{"id":2682,"date":"2026-05-19T14:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/author-jeanette-settembre-shares-her-favorite-books\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:00:20","slug":"author-jeanette-settembre-shares-her-favorite-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/author-jeanette-settembre-shares-her-favorite-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Jeanette Settembre shares her favorite books"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"commerce-disclosure\">\n\t\tPage Six may receive compensation or an affiliate commission if you click on or make a purchase through our links. Prices are subject to change. We encourage supporting local and independent bookstores via Bookshop.org.<br \/>\n\t<\/aside>\n<p><em>Ever wonder what your favorite celebrities are reading \u2014 whether it\u2019s a timeless classic or the buzzy bestseller they can\u2019t put down? Welcome to Page-Turners, where stars reveal the books that keep them hooked, inspired and up all night. Warning: your TBR pile is about to get a lot longer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>New York Post journalist Jeanette Settembre is drawn to books with themes of \u201clove, loss, longing, coming of age, rage and time.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cI\u2019m also drawn to a compelling celebrity memoir. I\u2019m currently reading and loving Lena Dunham\u2019s \u2018Famesick\u2019 \u2014 I\u2019m a real \u2018Girls\u2019 girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The author\u2019s love of books came from her mom, who would take her to bookstores and libraries on the weekends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d relish the fiction section of Barnes &amp; Noble in my town, and in high school,\u201d she explained. \u201cI always dreamed of being an author.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See below for Settembre\u2019s six must-read book recommendations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"0593492099\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" data-ga4-event=\"{&quot;event_name&quot;:&quot;ux_engagement&quot;,&quot;source_unit&quot;:&quot;buy_button&quot;,&quot;source_position&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Could-Live-Here-Forever-Novel\/dp\/0593492099\/&quot;,&quot;event_label&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCould-Live-Here-Forever-Novel%2Fdp%2F0593492099%2F%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F19%2Flifestyle%2Fauthor-jeanette-settembre-shares-her-favorite-books%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-modal=\"true\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127735377.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of a book cover for &quot;I Could Live Here Forever&quot; by Hanna Halperin, featuring abstract purple lines on a gold background.\" class=\"wp-image-8939693\"  \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLonging, co-dependency, addiction and the all-consuming rollercoaster of first love and loss, written with great emotional intelligence. I felt every page of this novel because of Hanna Halperin\u2019s gorgeous prose. Readers will recall their own experiences with grief, heartache and loneliness in this intimate account of what it means to fall hard for someone suffering with addiction. As protagonist Leah finds herself more and more involved with Charlie, she becomes more deceived by him believing that he can be good.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"B0FWZY5QFS\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" data-ga4-event=\"{&quot;event_name&quot;:&quot;ux_engagement&quot;,&quot;source_unit&quot;:&quot;buy_button&quot;,&quot;source_position&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Little-Red-Flags-Jeanette-Settembre\/dp\/B0FWZY5QFS&quot;,&quot;event_label&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLittle-Red-Flags-Jeanette-Settembre%2Fdp%2FB0FWZY5QFS%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F19%2Flifestyle%2Fauthor-jeanette-settembre-shares-her-favorite-books%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-modal=\"true\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127735331.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover for &quot;Little Red Flags&quot; by Jeanette Settembre, with the title in distressed gold letters against a red background.\" class=\"wp-image-8939691\"  \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSex. Crime. Obsession. My\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/booklist\/page\/2\/date\/2026-05-13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">debut bestselling novel<\/a>,\u00a0\u2018Little Red Flags,\u2019 has it all. Food writer Mia\u00a0De Luce\u00a0falls hard and fast for an attractive and charismatic\u00a0stranger, Ben Cohen, one weekend away in the Hamptons. A\u00a0single event shatters their all-consuming chemistry, forcing Mia to live a double life. One as a food writer, savoring caviar bumps and Champagne at the world\u2019s best restaurants \u2026 and one in secret, filled with shame and deception. Can Mia confront the truth about herself, Ben, and their relationship? Or, will she lose herself forever to Ben\u2019s world and his toxic manipulation, destroying the enviable life she built for herself in New York City?