Madison Beer Shares Her Favorite Books in 'Shelf Portrait'

Gen-Z pop star Madison Beer gave Marie Claire a tour of her personal library in the latest episode of Shelf Portrait, our video series in which celebrities, influencers, and famous bookworms show off their book collections.

'The Half of It'

In the video, Beer shared that one of her favorite hobbies is collecting vintage books, which explains why her shelves are lined with beautiful, antique-looking titles. One of her "most prized possession" books? A rare edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. The singer also revealed she's especially a fan of mental health books, naming The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk the "catalyst" to her own mental health journey. Other books near and dear to Beer's heart include Love Me, Don't Leave Me by Michelle Skeen, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, and Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker.

With so many books on mental health on her shelf, it's no surprise Beer wrote one herself. Beer's memoir, The Half of It, dives into her experience from being discovered at 12 years old and learning to navigate the spotlight. She cited her favorite mental health books as inspiration behind her own writing, saying, "I'm unsure of the place I would be in without those, so I felt like writing that hopefully could make other people feel the same way I felt reading those books."

To learn about Beer's favorite LA bookstore, the series she's embarrassed she's never read, and the person she loves to chat books with, watch Beer's full Shelf Portrait video, then order some of her favorite books for yourself, below.

'The Body Keeps the Score'

'The Giving Tree'

'Love Me, Don't Leave Me'

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving

Brooke Knappenberger is the former Associate Commerce Editor at Marie Claire, where she specialized in crafting shopping stories—from sales content to buying guides that span every vertical on the site. She also oversaw holiday coverage with an emphasis on gifting guides as well as Power Pick, our monthly column on the items that power the lives of MC’s editors. She also tackled shopping content as Marie Claire's Editorial Fellow prior to her role as Associate Commerce Editor.