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Ever wonder what your favorite celebrities are reading — whether it’s a timeless classic or the buzzy bestseller they can’t put down? Welcome to Page-Turners, where stars reveal the books that keep them hooked, inspired and up all night. Warning: your TBR pile is about to get a lot longer.
Comedian Elyse Myers didn’t get into reading until later in life.
“Because of my dyslexia and ADHD, I never enjoyed reading when I was younger,” Myers tells Page Six, adding, “I especially didn’t enjoy reading when it came time to read the books assigned to us in English classes.”
The influencer — whose new book “That’s a Great Question, I’d Love to Tell You” is out now — explains that now, at 32, she’s “come to really fall madly in love with escaping into books, reading about different worlds and envisioning myself jumping into these fictional places in my mind.”
“I love the fact that I can read three completely separate books and live three completely different lives all in one week,” she says.
See below for Myers’ six must-read book recommendations.
“The Kiss Quotient” by Helen Hoang
“I read this book as I was going through the process of getting an Autism diagnosis for myself in my 30s. The main character in this book processes love, romance and sex so similarly to me that I felt like the book was reading my mind at times. This romance novel was something that helped me feel less alone and accept, not constantly feel like I am a problem that needs to be fixed or that I approach love and sex ‘the wrong way.'”
“A Knight in Shining Armor” by Jude Deveraux
“This is the first ‘old school’ romance novel I read and was immediately in love it after reading just the first couple pages. When I first started getting into romance novels, I avoided anything that wasn’t considered ‘contemporary romance,’ thinking those would be “less embarrassing” to read in public. (Mostly given the cover art of old school romance novels.) But this book was one of the best romance novels I’ve ever read and I’m so glad I gave it a chance. I put it down after I finished it, and I wept for a solid five minutes trying to explain the plot to my husband.”
“Lovelight Farms” Series by B.K. Borison
“This is, easily, one of my favorite series. The way B.K. writes is so cozy and warm, and with each book in the series, you fall more in love with the characters and their small town. B.K. also is very intentional about writing characters that present as neurodivergent, though most of the time not explicitly stated by the characters with any official diagnosis. I connect to a lot of her characters as a neurodivergent person that feels things very deeply and oftentimes is quick to become overstimulated and overwhelmed.”
“Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory” by Raphael Bob-Waksberg
“This book is one of the first short story collections that I’ve ever read, and it greatly impacted my own writing style. I’ve come back to this book many times to become inspired and remember that the format of a story doesn’t have to be so serious all the time. You can write a story that’s simply one really long list and nothing else. Or throw an illustration smack dab in the middle of a page and let the words wrap around it. This book taught me to trust the reader of my own book, and inspired me to give my readers not just stories that are written well but stories that are interesting to look at.”
“A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” by Dave Eggers
“I mean, what is there to say about this book. It truly is genius in the most absurd way. The forward in this book is incredibly insightful and witty, very dark and sad, but also somehow full of humor. Somehow, Eggers is able to share stories about his life, and the loss of his parents at a very young age, in a very clever way. When I try to explain this book to people, I tell them that Dave Eggers ‘took the idea of writing a memoir and turned it inside out.'”
“Behind Her Eyes” by Sarah Pinborough
“The best psychological thriller I have ever read!!!! And unfortunately, the very first psychological thriller I ever read! I can’t believe I started right out of the gate with my favorite. Every other psychological thriller I’ve read after it is constantly being compared to Sarah Pinborough’s genius writing. She is the queen of plot twists and slow reveals. You truly never know what’s actually happening until the plot has already smacked you in the face. I stared at a wall in silence for a really long time after I finished this book.”
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