Willow Shields

 

Catching Fire is out this week!!! And I'm going to go see it. Willow Shields portrays Primrose Everdeen in the blockbuster films The Hunger Games and Catching Fire.

What is Willow Shields reading?

On Friday Willow tweeted, "Paper Towns at the moment!! <3 #JohnGreen seriously loving it already!!!!!"

This week Willow also shared on Instagram that she was reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. Last month she tweeted that she read Allegiant by Veronica Roth and Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson.

I love that she shares what she is reading to her fans!

You can follow Willow on Twitter and like her on Facebook.

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Chris Pratt

Photo from Chris's Instagram

Funnyman Chris Pratt has made us giggle plenty on Parks and Recreation, but did you know he was also in Everwood, Moneyball, and Zero Dark Thirty? Pratt's newest film Delivery Man is in theaters November 22. Did you check out that fit bod for his upcoming blockbuster movie, Guardians of the Galaxy? 2014 will be a huge year for him as he also voices a role in The Lego Movie!

What books does Chris Pratt love?

According to a November 7, 2013 post at Us Weekly, Chris's favorite book as a kid was Where the Red Fern Grows. Most recently, he has been loving the Century trilogy by Ken Follett.

Funny, fit, and a Follett fan! Great picks, Chris!

You can follow Chris on Twitter.

P!NK

P!NK is a singer, an acrobat, a powerhouse. I just saw her in concert this week, and I was in awe of her strength (body and vocals) and how happy she looked throughout the show. It wasn't just a concert, but an amazing Cirque de Soleil-ish event. P!nk has created hit song after hit song starting with "Most Girls" to her current hit, "Just Give Me A Reason."

What book does P!NK recommend?

Pink tweeted last week to Jillian Michaels, "@JillianMichaels: I need a book recommendation. Can't sleep. Any thoughts? And don't say 50 Shades of Grey #perverts” LEAN IN."

Book summary from amazon.com:

In Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, Sheryl Sandberg examines why women’s progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, commonsense solutions that can empower women to achieve their full potential.

Pink is an accomplished musician and performer, and it comes to no surprise that she recommends this book!

You can find out more about Pink at her website, and follow her on Twitter!


Enjoy one of my new fave songs from Pink and Fun., "Just Give Me A Reason." That's her husband, Carey Hart, that she's getting steamy with!

Keith Urban

Returning American Idol judge Keith Urban is a country super star. He has rocked 15 number one hits on the country charts from his nine studio albums. Popular songs span from 2000's "But for the Grace of God" to the latest hit "Little Bit of Everything." Urban's album, Fuse, just released last month, and already became a number one album. Keith is currently on tour in the U.S. Check for tour dates here.


What is Keith Urban reading?

Keith tweeted last week, "I just picked up this book two days ago-and can't put it down- you love words ??? -KU."

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth




Interesting pick!
You can find out more about Keith at www.keithurban.net/ and follow him on Twitter.

John Taylor

John Taylor is the bassist of pop supergroup, Duran Duran. Duran Duran's first album was released in 1981 featuring hits "Planet Earth" and "Girls on Film." The band's 13th studio album, "All You Need Is Now," was released in 2010. Even though I'm a rocker, I have loved Duran Duran since I was 12.

John's autobiography, In the Pleasure Groove: Love, Death, and Duran Duran, was recently released in paperback. I own a signed copy of the hardcover!

What is John Taylor reading?

When asked what his favorite autobiography was and what he is currently reading, John tweeted,
"The Bob Dylan Memoir is one I've enjoyed the most, currently Reading Far From The Tree #readpenguin ^ JT."

You can follow John on Twitter, and find out more about Duran Duran at
http://duranduranmusic.com/.

I was able to attend a signing event with John Taylor last year!

Enjoy a song from their latest album.

Emmy Rossum

Photo from @emmyrossum

The beautiful Emmy Rossum currently stars as Fiona in Showtime's Shameless. She has been featured in many films including Mystic River, The Day After Tomorrow, and The Phantom of the Opera. Emmy played Ridley in the Beautiful Creatures movie, which was based on the Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl YA novel. When asked how she got inside the character she replied, "I read every single book!!" Emmy is also a talented singer and just released her second album titled, Sentimental Journey.

What are Emmy Rossum's favorite books?

When asked about her favorite books on Twitter yesterday Emmy responded, "I collect 1st edition Roald Dahls. Just got Kiss Kiss for my bday."


You can follow Emmy on Twitter and like her Facebook page. You can visit her site www.emmyrossum.com, too!

Listen to this girl sing!

Billy Idol

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Billy Idol sings many hits that everyone and their brother have sung along to like "Rebel Yell," "White Wedding," and "Mony, Mony." Idol has been nominated for three Grammy awards. He's won an Mtv VMA as well for "Cradle of Love." Billy Idol has released seven studio albums, the most recent being a Christmas album for those of you who like to rock your holidays like me!
Billy continues to tour and still sounds amazing!

What is Billy Idol reading?

Billy tweeted this last week, "For my own edification I'm reading My Lunches With Orson Wells:Conversations with Henry Jaglom & Orson Welles by Peter Biskind."

Then the next day he tweeted, "Now reading Andrew Loog Oldham's book 'Stoned' about his youth & life in the '50's & '60's & his gradual involvement in music & arts." He added, "This book is a who's Who of Sixties London!"

Cool! Thanks, Billy!

Visit Billy's website at http://billyidol.net/ and follow him on Twitter.

Billy is featured in my upcoming picture book ROCKABET: CLASSIC EDITION which releases next month. Here's a sneak peek: I is for Billy Idol! (Illustration by Kelli Ann Little.)

Take a listen to one of his first big hits, "Dancing With Myself."