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While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of our favorite posts from the last several months. Enjoy our highlight reel, and we’ll be back with new stuff on Tuesday, January 3rd.

This post originally ran November 22, 2016.


 Reese Witherspoon is a reader, with a capital R. She reads a lot of books, not only for fun (& for Instagram) but also for her production company, Pacific Standard; they’ve turned many a hit book into a hit film. (You may have heard of Gone Girl? And Wild?)

Here are a few of the many books our friend Reese has recommended on Instagram over the years.

1. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

 

2. I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

 

3. Brave Enough by Cheryl Strayed

 

4. Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

 

5. Pretty Happy by Kate Hudson

 

6. Second Life by S. J. Watson

 

7. Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

 

8. It’s What I Do by Lynsey Addario

 

9. Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

 

10. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doer

 

11. #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso

 

12. Ashley’s War by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

 

13. Decorating is Fun by Dorothy Draper

 

14. Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

 

15. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

 

16. Wildflower by Drew Barrymore

 

17. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

 

18. Opening Belle by Maureen Sherry

 

19. The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin

 

and of course…

20. Wild by Cheryl Strayed

For more on the artful blend of books and Instagram, check out our archives… and follow us on Instagram!

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