![]() ![]() Earlier this month, she named her September pick: “ Transcendent Kingdom,” by Yaa Gyasi. She has given the nod to titles issued by the biggest publishing houses but also nonprofit indie presses like Milkweed Editions, which published “Late Migrations,” her December selection. She has anointed debut novelists, including Abi Daré, author of “ The Girl With the Louding Voice,” and Megha Majumdar, author of “ A Burning,” as well as veterans such as Ann Patchett, Kevin Wilson, Jean Kwok and J. Hager started the book club in March 2019, and its selections, which are featured on “Today,” tend to get purchased faster than Al Roker can say, “Here’s what’s happening in your neck of the woods.” Fourteen of her 19 picks have become New York Times best sellers. That, said the former first daughter, first granddaughter and current co-host of the “Today” show, “might be one step too far.” ![]() Let’s get this out of the way early: Jenna Bush Hager’s new book, “Everything Beautiful in Its Time,” will not be a Read With Jenna selection. ![]()
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