Marin Morris plugged a pair of acclaimed ‘90s sci-fi novels by Octavia E. Butler in a tweet this week and asked fans to share what they’re currently reading.
The country star shared a photo in which she is laying outside reading a book and wrote: “Hi, book club? I’m an avid reader 4 times a year. I just demolished Parable of the Sower in 2 sittings and am now on the sequel [Parable of the Talent]. What are y’all reading?”
Morris said Parable of the Sower “predicted SO much of what we’re currently dealing with. It’s kind of insane. So well written and worth a read.” She told her followers she is also working through the 2021 self-help book How to do the Work by Dr. Nicole LePera.
When one fan replied that he was reading Marissa Moss’ Her Country, Morris responded: “It’s amazing and I’m honoured to be included.” The singer said she felt “so proud” of Moss when she saw the book at Nashville bookstore Parnassus a day earlier.
Moss replied: “I’m totally verklempt now. This means the world, thank you, thank you. A true honour of my life to tell & carry these stories.”
Another fan plugged The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, a 2017 historical fiction novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid. “Ooh adding!,” Morris replied.
In response to 2010’s Room by Canada’s Emma Donoghue, Morris tweeted: “I read that years ago and I want to reread it but as a mother now, I feel like it’s gonna mess me up. So good, though.”
Morris ended up with hundreds of recommendations.
“Reading is fundamental,” she tweeted in April 2021.
Hi, book club? I’m an avid reader 4 times a year. I just demolished Parable of the Sower in 2 sittings and am now on the sequel. What are y’all reading? pic.twitter.com/Sc5c3OKUmy
— MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) July 7, 2022