December 2025 Celebrity Book Club Picks

Book Notification has the most comprehensive and accurate listing of celebrity and famous book clubs on the entire internet, and each month we will bring you a list of all of the book club picks by those book clubs.

Please note: book clubs pick at different times of the month. Some pick on the last day of the prior month, others don’t make their pick until a few days into the month.

So this post will be constantly updated as each book club makes its pick of the month. Check back often.


The Audacious December 2025 Book Club Pick:

Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite

A young woman in Lagos fights to break a generations-old family curse, and prove she’s not the reincarnation of her doomed cousin in this darkly funny, sharp, and spellbinding tale of love, superstition, and self-determination.

[The Audacious Book Club Picks]


Barnes & Noble December 2025 Book Club Pick:

No picks currently listed for this month. Article will be updated if/when a book club pick is made.

[Barnes & Noble Book Club Picks]


BBC Radio 2 December 2025 Book Club Picks:

The Merge by Grace Walker

In a near-future world where dying loved ones can have their minds merged into a healthy body, a daughter who combines her consciousness with her mother joins other families in a luxurious rehab village, only to suspect that something dangerous and deeply wrong is hiding behind its perfect surface.

[BBC Radio 2 Book Club Picks]


Belletrist December 2025 Book Club Pick:

Lightbreakers by Aja Gabel

A grieving couple each journeys into their past. He through risky time-travel experiments to see his late daughter, she by returning to Japan and an old love, to figure out what they’re willing to risk for a chance to heal.

[Belletrist Book Club Picks]


Black Men Read December 2025 Book Club Pick:

No pick this month. Instead, they are discussing the books they have read throughout the year.

[Black Men Read Book Club Picks]


Good Housekeeping December 2025 Book Club Pick:

Ten Thousand Light Years from Okay by Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman

After her husband’s death eerily mirrors the plot of her first novel, a grieving young writer pens a fairy-tale about a lost astronaut, only to meet a real one, forcing her to question whether her stories are coming true as she confronts her grief and learns to move forward.

[Good Housekeeping Book Club Picks]


Good Morning America December 2025 Book Club Pick:

Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino

In a ruthless housing market, one woman’s obsession with the perfect home spirals into hilarious and unsettling territory in this darkly funny debut about ambition, envy, and how far we’ll go to claim the life we think we deserve.

[Good Morning America Book Club Picks]


I Care About Books December 2025 Book Club Pick:

No picks currently listed for this month. Article will be updated if/when a book club pick is made.

[I Care About Books Book Club Picks]


Jack Carr December 2025 Book Club Pick:

No picks currently listed for this month. Article will be updated if/when a book club pick is made.

[Jack Carr Book Club Picks]


Jewish Book Council December 2025 Book Club Pick:

Fiction: Hunting in America by Tehila Hakimi

A newly relocated Israeli tech worker in America discovers a talent for deer hunting and begins an affair with her guide, blurring lines between predator and prey as violence, desire, and reality become dangerously entangled.

Non-Fiction: Beyond Dispute by Daniel Taub

A seasoned peace negotiator draws on ancient Jewish wisdom, modern conflict research, and personal diplomatic experience to show how arguments can become collaborative, truth-seeking conversations that build stronger, more resilient communities instead of tearing them apart.

[Jewish Book Council Book Club Picks]


The Late Show December 2025 Book Club Pick:

Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen

Spanning three centuries and three intertwined lives, it follows the discovery, loss, and reconstruction of Steller’s sea cow to explore human ambition, scientific curiosity, and the devastating reality of extinction.

[The Late Show Book Club Picks]


Library Science December 2025 Book Club Pick:

No picks currently listed for this month. Article will be updated if/when a book club pick is made.

[Library Science Book Club Picks]


Mindy’s Book Studio December 2025 Release:

Yours for the Season by Uzma Jalaluddin

Mindy’s Book studio published this novel on December 1st. A workaholic Muslim lawyer and an aspiring chef pretend to date after a viral post, only to face a chaotic culture-clash Christmas with their very different families in rural Alaska, and discover their fake relationship might actually be real.

[Mindy’s Book Studio Releases]


Natalie Portman’s December 2025 Book Club Pick:

Finding My Way by Malala Yousafzai

A candid coming-of-age memoir about her life after surviving the Taliban attack, as she navigates school, love, anxiety, and fame while figuring out who she really is beyond the global icon everyone thinks they know.

[Book Club Picks]


Native American December 2025 Book Club Pick:

The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lille

Archaeologist Syd Walker investigates a missing Native teen and stolen bones, uncovering generations of disappearances tied to a powerful elite society desperate to keep its violent history buried.

[Native American Book Club Picks]


Oprah’s December 2025 Book Club Pick:

No picks currently listed for this month. Article will be updated if/when a book club pick is made.

[Oprah’s Book Club Picks]


PBS Books Readers Club December 2025 Book Club Pick:

No picks currently listed for this month. Article will be updated if/when a book club pick is made.

[PBS Books Readers Club Book Club Picks]


Read with Jenna December 2025 Book Club Pick:

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Following sharp-witted Elizabeth Bennet as she navigates family pressures, class expectations, and her evolving feelings for the proud Mr. Darcy in a story about love, first impressions, and second chances.

[Read with Jenna Book Club Picks]


Reader’s Digest December 2025 Book Club Pick:

Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen

A 26-year-old woman moves home to care for her father with Alzheimer’s and, through his surprising gift for predicting the future, finally faces her past and finds a way forward.

[Reader’s Digest Book Club Picks]


Reese’s December 2025 Book Club Pick:

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.

[Reese’s Book Club Picks]


Richard and Judy Winter 2025 Book Club Picks:

The Afterparty by Ruth Kelly

Me and Mr Darcy by Alexandra Potter

The Lucky Winners by K.L. Slater

Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight

Nobody's Fool by Harlan Coben

You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego

[Richard and Judy’s Book Club Picks]


Service95 December 2025 Book Club Pick:

Brightly Shining by Ingvild Rishøi

Set in the run-up to Christmas, this story follows Ronja and her sister as they hustle to sell Christmas trees and cover for their unreliable dad, discovering unexpected humour, big dreams, and the kindness of strangers along the way.

[Service95 Book Club Picks]


TeaTime December 2025 Book Club Pick:

Thirst Trap by Gráinne O'Hare

Three Belfast housemates stumble through messy jobs, hookups, grief, and the chaos of their late twenties as cracks in their shared home and friendship force them to face whether they can grow up without growing apart.

[TeaTime Book Club Picks]


If there are any monthly book club picks you would like to see listed here that aren’t, let us know in the comments

ABOUT THE AUTHOR


Graeme is the founder of Book Notification. Born in Scotland and now living in Canada, his lifelong love of reading began with Enid Blyton. He enjoys spy thrillers, psychological thrillers, light sci-fi, and anything to do with time travel. His favorite book is Replay by Ken Grimwood.


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