Lily Lit: My Favorite Reads | Read

[@tashajuli2399]

Don’t feel like you should pause putting out content because of the tragedy that is happening. People need an escape and something to look forward to. It’s ok to be that bright spark for someone!

[@TheSecretkay]

Harry Potter is probably the reason 90% of kids start getting into reading. That was the 1st picture-less book I owned when I was a kid and I still reread the series till this day

[@douglasharrell1724]

You need to get Caleb to go through some of his favorite artwork or maybe show you how to write a song

[@ahmadniazrahman7461]

Thanks to KZbin for suggesting me this channel 😇 Thank you Lily for spreading positive vibes. 💕

[@montsepugh3878]

The Little Prince is my favorite! And you can read it to Dixie and Winston as well!

[@ajhajh9558]

Don't stop. We love your content. Thank you Lily!

[@mermeows5278]

Finally an interesting video during this quarantine. THANK YOU! If you ever decided to start a book club I’d be SO in! ❤️

[@Danimij]

Yes! Please continue to post! There are so many great at home videos you can do- q&a’s, reacting to impressions, embarrassing stories, story times, day in your life at home.... love your vids! Stay safe 💗

[@sonnyvirgi]

The Alchemist also my all time favorite book. It changes my life. when life get rough i reread it so i can feel better again.

[@absfollowill4721]

SO glad you decided to post a KZbin video! I can not describe how much I’ve missed you/them!!! Thank you for this 🤩 what an incredible woman you are lil! Hope you and your family are well & safe. Sending all the love 🌟💕🌟💕

[@LilyAldridge]

Abs followill hope you are safe and well too!! 💕💕💕

[@erikavargas5969]

I love anything from Jane Austen and all the Harry Potter books too ❤️ But I absolutely love that you mentioned the Alchemist because it’s the first book my dad ever gave me as a kid and it changed my outlook forever. During this quarantine I’m reading Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert and it’s such a positive book! 😊

[@vinurierajapaksha2805]

This was so nice! I recommend Pachinko, it’s one of the nicest books I’ve read. Stay safe 😊

[@jenniferbngo]

The Seven Husbands or Evelyn Hugo! Such a quick read 💚 I love it so much I read it twice in a year.

[@paullee8875]

Tks for checking in with us Lily. Love from Ireland. Stay safe.

[@bonohero]

I know you’ve mentioned it as being one of your favorites before on Instagram, but The Four Agreements is probably my favorite book. Mind blowing. 🤯

[@brontec9769]

I see a copy of Shantaram on your shelf! one of the best books I've ever read :) Life changing books - Frankenstein, The Shock Doctrine, The Road.

[@constanzamiller7083]

Hi from Argentina ❤️ Pride and Predjuice by Jane Austen is my fav book

[@keishan.5215]

Loved this! I've always been a reader for as long as I can remember, but reading the Fifty Shades of Grey books is what really got me obsessively back into reading. I think I read the series about three times. Same with the Twilight series. So good! I mainly love reading about history, biographies & contemporary romance, but open to all. There really is nothing better than losing yourself in a good book and freeing your mind! Thanks for sharing, Lily! I'm intrigued by some that you showed in your collection I never knew of & can't wait to read them.

[@iwanthermidnights9909]

“love & describe” took me back to lily’s first videos 🥺

[@carolinedickson199]

Loved the Alchemist as well, it’s time for a re-read!

[@jessamoreno2404]

This video was so fun to watch, loved all the books and all the mems.

[@Elizabeth-vx2tn]

Great choices! You’re such a joy💜 I would recommend “Gone with the Wind” 😌😌😌

[@marie-ph6cb]

Would love to see a video on your movie recommendations since I know you're a huge Star Wars fan, so obviously you have good taste in films! Sending good energy to you and your family during this time!

[@LilyAldridge]

moonlight bae great idea, I could talk about Star Wars all day!!

[@def7503]

we reallly need a part 2 of this i mean it’s like fifth time i am watching it

[@umidamukhammadieva6978]

Your sincere attitude is everything

[@Leah_Marriott]

These recommendations are going to come in so helpful! 🙌🏻 my current read is Anne Franks’ Diary and it’s brilliant! Edit: if anyone is interested it’s actually called The Diary of a Young Girl ☺️

[@kp-2211]

Thank you! X

[@lindz15100]

Omg I read that!!! It’s SOOO good!

