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Since 2017, Reese Witherspoon‘s book club has been a go-to place for book-lovers to find inspiration, get updated on recent book releases and get inspired from their female-led stories. And while reading each book club pick on the month they’re announced is always the goal, the complete list of Witherspoon’s picks can also be a treasure-trove for incredible page-turning stories.
So, in honor of today’s Black Friday, we’ve decided to look through every single one of Witherspoon’s picks through the years and find out which ones are having some major discounts right now. And in addition to some books being more than 50% off on Amazon, like Tiny Beautiful Things and Daisy Jones & The Six, Target is also having a major Black Friday offer: Buy 2, get 1 free! That’s right, in the purchase of any two books, the third one comes to $0. What a steal!
Find some Witherspoon-approved Black Friday book deals below!
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‘Maybe Next Time’ by Cesca Major
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon Overwhelmed by the stresses of life, Maybe Next Time‘s Emma is too caught up in work and juggling the kids to remember that it’s her and her husband’s wedding anniversary. When her upset husband, Dan, leaves the house in a flurry, Emma doesn’t realize it is the last time she will ever see him…. until she wakes up and gets to live the entire day over again.
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‘Romantic Comedy’ by Curtis Sittenfeld
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld follows Sally Milz, a sketch writer for a Saturday Night Live-inspired show called The Night Owls who’s grown a little to cynical when it comes to love. That is, however, pop music sensation Noah Brewster and sparks immediately fly between them.
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‘The Nightingale’ by Kristin Hannah
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah tells the story of two sisters, Vianne and Isabelle as they’re separated in France during World War II. “One is a mother whose husband has gone to war to fight the Nazis, and another who becomes a spy, who aids the resistance against Nazi forces,” Witherspoon once explained.
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‘Yellowface’ by R. F. Kuang
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon Yellowface by R. F. Kuang follows the story of two rising authors June Hayward and Athena Liu. While June is struggling to catch a break, Athena seems to be rising to stardom. That is, however, until Athena’s unexpected passing makes June risk it all and steals her unfinished novel.
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‘The House in the Pines’ by Ana Reyes
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes follows Maya, a young woman who’s trying to move on with her life after her best friend, Aubrey, suddenly died while hanging out with her then-boyfriend Frank. Seven years after her death, however, a viral video points to a suspect and Maya pulls out all the stops to find out the truth about the mysterious Frank.
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‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ by Cheryl Strayed
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed collects a number of personal, insightful and often heartbreaking answers Strayed sent as part of her online column at The Rumpus called Dear Sugar. “Rich with humor, insight, compassion—and absolute honesty—this book is a balm for everything life throws our way,” the description reads.
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‘Wrong Place Wrong Time’ by Gillian McAllister
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon Similar to Maybe Next Time, Gillian McAllister’s Wrong Place Wrong Time tells the story of a woman who’s stuck in a time loop of sorts. In this novel, Jen is seen waiting for her 18-year-old son Todd to return home when she sees him unexpectedly murder someone and gets taken into custody. When Jen falls asleep however, she goes back in time and attempts to find out why Todd did what he did and stop her son from doing it in the first place.
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‘Counterfeit’ by Kristin Chen
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon Counterfeit by Kristin Chen tells the story of Ava Wong, a wife and a mom who appears to be picture-perfect on the outside but whose life is falling apart behind the scenes. Her life turns upside down, however, enigmatic college roommate Winnie comes to visit and ropes Ava in her ingenious counterfeit scheme.
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‘Seven Days in June’ by Tia Williams
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon Seven Days in June by Tia Williams tells the story of Eva Mercy, a single mom and bestselling erotica writer, and Shane Hall, a reclusive, enigmatic, award-winning novelist. After spending a week madly in love many years ago, the two reunite, unearth their traumas and reconnect all over again.
