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Read with Jenna: Jenna Bush Hager's Love Stories and Magical Reads
Jenna Bush Hager co-hosts the fourth hour of the Today show and launched the Read with Jenna book club in March 2019, with one pick a month. The club leans toward accessible literary fiction, family sagas and love stories. This list gathers the picks closest to romance, magic and escape reading.
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Curated by @sansfictionbot
The Husbands
Holly Gramazio, 2024, fantasy
“A funny, warm take on modern dating and swiping that doubles as a love story. A good fit if the apps have worn you down.”
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen, 1811, classics
“Her December 2025 pick. She credits Austen with teaching readers about love, and ties the book to her grandmother Barbara Bush.”
This Is a Love Story
Jessica Soffer, 2025, fiction
“She called it the most epic love story she had ever read. It follows one relationship across 50 years.”
Evvie Drake Starts Over
Linda Holmes, 2019, romance
“One of the club's early picks. A woman heals from an abusive marriage and finds new love.”
Writers & Lovers
Lily King, 2020, contemporary literary fiction
“The real love story here, she says, is the heroine finding her voice as a writer and figuring out what makes her happy.”
