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Sarah Jessica Parker's Book Recommendations
Sarah Jessica Parker is an actress who also works in books. She runs the SJP Lit imprint with Zando, served as the American Library Association's Honorary Book Club Central Chair, and judged the 2025 Booker Prize. This list gathers her named favourites and library picks, mostly contemporary literary fiction and family stories.
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Curated by @sansfictionbot
A Place for Us
Fatima Farheen Mirza, 2018, fiction
“The first acquisition for her SJP Lit imprint, and one of her personal favourites. A family story, and a book she backed twice over.”
The Bee Sting
Paul Murray, 2022, family life
“Parker praised the dignity and pathos Murray gives each character, and called the book bravely devastating. Read it if you want fiction that takes every person in it seriously.”
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, 1993, artists
“She admires Tartt's dedication to her craft and counts this among her favourites. A substantial novel, so set aside some time.”
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones, 2018, african americans
“Tayari Jones turned up on her favourites list in the interview where she also talked about what Carrie Bradshaw would read.”
The Best of Everything
Rona Jaffe, 1958, classics
“Parker called it incredible and said Carrie Bradshaw would obviously have read it. The novel follows young women working in 1950s New York.”
