Emily St. Martin, The Orange County Register

Film and music stars peddle booze, beauty, and everything in between.

But the hottest status symbol touted (and toted) by the modern-day it girl? A book.

It all started with Oprah Winfrey, the OG of the buzzy celebrity book club. She launched Oprah’s Book Club on her eponymous talk show in 1996 and has since inspired a movement of celebrities sharing their love of reading with fans. Long gone are the days of zooming in on a paparazzi photo to discover what your favorite star is reading. Just check their Instagram!

While naysayers might roll their eyes at another celebrity hopping on the book club bandwagon, a recent study conducted by iScience found that the proportion of the U.S. population who read for pleasure on an average day declined

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