The Complete List of Natalie Portman's Book Club Picks

Each month since 2021, Natalie Portman has announced a diverse mix of fiction and non-fiction book club picks to her 9 million-plus IG followers. From memoirs, to classics, to hot new releases, the list includes Parade by Rachel Cusk, Walden and Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau, Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux, and others that explore themes of identity, resilience, and the human experience.

45 books

The English Understand Wool

Helen DeWitt

"Helen DeWitt’s novella is a darkly funny but honest look at the exploitation of trauma within publishing." - Natalie Portman

Nigella Lawson & National Book Critics Circle

Hardcover, 2022

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Consider Yourself Kissed

Jessica Stanley

"I can’t wait for you all to join me in reading Consider Yourself Kissed — a look at how relationships shift over time as Coralie navigates motherhood, love, and her own desires." - NP

Heller McAlpin & Natalie Portman

Hardcover, 2025

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope

Amanda Nguyen

"In awe of you @amandangocnguyen. Thank you for sharing your truth, your light, and for writing your story — a story of survival which ignited an entire movement and enabled sexual assault survivor rights." - NP

Hardcover, 2025

$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World

Anne Applebaum

"Thank you for writing this book, Anne Applebaum — a guide to understanding where autocracies come from, why they persist, and how the democratic world can defeat them." - NP

Diana Henry & Natalie Portman

Hardcover, 2024

$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Coin

Yasmin Zaher

"I love the way Yasmin Zaher writes about the tension between the body and mind." - NP

Mark Athitakis & Natalie Portman

Hardcover, 2024

$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond Productivity Culture

Jenny Odell

"An exploration of how we can revise our relationship with time to inspire hope and action." - NP

Ed Yong is not here & Los Angeles Review of Books

Paperback, 2024

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Safekeep

Yael Van Der Wouden

"Set in 1961 Netherlands, our December pick follows Isabel as she navigates obsession and family secrets while living alone with her brother’s girlfriend in the Dutch countryside." - Natalie Portman

MJ Franklin & Hannah Kent

Hardcover, 2024

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma

Claire Dederer

"Claire Dederer’s Monsters asks us how and if we can separate the art from the artist while giving us space to interrogate the contradictions within our own beliefs. I hope you’ll join me in exploring this important topic and can’t wait to hear what you all think!" - NP

Anne Helen Petersen & Natalie Portman

Paperback, 2024

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Creation Lake

Rachel Kushner

"I can’t wait for us all to read the new Rachel Kushner — a novel about a secret agent sent to infiltrate a commune of radical eco-activists in rural France." - NP

Ron Charles & Francisco Goldman

Hardcover, 2024

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey Among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See

Bianca Bosker

"Our September pick asks the question of what art is, what makes good art, and why humans need art. I absolutely love following Bianca Bosker as she investigates the art world, galleries, critics, collectors, and artists. It’s also very funny!" - NP

Natalie Portman & Kirkus Reviews

Hardcover, 2024

$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book