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Anna Kendrick's Reading List

The actress, singer and author of “Scrappy Little Nobody” would love to be a bath reader, “but the Parisian charm wears off after five minutes, and then I just want to be dry.”

By the Book: Anna Kendrick (2016)

NYT By the Book column (2016-12-01).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Around the Way Girl

Taraji P. Henson · Buy on Amazon

"Taraji P. Henson's memoir, Around the Way Girl. I was a little sneaky and asked my editor to get me a copy before it came out. I'm only a chapter in and I already love it."

The Gift of Fear

Gavin de Becker · Buy on Amazon

"The one exception is Gavin de Becker's The Gift of Fear. It should be required reading for all women, and men for that matter."

All Quiet on the Western Front

Unknown · Buy on Amazon

"On vacation, I like books that are dark and engrossing, like All Quiet on the Western Front or Cormac McCarthy's The Road."

The Road

Cormac McCarthy · 2006 · Buy on Amazon

"On vacation, I like books that are dark and engrossing, like All Quiet on the Western Front or Cormac McCarthy's The Road."

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius · 180 · Buy on Amazon

"Marcus Aurelius' Meditations. I kind of thrive on stress, so I'm almost embarrassed by how comforting I find this book."

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood · 1985 · Buy on Amazon

"I only read The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood, very recently."

A History of the Wife

Marilyn Yalom · Buy on Amazon

"A History of the Wife, by Marilyn Yalom. It's one of those books that I read with a highlighter in hand, because there was so much great information in it."

The Psychopath Test

Jon Ronson · Buy on Amazon

"The Psychopath Test and So You've Been Publicly Shamed were both a great balance of horrifying and fun."

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