Books That Inspired Olivia Rodrigo

“Start here if you want to hear where the obsessive, miserable side of love on her third album came from. Ernaux keeps it short and unflinching, and Rodrigo says it fed her songs.”

“She was in the middle of it during a 2026 Dazed interview, and it made her recommended list. Named without much comment on why, but it's a fine book to be caught reading.”

“Her pick for anyone who wants to protect reproductive freedoms. It's the most direct, practical recommendation on the list.”

“She calls herself a lifelong Twihard and Team Edward, and a copy sat on her Vogue shelf. No irony required, and none offered.”

“A songwriter friend handed her Cohen's posthumous poems and notebook pages, and Russh calls it a key influence. Read it as a working songwriter's scrapbook.”