books recommended by Emma Watson

Emma Watson is an English actress, model and activist. As a child, she rose to prominence with her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.

Emma Watson is an English actress, model and activist. As a child, she rose to prominence with her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.

books recommended by Emma Watson

Man's Search for Meaning

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

Harry Potter

Harry Potter

J.K. Rowling

1984

1984

George Orwell

Siddhartha

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

Ayn Rand

Quiet

Quiet

Susan Cain

Tribe

Tribe

Sebastian Junger

Little Women

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

Just Kids

Just Kids

Patti Smith

The Hidden Life of Trees

The Hidden Life of Trees

Peter Wohlleben

East of Eden

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman

Walden

Walden

Henry David Thoreau

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

Pachinko

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

Amy Schumer

Wild

Wild

Cheryl Strayed

A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

Tiny Beautiful Things

Tiny Beautiful Things

Cheryl Strayed

The Circle

The Circle

Dave Eggers

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

Women Who Run with the Wolves

Women Who Run with the Wolves

Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Modern Romance

Modern Romance

Aziz Ansari

Sister Outsider

Sister Outsider

Audre Lorde

The Bloody Chamber

The Bloody Chamber

Angela Carter

Bad Feminist

Bad Feminist

Roxane Gay

The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

Brave Enough

Brave Enough

Cheryl Strayed

The Shadow of the Wind

The Shadow of the Wind

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race

Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race

Reni Eddo-Lodge

The Argonauts

The Argonauts

Maggie Nelson

Ain't I a Woman

Ain't I a Woman

Bell Hooks

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

David Foster Wallace

The Sleep Revolution

The Sleep Revolution

Arianna Huffington

The Opposite of Loneliness

The Opposite of Loneliness

Marina Keegan

Hunger

Hunger

Roxane Gay

How to Be a Woman

How to Be a Woman

Caitlin Moran

My Life on the Road

My Life on the Road

Gloria Steinem

All About Love

All About Love

Bell Hooks

Feminist Theory

Feminist Theory

Bell Hooks

The Magus

The Magus

John Fowles

What I Know For Sure

What I Know For Sure

Oprah Winfrey

Catching the Big Fish

Catching the Big Fish

David Lynch

We

Robert A Johnson

Rookie Yearbook Four

Rookie Yearbook Four

Tavi Gevinson

The Complete Persepolis

The Complete Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi

Way of the Actor

Way of the Actor

Brian Bates

The Queen of the Tearling

The Queen of the Tearling

Erika Johansen

Annie John

Annie John

Jamaica Kincaid

Torch

Torch

Cheryl Strayed

Moranifesto

Moranifesto

Caitlin Moran

Good and Mad

Good and Mad

Rebecca Traister

Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions

Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions

Gloria Steinem

Small Is Beautiful

Small Is Beautiful

E. F. Schumacher

Love Letters to the Dead

Love Letters to the Dead

Ava Dellaira

The Constant Princess

The Constant Princess

Philippa Gregory

Prime Time

Prime Time

Jane Fonda

Mom & Me & Mom

Mom & Me & Mom

Maya Angelou

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Jean-Dominique Bauby

In the Body of the World

In the Body of the World

Eve Ensler

Self-Made Man

Self-Made Man

Norah Vincent

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

Carrie Brownstein

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars

Kai Cheng Thom

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson

Feminism Is for Everybody

Feminism Is for Everybody

Bell Hooks

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

The Vagina Monologues

The Vagina Monologues

Eve Ensler

Half the Sky

Half the Sky

Nicholas D. Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn

Beyond Words

Beyond Words

Carl Safina

Sex and World Peace

Sex and World Peace

Valerie Hudson et al.

Nights at the Circus

Nights at the Circus

Angela Carter

The BFG

The BFG

Roald Dahl

Eloquent Rage

Eloquent Rage

Brittney Cooper

Heart Berries

Heart Berries

Terese Marie Mailhot

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Man's Search for Meaning

Harry Potter

1984

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