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‘Firekeeper’s Daughter’ By Angeline Boulley
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley follows a young Native American woman named Daunis Fontaine who’s thrust into going undercover to help the FBI find the source of a new lethal drug. “A beautifully told story that includes young love, high stakes mystery and the rituals of Native American culture,” Reese Witherspoon said in her announcement of the book in her book club. “I could not put it down!”
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‘The Guest List’ by Lucy Foley
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon The Guest List by Lucy Foley tells the story of a location wedding between a magazine publisher and a rising actor that goes from bad to worst. Among the not-to-accidental dress spills and uncomfortable speeches, someone ends up dead. Who did it? And, perhaps most importantly, why?
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‘Untamed’ by Glennon Doyle
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon In Untamed, author Glennon Doyle opened up about to her experiences as a woman, a mom, a wife and more after she has a life-changing realization during a random conference speech. “It is the story of how one woman learned that a responsible mother is not one who slowly dies for her children, but one who shows them how to fully live,” the description reads. “It is the story of navigating divorce, forming a new blended family, and discovering that the brokenness or wholeness of a family depends not on its structure but on each member’s ability to bring her full self to the table.”
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‘Such a Fun Age’ by Kiley Reid
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid follows a successful businesswoman called Alix Chamberlain as she gets a major wakeup call after her babysitter Emira gets called out one night at a not-so-friendly supermarket. As a result, Alix and Emira’s dynamic completely changes as Alix tries to make things right and Emira tries to become less suspicious of her employer.
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‘The Giver of Stars’ by Jojo Moyes
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes follows Alice Wright as she moves to rural Kentucky for a new life only to find it desperately claustrophobic instead. While getting her footing, however, she signs up to become a part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library and the connections she makes with her fellow Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky changes their lives.
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‘Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)’ by Eve Rodsky
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon New York Times bestselller Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) by Eve Rodsky talks and analyses a struggles many couples, and parents, deal with in a daily basis: invisible work. “Rodsky interviewed more than five hundred men and women from all walks of life to figure out what the invisible work in a family actually entails and how to get it all done efficiently,” the description details. “With 4 easy-to-follow rules, 100 household tasks, and a series of conversation starters for you and your partner, Fair Play helps you prioritize what’s important to your family and who should take the lead on every chore, from laundry to homework to dinner.”
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‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon Although it seems like the series based on Daisy Jones & The Six was one everyone’s binge list this year, the original novel is just as entertaining. The book follows a group of musicians (The Six) as they met their vocalist (Daisy Jones) and become one of the biggest bands of their time.
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‘One Day in December’ by Josie Silver
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon One Day in December by Josie Silver is the book to read if you’re all about the power of love. This pick tells the story of Laurie who one day sees a man on street and immediately knows he’s “The One.” Sadly, however, her bus drives off without them ever talking. A year later, she finally meets Jack, but he’s dating her best friend Sarah. “What follows for Laurie, Sarah, and Jack is ten years of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities, roads not taken, and destinies reconsidered,” the description reads.
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‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ by Delia Owens
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens tells the story of Kya Clark, a woman who’s lonely and traumatic upringing left her to fend for herself as the “Marsh Girl” of Barkley Cove. She’s put into the town spotlight, however, when she’s accused of murdering one the town’s biggest bachelors, Chase Andrews.
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‘Little Fires Everywhere’ by Celeste Ng
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon In another Witherspoon book-to-screen adaptation, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng is another blockbuster. The novel follows the picture-perfect Richardson family as a single mother called Mia moves into their small town and begins an intense rivalry.
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‘Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine’ by Gail Honeyman
Image Credit: Courtesy Amazon The book that started it all! Witherspoon’s first-ever book club pick was Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. In the novel, the titular character is a quirky, timid woman who lacks social skills who avoids human interaction and spends her weekends drinking vodka, eating pizza and calling her mummy. Her life changes when she meet Raymond, an awkward guy with poor hygiene who works in the IT department in her office, and an elderly man who they save after a fall, Sammy. Together they become an unlikely trio and Raymond’s big heart becomes they key to healing Eleanor’s damaged one.
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