[@NY-rg9br]

Lol I think 90% of the world's population knows about that book. Thought everybody read it in middle school?

[@buffy-summers]

LOVE this and already added some of these books to my to-read-list. My recommendations for you and anyone interested: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind (one of my all time favorites) and The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa. :)

[@meganmeadows5172]

Alicia Martínez Perfume! One of the best!!!

[@julieb8348]

Loved the alchemist and study the Course... you will experience the world from a different perspective. Thank you!

[@emmar557]

Thank you for the video!! But keep putting up more videos. They make me so happy!!

[@ThisisRealTreasure]

That editing was soo fun! Also, I saw Murakami in there! Awesome books you got there!

[@joannquiroz6137]

I would like to hear about your first times in modeling. Like your first show and your first shoot and how it went. Or how you were able to find your way through the modeling world!! Much love and best wishes for you!!💖

[@superlissy90]

When you started talking about your love for WW2 stories, I was waiting for 'All the light we cannot see'! What a beautiful book. Made such an impact. Everything that I want after a good read. Stopped me in my tracks :)

[@LilyAldridge]

superlissy90 me too!!!! 🙌

[@alisonkahl1579]

You're the sweetest! I am so glad i found this video!

[@itsmemel566]

Hi Lily 😘❤️. Loved the video. Wanted to see your full bookshelf. I recommend all books by Khaled Hosseini - “The Kite Runner”, “A thousand splendid suns”, “And the mountains echoed”. You need a box of tissues next to you. Also “And then there were none” by Agatha Christie. “To kill a mockingbird” by Harper Lee. “Alias Grace” by Margaret Atwood. “The devotion of suspect X” by Keigo Higashino. “Black water Lillies” by Michel Bussi.

[@sophiafolley1282]

I just love lily. That is all I have to say really. Her personality omg, imagine being her friend or her daughter or her sister or omggg just to know her gahhhh

[@stellashepherd844]

I would recommend Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver. It’s probably my favorite book and I read it every spring. I think you would like it, Lily. I also love rereading Harry Potter. And The Mitford Series by Jan Karon, these help when I’m feeling anxious or sad. These are all my comfort books along with The Chronicles of Narnia. You might Rolling Thunder about the Native American Medicine Man and Conversations with the Arch Druid. The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell are also at the top of my list for literature. Beautiful rich language. Highly recommend it. I’m reading a book called The Elephant Whisperer. I love it! 💗 🐘🐘🐘🐘 💗

[@runawaywitme]

I love the book”the courage to be disliked”, so simple and plain but so freaking inspirational, maybe you have already read it🤣always love Lily and Lily’s video💗

[@tajnazc7960]

Hi Lily from Washington state ! I recently started reading " Making A Life : Working By Hand and Designing the Life You Are Made to Live " by Melanie Falick. It's all about creating by hand,how transformative it is, interviews of different artists/designers/makers and is so inspiring. Thanks to this book I have committed to creating art every day, watercolor, colored pencil,sketching,photography. I also am finishing Patrick Leigh Fermor's book " Between the Woods and the Water " which is part of a three book series of walking across Europe in 1934. This particular book is about walking through Hungary and Romania and is fascinating and beautifully written. You can't go wrong with anything by him ! I feel most of us who can stay at home,are safe,well,fed and taking precautions are extremely lucky at this time. In Zagreb,the capital of Croatia, there were three high magnitude earthquakes last Sunday and a lot of damage there ( my family is from there ). So things could always be worse. Thank you for your funny and uplifting video, we all appreciate and look forward to them. Don't grab the Dixie mug !

[@jeniferfedun6191]

Love your videos! So inspired by your style and taste in beauty and book! My book recs: Where the Crawdads Sing, A Man Called Ove, Yes Please, The Screwtape Letters, Three Cups of Tea, Reading Lolita in Tehran, and She Walks in Beauty(a collection of poems).

[@jessicamcdougall3869]

The Bronze Horseman!! Such a great book...romance, drama, war, adventure...i could not put it down!