\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"0300288697\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" data-ga4-event=\"{&quot;event_name&quot;:&quot;ux_engagement&quot;,&quot;source_unit&quot;:&quot;buy_button&quot;,&quot;source_position&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crush-Twentieth-Anniversary-Younger-Poets\/dp\/0300288697&quot;,&quot;event_label&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCrush-Twentieth-Anniversary-Younger-Poets%2Fdp%2F0300288697%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F19%2Flifestyle%2Fauthor-jeanette-settembre-shares-her-favorite-books%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-modal=\"true\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127735363.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover for &quot;Crush&quot; by Richard Siken, featuring a close-up black and white photo of hands with visible fingerprints.\" class=\"wp-image-8939692\"  \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis poetry collection, with its raw confessional voice, is a relatable take on forbidden love, loss, obsession and longing. The narration is both cool and devastating and will leave readers wanting, and feeling nostalgic. My favorite poem is \u2018I Had A Dream About You.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"0307588378\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" data-ga4-event=\"{&quot;event_name&quot;:&quot;ux_engagement&quot;,&quot;source_unit&quot;:&quot;buy_button&quot;,&quot;source_position&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gone-Girl-Gillian-Flynn\/dp\/0307588378&quot;,&quot;event_label&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGone-Girl-Gillian-Flynn%2Fdp%2F0307588378%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F19%2Flifestyle%2Fauthor-jeanette-settembre-shares-her-favorite-books%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-modal=\"true\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127735396.jpg\" alt=\"The book cover for &quot;Gone Girl&quot; by Gillian Flynn, with white, wispy lines obscuring part of the title and a pink circle indicating a special edition.\" class=\"wp-image-8939694\"  \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI love the first line of this novel: \u2018When I think of my wife, I always think of her head.\u2019 With gripping urgency, and multiple unreliable narrators, this novel had me all in from page one. An excellent psychological thriller with believable characters, rage and suspense.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1101911867\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" data-ga4-event=\"{&quot;event_name&quot;:&quot;ux_engagement&quot;,&quot;source_unit&quot;:&quot;buy_button&quot;,&quot;source_position&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sweetbitter-Stephanie-Danler\/dp\/1101911867&quot;,&quot;event_label&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSweetbitter-Stephanie-Danler%2Fdp%2F1101911867%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F19%2Flifestyle%2Fauthor-jeanette-settembre-shares-her-favorite-books%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-modal=\"true\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127735349.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover for &quot;Sweetbitter&quot; by Stephanie Danler, showing a wine glass shattering with red liquid splashing out.\" class=\"wp-image-8939690\"  \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cComing of age in New York\u2019s hottest food scene? Yes, chef. I savored every word of Danler\u2019s debut novel following 22-year-old Tess trying to make it in New York\u2019s tough-as-nails restaurant \u2013 and dating \u2013 scene. Reading it in my 20\u2019s as a food writer, I found it all too relatable. Favorite line? \u2018I became a verb.\u2019 Beautiful, messy, sexy, delicious. Devoured this and left no crumbs.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1401323251\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" data-ga4-event=\"{&quot;event_name&quot;:&quot;ux_engagement&quot;,&quot;source_unit&quot;:&quot;buy_button&quot;,&quot;source_position&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Last-Lecture-Randy-Pausch\/dp\/1401323251&quot;,&quot;event_label&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLast-Lecture-Randy-Pausch%2Fdp%2F1401323251%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F19%2Flifestyle%2Fauthor-jeanette-settembre-shares-her-favorite-books%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-modal=\"true\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127735390.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover for &quot;The Last Lecture&quot; by Randy Pausch, featuring a golden rocket and stars on a blue background.\" class=\"wp-image-8939696\"  \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis uplifting book is based on Pausch\u2019s viral lecture on achieving childhood dreams given after his terminal cancer diagnosis. The book is a heartfelt reminder to make the most of what you have now, to live with purpose and to keep moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/19\/lifestyle\/author-jeanette-settembre-shares-her-favorite-books\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Page Six may receive compensation or an affiliate commission if you click on or make<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127735326.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}