Life of a Showgirl

A reading list inspired by Taylor Swift's Life of a Showgirl album.

Updated August 21, 2025
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All the beautiful girls :
Church, Elizabeth J.
Paper Book
"An exquisitely crafted novel of love discovered and friendship found."--Martha Hall Kelly, author of Lilac Girls Ruby's life glitters with success, but she still must conquer her tragic past and discover what love really looks like. Lily Decker...
City of girls /
Gilbert, Elizabeth,
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and The Signature of All Things, a delicious novel of glamour, sex, and adventure, about a young woman discovering that you don't have to be a good...
China dolls a novel
See, Lisa.
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, and Shanghai Girls has garnered international acclaim for her great skill at rendering the intricate relationships of women and the complex meeting of history and fate. Now comes Lisa See's highly anticipated new...
Roaring Days of Zora Lily : A Novel
Salazar, Noelle
Paper Book
"Noelle Salazar captures the hazy, liquor-soaked days of the Jazz Age in this mesmerizing tale . . . of family, ambition, love, and self-discovery." --Entertainment Weekly "Beautifully written and vividly drawn . . . [a] dazzling and sexy, dangerous and inspiring journey...
The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo : a novel
Reid, Taylor Jenkins.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling author of Atmosphere and Daisy Jones & the Six--an entrancing and "wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet" (PopSugar) as she reflects on her relentless...
Typewriter Beach
Clayton, Meg Waite
Paper Book
Instant USA Today Bestseller · Washington Post 5 Works of Historical Fiction to Read This Summer · Top 10 Library Read · Los Angeles Times 10 Reads for a Beach Day · Publishers Weekly Summer Read · Woman's World Book Club Pick · Zibby Books That'll Make You Swoon · AARP Summer...
Seventh Veil of Salome
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine--but the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical epic from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. "Whenever...
Frog music : a novel
Donoghue, Emma
Paper Book
From the #1 international bestselling author of Room It is 1876, and San Francisco, the freewheeling “Paris of the West,” is in the fierce grip of a record-breaking heat wave and a smallpox epidemic. Through the window of a railroad saloon, a young woman called Jenny Bonnet is...
Wild women and the blues /
Bryce, Denny S.
Paper Book
"Perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo...a dazzling depiction of passion, prohibition, and murder." -Shelf Awareness "Ambitious and stunning." -Stephanie Dray, New York Times bestselling author "Vibrant...A highly entertaining read!"...
Blue Sisters : A Novel
Mellors, Coco.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY * Three estranged siblings return to their family home in New York after their beloved sister's death in this "deeply nuanced and compelling" (Vogue) novel, from the acclaimed author of...
God of the Woods : A Novel
Moore, Liz.
Paper Book
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2024 A NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLER OF 2024 A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF 2024 PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF NPR'S "BOOKS WE LOVE" 2024
Yellowface :
Kuang, R. F.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK "Hard to put down, harder to forget." -- Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences... Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she...
Daisy Jones & The Six : a novel
Reid, Taylor Jenkins.
Paper Book
A PENGUIN BOOK CLUB PICK NATIONAL AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2019 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR HISTORICAL FICTION A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: The Washington Post * Esquire *...
The last romantics : a novel
Conklin, Tara
Paper Book
A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! "A richly observed novel, both ambitious and welcoming." -- Meg Wolitzer An Instant New York Times Bestseller Named a Best Book of the Month by Goodreads * Lithub * Refinery29 * InStyle * HelloGiggles * Real Simple * Parade *...
Rules of civility
Towles, Amor.
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and A Gentleman in Moscow, a "sharply stylish" (Boston Globe) book about a young woman in post-Depression era New York who suddenly finds...
Furious love : Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the marriage of the century
Kashner, Sam.
Paper Book
From veteran entertainment reporter Sam Kashner and biographer Nancy Schoenberger comes the definitive account of the greatest Hollywood love story ever told--the romance of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Kashner has interviewed Elizabeth Taylor numerous times and is the only journalist given...
Just kids /
Smith, Patti
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation. Patti Smith would evolve as a poet and performer,...

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