[@Verbalranter]

Great time to read a book called Year of Wonders. It's about a town that quarantined themselves. based on a true story. Also, a Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. One of my favorite writers. He also wrote Cyder House Rules and World According to Garp.

[@drlenamirindi6011]

Reading and meditating the "Holy Scripture "make me feel peaceful. My other favorite books are Alchemist, Power of Now ,The four agreements. .

[@michelledrake4443]

I’m enjoying The Overstory.Its about trees,man and nature and much more!!

[@JevaisaNY]

I love your channel Lily. Keep posting. I need the distraction. A book I love is “The girls of slender means” by Muriel Spark, I really recommend it. I felt different after reading it. It’s set in wartime London, that’s all I’m going to say.

[@dreamsdocometrue33]

Lily, I met you once in Toronto. You were so nice and kind. 💛💚 Anyways, i recommend reading The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. It's my favorite book of all time!

[@melaniepenner8623]

Thank you Lily! I love your videos ♥ツ "Walking From East to West" by Ravi Zacharias is an excellent read! .. I too love to read books on history!

[@laurencipriano2701]

Yes! So glad you're back during this tough time. Thanks!

[@erikavargas5969]

*Also please keep uploading your videos, they have such happy vibes to them! I think we all need that right now 🥰 stay safe!

[@NY-rg9br]

I always go back to Kafka. No books move me more. Also Proust is a life changer but it's a long commitment because the books are sooo exhausting to read. Worth it though and the great thing is that there really is no story, mostly thoughts so you can just start reading from any page

[@andybaker7825]

Hi Lily. Here are my recommendations. World War II related: The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France’s Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando by Paul Kix, Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini, A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purcell, and Lilac Girls and Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly. Books based on real events: Chariot on the Mountain by Jack Ford and Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. Other books: Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough and Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. A classic: Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

[@xin4thewen]

I love that you’re a fan of Churchill:) I really enjoy books that relate to health and medicine and what it means to live a life of quality. 1) The Center cannot hold 2) When breath becomes air 3) Frankenstein (not health but such a classic) and on that note of health and quality, I hope your family is well and stay safe!

[@LilyAldridge]

X Wen ❤️❤️❤️

[@laurawright356]

"Beneath a Scarley Sky" by Sullivan is an awesome WWII story that is written as fiction, but is based on true events. Also, "Islands in the Stream" by Hemingway is a novel I read every summer because it reminds me so much of the season. The opening line of the book is painted on a wall in South Florida where I grew up and so the nostalgia is strong. Enjoy!

[@lorrainekelly2514]

Wuthering Heights is amazing, such a classic, I read it every year 😊😊

[@Browneyedgirl-m9b]

I love that you enjoy non- fiction!!!! Iove all the books by Walter Isaacson! You would love his books, Ben Franklin, Albert Einstein, Kissinger, etc. I also like revisiting the books that I loved as a kid...Nancy Drew, Beverly Cleary, Little House on the Prairie, and Sweet Valley High! Lol I don't know why, they are just comforting to me.

[@paigebaan8630]

You make me feel good! Thanks Lily! 💋❤️

[@peterjbone]

YES!!! Love the Alchemist! Inspired a huge part of Achieve the Impossible 👌🏽

[@peppermartinez3893]

I love this video! :) Since you like WWII era books, here are a few great reads: Beneath a Scarlet Sky, The Hiding Place, Lilac Girls, Night, The Book Thief, The Nightingale, Unbroken, The Zookeepers Wife, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.

[@ashleybruce7589]

I’ve been binge watching your videos recently. Loved this one as I’m a big reader myself! Maybe you could do a similar video with music-telling us about songs you like and why they’re special to you?:)

[@ReneeC43]

A really fun, funny, and action-packed fantasy series is Fablehaven--Lily, it's the kind of fantasy books that both your kids and you could enjoy, kind of like Harry Potter or Eragon!🤗 And a really light-hearted fairy tale series is the once upon a marigold one ♥️

[@alexmaxam4537]

Hey Lily! You have so many great books on your shelf; I’m jealous! Lol. I noticed a Murakami book! Have you read 1Q84? It’s reallllly long but totally accessible and an awesome book. Please keep posting, you rock! Keep safe during these crazy times!

