Kaia Gerber is serving up all of the reading recommendations with her online book club, Library Science.
The actress and model, 23, first began sharing her book recommendations online with her friend, Alyssa Reeder, in 2020. Since then, the two have launched Library Science, an online reading community aimed at getting young people enthusiastic about literature.
“Library Science will continue to curate books that aren’t on the typical bestseller lists in order to better highlight new voices, writers to watch, overlooked or underrepresented stories — and for greater context, we will occasionally throw in a classic that might better inform contemporary work,” the platform’s website states.
Library Science picks have included books by celebrities, like Laura Dern and Emily Ratajkowski, as well as rising literary stars, like Kaveh Akbar and Gabriel Smith. The club also hosts conversations with selected authors (archived interviews are available on Library Science’s YouTube channel), and fosters their literary community on Instagram too.
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“We’ll cover writers and books from all points of view to reinforce the truth that ALL books are for everyone … and that we often learn the most from the stories that aren’t our own,” Library Science’s website says.
See below for all of Library Science’s 2025 selections.
‘The Post-Office Girl’ by Stefan Zweig
NYRB Classics
Director Wes Anderson says his movie The Grand Budapest Hotel was partly inspired by this novel. The Post-Office Girl follows Christine, a post office worker whose life takes a turn when she meets veteran Ferdinand.
‘Bonjour Tristesse’ by Françoise Sagan
Amazon
The unforgettable narrator of this 1954 French classic is 17-year-old Cécile, who is set to spend the summer in the countryside with her widowed father. When he begins a relationship with her late mother’s best friend, Cécile and her own lover devise a tragic plan to keep them apart. Library Science deems this book “required reading.”
‘Early Thirties’ by Josh Duboff
Simon & Schuster
This novel follows friends Victor and Zoey, who see their once-close relationship drastically shift as they get older. Perfect for fans of Dolly Alderton and Gabrielle Zevin, this debut “perfectly captures the anxiety of outgrowing someone you love,” Library Science says on Instagram.
‘The Wickedest’ by Caleb Femi
MCD
The book club’s first selection of the year is a poetic look at the longest-running house party in South London. Compiled of sonnets, text messages, photos and more, Library Science says that this read will make readers “feel drunk just reading it.”
