the question of whether the four friends will keep their pact.

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The Guest List by Lucy Foley, paperback cover
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The Guest List

by Lucy Foley

Reese’s Book Club pickChosen in

Paperback edition

  • Published
  • 336 pages

Guests arrive on an Irish island for a lavish wedding. Behind the celebrations, old grievances surface, and someone ends up dead.

An uneasy atmosphere

Why Reese Witherspoon chose it

Reese connects the mystery’s twists to her favorite Agatha Christie stories. The club selected it in June 2020 for reading across June and July.

Summarized from Official Reese’s Book Club selection (opens a new tab) ↗

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First Lie Wins

by Ashley Elston

Reese’s Book Club pickChosen in

Evie Porter's life is an assignment. Her employer gave her the identity and target, but her feelings for Ryan Sumner complicate the job.

A puzzle to unravel

Why Reese Witherspoon chose it

Reese singles out the pace, the hidden identities and the pursuit between characters, saying the ending surprised her.

Summarized from Official Reese’s Book Club selection (opens a new tab) ↗

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How we check these picks

We only list a pick when the club’s own page names the book and the month it was chosen. The reasons are short summaries of those pages, and we credit the person who gave them. Book summaries are ours, with sources on each book page.

BookWayfinder is independent. We are not connected to the people or book clubs named here, and they do not endorse this site. Photos are used under their public licenses and are credited where they appear. Read more about our approach.

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