[@MaeRae901]

Love you lily 🥰 beauty and brains.

[@christineong2959]

You’re just such a breath of fresh air every time 🍃 keep safe Lily and fam ☘️ * “The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy ♥️

[@zillamandy]

Christine Ong yes! One of the most beautiful books I’ve read.

[@TracyV0324]

The Things they carried. Great War book. Xo. Love the pjs!

[@deliciahenkeman6172]

Love you Lily. Stay safe and glad to know you love historical fiction. Great collection. I suggest to read We were the lucky ones by Georgia Hunter.

[@gailraynor531]

Hi Lily, I can recommend The Light Between Oceans. It's a wonderful read that you cant put down. I'm just about to read The Book of Gutsy Women by the Clinton ladies. Definitely going to get myself a copy of the Alchemist thanks for the recommend. Take care and stay safe. X

[@rupsabanerjee437]

I think the impersonation of Winston Churchill is perfect!! ❤❤!!

[@helenajohansson1932]

Omg i love this video!! I got some tips for you of my favourite books if it’s not to late.. but I love all of the Nicholas sparks books, and my fave is best of me or the choice I also love the after series and the selection series!! If your in to history jojo moyes book the giver of stars is a nice love story from 1800. You’re the best😍😍 Lots of hugs from Sweden

[@andyp6913]

Well thanks for asking Lily - I’ve just reread ‘it isn’t all mink’ by the original directrice of the haute couture at Pierre Balmain, Ginette Spanier. The second half is full of hilarious details and anecdotes about working in the 1950s haute couture, the so called golden age, including about her close friends Marlene Dietrich + Noel Coward. She writes things about people you wouldn’t get away with today. However, the first half of the book covers - apart from her upbringing - the years she spent on the run from the nazis in occupied France during ww2. Her and her new husband were both Jewish. Talk about being resourceful .. She published two other books - long road to freedom which goes into more detail about her ww2 experience + and now it’s sables, about her US lecture tour career when she became a well known personality in the 1960s. All three are still available on Amazon. Would highly recommend. A timely mix of amusing escapism + inspiring spirit in the face of adversity. Enjoy 😉😀👍👍👍

[@Sizzzzm]

Hello from Melbourne, Australia Lily. Things are becoming a little crazy down under as numbers of reported cases increased by the 100s overnight. Watching KZbin videos keeps one sane as working from home doe become a little lonely. How are you guys dealing with the current situation? xx

[@shannonhudson]

Hello from Denver Colorado! Thank you again for posting such great videos- I feel like you're so authentic and real! One of my favorites is Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown, also Start With Why by Simon Sinek. For Fiction, Christopher Moore is such a great writer, Lamb is a good one!

[@jacquelinekent5369]

Loved this Lily! My favourite writers - Thomas Hardy, Tolstoy. Byron, Oscar Wilde, Orwell. Recent reads -The Enchanted Wood, Hairy Maclary & Bear Hunt. Your mister writes some top stuff too. Next time - Caleb n (Lily does Doo Wop) to cheer us all up methinks :)

[@nataliajove2967]

Miss your videos so much, Lily!! Hope you start posting again soon ❤

[@lilycremers7726]

I recommend The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert. It’s about botanical exploration in the 1800s, but from the perspective of a female “Natural Philosopher”. It’s a really fun book and beautifully written, it sucks you in.

[@sonjan7093]

I love your taste! Adding The Alchemist to my list right now! All the Light We Cannot See is one of my faves! Read 'Educated' by Tara Westover (incredible!) and 'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens (beautiful novel!).

[@ashianamehra1079]

Wow. Thankyou so much lily

[@rainneday9958]

Love this, you have quite an eclectic collection! Thank you & best wishes! And you might enjoy Just Kids by Patti Smith.

[@lilylenarzhooyman5242]

omigod I saw the outlander book and freaked out! the third book took me soooo long to read. Also you will love My life as a goddess by guy Barnum

[@yasahm123]

i spy I Capture The Castle on your shelf, one of my favorites.. will be revisiting it tomorrow, this glimpse reminded me of how much i love it. my recommendation for you is Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang, a collection of short stories (one of which the movie Arrival was based on). his writing is poignant, reflective and beautiful.. gives you much to think about the human spirit. and we all have a bit of time to think now!

