Bella Thorne

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Bella Thorne is one of the stars of Disney Channel's popular Shake It Up. You can see Bella in theaters now with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore in Blended. I recently read that she is set to costar in the movie adaptation of The Duff by Kody Keplinger!

Bella also penned a YA novel called Autumn Falls, and it comes out in November.

What is Bella Thorne reading?

According to the June 2, 2014 issue of Us Weekly, Bella is in the middle of the novel Fallen. She states, "I only do hardcover books."

Fallen is the YA fantasy novel by Lauren Kate.

You can follow Bella on Twitter and Like her on Facebook.

Here is her newest single, "Call It Whatever."

Mark Tremonti

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Mark Tremonti is an amazing lead guitarist and singer. Mark is lead guitar in two popular rock bands - Creed and Alter Bridge. He is also lead vocals and guitar in his solo band, Tremonti. Mark Tremonti has won a Grammy with his band, Creed, for "With Arms Wide Open." Total Guitar magazine named Mark as the fourth greatest heavy metal guitarist of all time in 2011. Mark and his brother formed a website and record and production company called FRET 12 in 2008. I've seen all three of his bands live, and I love to watch him shred! Mark is currently on tour with Alter Bridge. Check out tour dates here.

Tremonti is an avid reader so I recently asked him on Twitter what his current read was.

What is Mark Tremonti reading?

Mark answered, "I'm in the middle of Wise Man's Fear at the moment."

Full title: The Wise Man's Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day Two by Patrick Rothfuss          


You can find out more about Mark at www.marktremonti.com, and follow him on Twitter.

I got to meet Mark before a Tremonti show!




Check out "Addicted to Pain" by Alter Bridge.

Oliver Hudson

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The handsome Oliver Hudson plays two completely different characters on Rules of Engagement and currently on Nashville. (Yes, he's the brother of Kate, son of Goldie. And he holds his own on both shows.) He played goofy Adam on Rules of Engagement from 2007-2013 and currently plays the guy you love to hate, Jeff, on Nashville. You can see him on the big screen on the recently released Walk of Shame.


What is Oliver Hudson's favorite book?

I asked him that last night on Twitter. His answer, "@kellypolark old man and the sea."

Good Hemingway pick, Oliver.

You can follow Oliver on Twitter where he recently tweeted his bare backside and fun pics from the set of Nashville.

Duff McKagan

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Duff McKagan rocks. Duff was bassist in the original Guns N' Roses lineup with such huge hits as "Sweet Child O' Mine," "November Rain," and "Welcome to the Jungle." Guns N' Roses was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Duff recently reunited with Guns N' Roses last night at the Revolver Golden God Awards.

McKagan's band Velvet Revolver has released two hard rock albums and won a Grammy. Duff is rhythm guitarist and singer of another rock band, Loaded. I've seen Duff play live with both GnR and Velvet Revolver, and he's an amazing musician. Duff will be touring Europe this summer with his newest band, Walking Papers. Their debut album released in August of last year.

McKagan is also a writer. From 2008 - 2013, he wrote a regular column for SeattleWeekly.com.  He also occasionally wrote for espn.com. Duff released an autobiography in 2011 titled It's So Easy: And Other Lies.

What is Duff McKagan reading?

He tweeted this week, "My newest read. I've been waiting 20 years for this!" with this photo:

 

The Jet is the story of kickboxer Benny "The Jet" Urquidez.

                 

You can follow Duff on Twitter and like him on Facebook.

Nathan Fillion

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Nathan Fillion is Richard Castle. I also love when he stops by The Soup on E!  Nathan starred as Captain Malcolm Rivers in cult hits Firefly and Serenity. You can catch Fillion on Castle on Mondays on ABC and in syndication on TNT.

Nathan cofounded Kids Need to Read to "improve the lives of disadvantaged children by providing inspiring book collections and engaging literacy programs to underfunded schools, libraries, and organizations across the United States." You can donate to Kids Need to Read here.

What was Nathan Fillion reading?

Yesterday Nathan answered just that and tweeted, "What is the last book you read?” Re-read Ex-Patriots. Sequel to Ex-Heroes. Zombies. Super heroes."

Cool pick. You can watch Nathan on Castle on Mondays on ABC and in syndication on TNT.

I love his commitment to reading! You can follow Fillion on Twitter.

Carrie Preston

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Yes, you've seen Carrie Preston. She portrays the spunky Arlene Fowler on one of my favorite shows, True Blood on HBO. She won an Emmy for “Guest Actress In A Drama” in 2013 for her recurring role as Elsbeth on The Good Wife. Carrie also plays Grace on Person of Interest playing the girlfriend of her real life husband, Michael Emerson.

What is Carrie Preston reading?

I asked Carrie just that on Twitter recently. She answered, "@kellypolark: What's your fav book/current read?”I'm reading #BeyondBlack by @Hilary_Mantel & loving it &loved the Goldfinch by #DonnaTartt."

Thanks so much, Carrie!

You can find out more about Carrie at www.carriepreston.com and follow her on Twitter.

Here's a little fun from True Blood.

Gerard Way

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Gerard Way is one creative individual. Gerard was the lead singer of rock group My Chemical Romance for 12 years until they disbanded last year.  My Chemical Romance has produced many hit songs from four studio albums including "I'm Not Okay," "The Ghost of You," "Welcome to the Black Parade," "Famous Last Words"(my favorite), and "Sing." My Chemical Romance's Greatest Hits album will be released in a few weeks. Check out the Greatest Hits trailer featuring the song "Fake Your Death" here.

Gerard Way is also an author. He has written a comic novel series titled The Umbrella Academy. He is featured with Joss Whedon in MySpace Dark Horse Presents collections. Way also co-wrote a comic book miniseries, The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, that was released last year.

What is Gerard Way reading?

On Sunday he tweeted, "Finished Dune.So now I'm either going to read the rest of the series right away or hit some other sci fi classics first."

Yesterday Way tweeted, "More than halfway through Dune Messiah, Muad'Dib has mad haters."
And then, "To anyone reading Dune,I hope you are enjoying it as much as I did.After Messiah I may check out a different Sci Fi classic before 'Children."

Just this afternoon, Gerard tweeted, "So I just finished Dune Messiah. Great ending, off to 'Children."
And check out this photo he posted of his sci-fi books on Instagram!


Pretty cool picks, G.

You can follow Gerard on Twitter where he frequently shares his musings and art.

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