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Every Book That Carrie Bradshaw Has Been Reading In 'And Just Like That...'
Many of them were hand-selected by Sarah Jessica Parker.
Whether you’re looking for an injection of summer outfit ideas or a beach read to lose yourself in on your next getaway, And Just Like That… is proving to be a treasure trove of inspiration.
The Sex And The City sequel has become as renowned for its cast’s covetable closets as it has for the contents of their bookshelves, most of which were hand-selected by Sarah Jessica Parker herself.
In a collaborative effort with the show’s props team, Parker provided them with a list of literary suggestions for the characters on the show to read, which they fleshed out to include 120 books for Carrie Bradshaw alone. In keeping with the sequels’ inclusive nature, the stories that Bradshaw et al have been filmed reading or carrying are largely stories from writers of traditionally marginalised backgrounds.
So in case you’re in the market for a new read or are just curious to know what lines some of our favourite fictional Manhattanites’ bookshelves, these are all of the tomes we’ve spotted so far on And Just Like That...
The book nestled by Carrie’s side at a picnic when Charlotte utters the now infamous line — ‘A finger made you feel alive?’ — was Paul Mendez’ debut novel, Rainbow Milk. The story, which explores topics of racial and sexual identity, follows the 19-year-old protagonist, a Black gay man, who flees his home after being outed by members of his community.
Gabriel Krauze Who They Was
Stacked on Bradshaw’s bedside table is a copy of Gabriel Kauze’s Booker Prize-nominated autobiography, Who They Was, which tells the story of a young man who’s trapped in a life of crime in London. Upon seeing his book featured on the show, Krauze tweeted: ‘I didn’t know this was on the bucket list until it happened…’
The book left open on Bradshaw’s bed shortly before Miranda and Carrie’s boss Che Diaz have sex in her kitchen is Colson Whitehead’s award-winning novel, The Nickel Boys, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2020. It was one of the books personally selected by Parker and it tells the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in 1960s Florida.
While Bradshaw waits for her physical therapy appointment with Travis in season one of the show, we see open the pages of Miriam Toews' Fight Night. The book tells the tale of three generations of strong women with a particular focus on nine-year-old Swiv, who receives an unconventional education from her formidable grandmother.
Often heralded as the great American novelist, it’s totally on brand for Bradshaw to be seen carrying Crossroads, the sixth and latest Jonathan Franzen novel, which is set during the 1970s and focusses on the Hildebrandt family in the fictional Midwestern town of New Prospect, Illinois.
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Beautiful World, Where Are You
While she wasn’t pictured with a copy of Beautiful World, Where Are You, Bradshaw was filmed toting — pun intended — the bag released in conjunction with the Normal People author’s latest novel, which is as good as confirmation that she's read it too. The book, in true Rooney style, dissects the lives and loves of a quartet of young friends in Dublin and along the west of Ireland.
If I Survive You
Of course Bradshaw’s has read what was perceived by critics to be one of 2022’s buzziest debuts. If I Survive You, which was celebrated upon publication in America in 2022, features a series of linked stories that follow one Jamaican family in Miami, from the 1970s through to the 2008 recession.
Naomi May is a freelance writer and editor with an emphasis on popular culture, lifestyle and politics. After graduating with a First Class Honours from City University's prestigious Journalism course, Naomi joined the Evening Standard as its Fashion and Beauty Writer, working across both the newspaper and website. She is now the Acting News Editor at ELLE UK and has written features for the likes of The Guardian, Vogue, Vice and Refinery29, among many others.
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