[@booknerdzalina]

Hi from China~Also love reading! Highly recommend you to read "Tuesdays with Morrie" and other Mitch Albom’s 📚

[@marybeth8788]

"Life of the Beloved"-Henri Nouwen, "Captivating" - John + Stasi Eldridge, "Chronicles of Narnia"- CS Lewis!

[@iwanthermidnights9909]

love to see a new video from lily and karlie 😌

[@arimartinez7818]

Yesss I was waiting for this! Your videos are the best thankss❤️

[@afrodeity1576]

Catcher in the Rye.....definitely, at least twice, The Fight by Norman Mailer, Walking with the Muses by Pat Cleveland. Thanks for sharing, maybe next time you can recommend yr favorite movies for our quarantine situation-1917 and The Irishman were awesome.

[@edmatthews9490]

Delighted to see this, complete with your introduction. Wishing you, Caleb, Dixie, and Winston health, safety, and good reading in these upcoming days. Listening to KoL yesterday-a staple in my music library. Good reads on your shelf. I love history and historical fiction too. Same period as Hamilton: try Chernow’s Washington: A Life. Take care, @lilyaldridge ❤️

[@LilyAldridge]

Ed Matthews thank you!!! Wishing you health and safety too ❤️❤️❤️

[@edmatthews9490]

Thank you, Lily ❤️❤️❤️

[@sandracorbett1]

Hi Lily, I work for a publisher so I loved this video haha. I live in Scotland. My recommendation would be A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth. It’s known for being one of the longest books but it’s fantastic. Love!

[@mackenziecarreira9282]

Hi Lily! I also love world war 2 novels, I recommend The Nightingale by kristin hannah and Secrets of a charmed life by Susan Meissner.

[@vsatx]

I need to start reading again. Im like you lily i love reading history war books. 👁

[@aiai-j7i]

I swear I am falling in love with you...girl crush!! The more I get to know about you, the more amazing I find you!! Am reading correspondence between Anais Nin and Henry Miller, A Literate Passion right now.. keeps me sane! How wonderful to read all the recommendations in the comment section here! Great idea!! Hi everyone!!

[@caitlingreenwood1246]

Know My Name by Chanel Miller. Heartbreaking, empowering and everything in-between!

[@lindseyrupiper6918]

“The Universe Has Your Back” - Gabby Bernstein ! Sooo good ❤️

[@PMGW7]

Great variety of books. Thanks, Lily for another fun video. A book I think you and your family will love is The Boy, the mole, the fox and the horse by Charlie Mackesy. It’s mainly gorgeous illustrations together with beautiful, thoughtful dialogs and life lessons. In his Instagram you’ll be able to see some parts of the book. Honestly, one of my favourites. The other book I really enjoyed was World War Z by Max Brooks (nothing like the movie - it was rubbish). A zombie apocalyptic novel written as a collection of individual accounts narrated by an agent of the United Nations Postwar Commission, following the devastating global conflict against the zombie plague. You feel you’re reading a history book that based on fantasy. First book please get the hard copy as it’s just stunning 😊❤️

[@Ida-jf6sf]

ATLWCS was one of my favorite books of last year. Have you read Three Women, My Brilliant Friend or City of Girls? All fantastic♥️

[@fraffee]

Food and the magazine publishing industry = Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl 💖 A true treat’

[@irenad1107]

Nice collection! If you like WWII books, I highly recommend The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer and Blitzed by Norman Ohler.

[@KaylaE1992]

Thank you for the recommendations! If you ever get the chance to read And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, you should. It's such a wonderful read.

[@PatriciaGatus]

Just finished with Verity by Colleen Hoover & Killing November by Adriana Mather. The Selection Series by Kiera Cass are also fun to read!

[@sivakar12]

I read 1984 last week. Just added 'All The Light You Cannot See' to my to-read list

[@WTMI97]

Anything by Mitch Albom is lovely! I’d recommend The Magic Strings of Frankie Pesto 💖

[@carolina-o6s4c]

You are beautiful inside and and out, such a sweet soul!! Regards from Spain

[@yunjiagan4657]

Like your petite library ; )