Celebrity book club picks for December 2025
Grab the cocoa and marshmallows. December’s celeb book club picks are here to light up your TBR like twinkle lights on a tree. From a timeless classic that’s begging to be re-read to a Norwegian Christmas tale with a darker side, there’s a lot to unwrap in this month’s roundup.
Cozy up during your holiday downtime or put a bow on your 2025 reading goals with one of these star-approved selections. Don’t forget, you can borrow these from your library on the Libby app—the best holiday deal around because it’s free!
Read with Jenna
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
No novel in English has given more pleasure than this great classic in literature. Critics in every generation reexamine and reinterpret it, but the rest of us simply fall in love with it—and with its wonderfully charming and intelligent heroine, Elizabeth Bennet. This version includes a new introduction by Nicola Yoon.
💬 From Jenna: “Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books of all time. I love Jane Austen so much.”
RELATED READ: QUIZ: Which Jane Austen character are you?
Reese’s Book Club
The Heir Apparent
by Rebecca Armitage
An irresistible modern fairy tale about a British princess who must decide between her duty to her family—or to her own heart.
💬 From Reese: “The December pick has everything I love in a holiday read—royals, romance, family twists, and a woman finding her own path. Can’t wait for you to dive in.”
Good Morning America Book Club
Best Offer Wins
by Marisa Kashino
An insanely competitive housing market. A desperate buyer on the edge. In Marisa Kashino's darkly humorous debut novel, the white picket fence becomes the ultimate symbol of success—and obsession.
💬 From GMA: “@marisakashino’s novel asks: How far would you go for the house of your dreams?”
Good Morning America YA Book Club
There's Always Next Year
by Leah Johnson
A dual POV, double love story about what it means to nearly blow your life up, and race to put it back together before your time runs out. And if Andy and Dominique fail? Well, there's always next year.
💬 From GMA YA: “@iamgmjohnson and @byleahjohnson deliver a double dose of love in this dual POV story about blowing up your life and piecing it back together ❤️🩹✨”
Belletrist (Emma Roberts & Karah Priess)
Lightbreakers
by Aja Gabel
What would you give to relive the past?
A physicist risks everything to see his lost daughter again while his wife confronts her own past in this heartachingly moving novel that plumbs the mysteries of human connection, exploring how to love in a world where time is both a healer and a thief.
Service95 Book Club (Dua Lipa)
Brightly Shining
by Ingvild Rishøi
Beautifully told with humor and tenderness, a Norwegian Christmas tale of sisterhood, financial hardship, and far-off dreams, acclaimed by reviewers and beloved by readers across Europe, where it has been a major bestseller.
💬 From Dua: “Brightly Shining is the perfect Christmas read—full of wonder, hope, and magic. But as you might have come to expect from me, there’s also a darker side.”
Read with Raegan (Raegan Revord)
I, Medusa
by Ayana Gray
A reimagining of one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine. Exploding with rage, heartbreak, and love, this book portrays a young woman caught in the crosscurrents between her heart’s deepest desires and the cruel, careless games the Olympian gods play.
💬 From Raegan: “It’s giving mythology, power, and perspective in all the best ways.”
TeaTime Book Club (Dakota Johnson)
Thirst Trap
by Gráinne O'Hare
A bitingly funny novel about your late 20s as you stare down 30—when do you tire of morning hangovers, days of dead-end entry-level jobs, and late nights at bars? This friend group is about to find out.
💬From Dakota: “It’s an emotional wild ride in all the best ways.”
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Celebrate the season with these picks on Libby—perfect for the holidays and guaranteed to keep you turning pages well into the new year. Happy reading!
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Published Dec 10, 2025
Annie Suhy
Annie Suhy is the editor of Libby Life. When she’s not working, practicing yoga, or petting cats, she’s doing paint-by-numbers and buying more plants. An avid poetry fan, her favorite collection is The Splinter Factory by Jeffrey McDaniel. She is an Aries.