Meghan Markle
Actor, Celebrity, Entrepreneur, Podcaster
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, is an American actress and entrepreneur who played Rachel Zane in Suits from 2011 to 2018 and ran the lifestyle blog The Tig from 2014 to 2017. She hosted the podcast Archetypes (2022) and wrote The Bench (2021).
Meghan Markle's 18 Book Recommendations
- Who Moved My Cheese?: “A professor at Northwestern University had this book on our list of required reading for an Industrial Engineering class I took my junior year of college. It was a seemingly odd choice, but at the end of the day, the takeaway was a self-empowerment and motivational bent that I apply to decision making in my life to this very day. It's an invaluable quick read.”
- The Motivation Manifesto: “This book is a must-have for waking up your inner badass, and being the very best version of yourself.”
- The Four Agreements: “My mom gave me a copy of this book when I was 13 years old, and to this day, I constantly circle back to the Don Miguel Ruiz classic for the simplest ways to simplify your life.”
- The Little Prince: “I have long been obsessed with this book, and specifically with The Little Fox.”
- The Tao of Pooh: “This is a speed read that you can easily whip through in a day, but trust me when I say that you will revisit it time and time again for its refreshing perspective on how to move in the world.”
- The Opposite of Loneliness: “I am undone by this book.”
- The Dud Avocado: “I always go back to this book for summer reading because it's light and fun, and exactly what I want when I'm laying on a beach.”
- Where'd You Go, Bernadette: “My friend, Benita, recommended this one to me and Sarah. B is an avid reader, and knows that during the summer it's nice to escape with a book that just makes you laugh. Guffaw, even. This is that book.”
- New Order: A Decluttering Handbook for Creative Folks (and Everyone Else): “it's her recently published New Order: A Decluttering Handbook for Creative Folks (And Everyone Else) that got me like, "woah."”
- Atomic Habits: “Oo, Atomic Habits.”
- The Bluest Eye: “In college I took a class on the works of Toni Morrison. The first time I read The Bluest Eye, I thought, Wow! She creates this world for you that you get to feel a part of.”
- A Tear and a Smile: “You know that Khalil Gibran book, A Tear and a Smile. ... You need both in this life.”
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: “It's called The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse. It's a children's book that came out of the UK a couple years ago. But at any rate, beautiful illustrations. I have to get it for you.”
- Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism: “And what I was referring to was what I was learning in this incredible book. The title of which, by the way – is Algorithms of Oppression – by internet studies scholar, Safiya Noble. … Her findings in this book had my jaw on the floor.”
- A Radical Awakening: Turn Pain into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free: “And it reminded me of this book I had been reading called A Radical Awakening by Dr. Shefali Tsabary. And I ended up sharing this passage, this opening poem from it with Soph. But I wanted to share it with you, too.”
- We Are Not Ourselves: “It's a masterful debut novel from Thomas and you may remember my gushing about it when I read an advance copy. It's now avail everywhere, and it's truly a must read.”
- What Pretty Girls Are Made Of: “Lindsay's novel, What Pretty Girls Are Made Of, is set in the world of cosmetics ... While this covetable beach read is a page turner in and of itself, Linds is using this opportunity to open the conversation on what beauty really is.”
- Harriet the Spy: “I loved Harriet the Spy.”