Forget the latest It bag – these days, celebrities carry a different status symbol: books. With the proliferation of celebrity memoirs, celebrity book clubs, and celebrity memoir book clubs in recent years, there’s never been a better time to be literate.
After all, it makes sense: books carry social and intellectual prestige. What people read (or at least, Appear reading) conveys much more than the average paparazzi shot. Just earlier this week, Jacob Elordi proved himself a true cinephile by checking out the films of Jean Cocteau. film art While on vacation in Sardinia. Meanwhile, Kendall Jenner frequently reminds us in her heavily annotated prose book that she’s more than just a pretty face.
At this point, we can’t help but ask: Do celebrities really read the books they carry with them seriously? Does it matter? Some of the more voracious readers are definitely lurking on secret Goodreads accounts, while others may well view the latest hit novel as a fashion accessory. But who can say – or judge!
Here’s a look into the growing list of books that paparazzi have recently caught in the arms of celebrities. Happy browsing and reading!
Jacob Elordi
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