Complete Natalie Portman Book Club List

Natalie Portman started Nat’s Book Club because she believes that reading stories is one of the first ways we can practice being empathetic. Unlike some of the other celebrity book clubs, Natalie chooses books that specifically help us understand ourselves and the world around us. This is a complete Natalie Portman book club list.

Natalie also does author interviews for each of the books she selects for her book club.

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Natalie Portman Book Club List 2019

September 2019- The Waves by Virginia Woolf
October 2019- Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
November 2019- Royals by Emma Forrest
December 2019- We are the Weather by Jonathan Safron Foer

Natalie Portman Book Club List 2020

January 2020- Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
February 2020- Normal People by Sally Rooney
March 2020- Weather by Jenny Offill
April 2020- The Gastronomical Me by MFK Fisher
May 2020- Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
June 2020- Something that May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel Mallory Ortberg
July 2020- Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
August 2020- The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante
September 2020- Summer Snow by Robert Hass
October 2020- Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
November 2020- The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy

Natalie Portman Book Club List 2021

August 2021- What Are You Going Through by igrid Nunez
September 2021- Second Place by Rachel Cusk
October 2021- Intimacies by Katie Kitamura
November 2021- A Knockk at Midnight by Brittany K Barnett

Natalie Portman Book Club List 2022

January 2022- All About Love by Bell Hooks
February 2022- Sontag by Benjamin Moser
March 2022- The Dry Hear by Natalia Ginzburg
April 2022- Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
May 2022- Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo
June 2022- Cassandra at the Wedding by Dorothy Baker
July 2022- A Sister’s Story by Donatella Di Pietrantonia
August 2022- The Family Roe: An American Story by Joshua Prager
September 2022- Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
October 2022- Fruiting Bodies by Kathryn Harlan
November 2022- Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux
December 2022- Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

Natalie Portman Book Club List 2023

January 2023- An Immense World by Ed Yong
February 2023- Assembly by Natasha Brown
March 2023 Crying in H Mart by Michelle Sauner
April 2023- Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur
May 2023- The Postcard by Anne Berest
June 2023 Biography of X by Catherine Lacey
July 2023 Fight Night by Miriam Toews
September 2023- How to Love Your Daughter by Daniella Zamir
October 2023- The Mania by Benjamin Labatut
November 2023 -Trust by Hernan Diaz
December 2023 – Foster by Claire Keegan

Natalie Portman Book Club List 2024

January 2024- Nothing Holds Back the Night by Delphine De Vigan
February 2024- Martyr! by KAveh Akbar
March 2024- Heartburn by Nora Ephron
April 2024- Walden: Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau
May 2024- Swimming in Paris by Colombe Schneck
June 2024- Parade by Rachel Cusk
July 2024- Giocanni’s Room by James Baldwin
August 2024- Sojourners by Mfoniso Udofia
September 2024- Get the Picture by Bianca Bosker
October 2024- Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
November 2024- Monsters by Claire Dederer
December 2024- The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden

Natalie Portman Book Club List 2025

January 2025- Saving Time by Jenny Odell
February 2025- The Coin by Yasmin Zaher
March 2025- Saving Fire by Amanda Nguyen
April 2025- Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum
May 2025- Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley
June 2025- The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt
July 2025- A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Arden
September 2025- No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit
October 2025- The Bee Stind by Paul Murray
November 2025- Father Figure by Emma Forrest
December 2025- Find My Way: A Memoir by Malala Yousafzai

Natalie Portman Book Club List 2026

January 2026- Strange Pictures by Uketsu
February 2026- Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy
March 2026- The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change by Rebecca Solnit
April 2026- The Roots of Heaven by Romain Gary
May 2026- Famesick by Lena Dunham

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Expert Tip

There are so many celebrity book clubs, how do you know if Natalie Portman’s Book Club is right for you?

Natalie started her book club to give everyone a chance to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us through books.
Natalie has a degree in psychology from Harvard, so it is not a surprise that many of these are literary.

Choose this book club if you want literary books to help you have a better understanding of yourself and the world around you.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of books does Natalie Portman choose for her book club?

Natalie Portman has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Harvard, so it is no surprise that she chooses thoughtful literary books. Most of the books from Nat’s book club are not found on bestseller lists. But of the books we have read, they are deep and meaningful, giving us a deeper understanding of ourselves.