Hi, everyone. I'm Jenna Bush-Hager of NBC's Today with Hoda and Jenna and the Read with Jenna Book Club.

I've always been an open book, sharing all of who I am, my life, my family, and my love of storytelling.

And I'm so excited to share my new podcast,

Open Book with Jenna. Each week I'll be joined by celebrities, experts, friends, and authors,

who will share candid stories about their lives, their new projects, and how a favorite read or first book may have influenced their paths.

Guest like Stephen and Evie Colbert.

There was a time in my life when I was very depressed,

and the Gospel of Matthew calmed me.

Then I found later that poetry did the same thing.

That made reading important to me,

because that was a place that I could go and center myself.

The King of Love Stories, Nicholas Sparks.

What do you feel like reading has been to you?

It is one of the five great things in life.

It's like a magic carpet that takes you to new and wonderful places.

Just a chance to be something different than who we are for just a moment.

Beach Reed Phenom, Emily Henry.

I think the reason that people really gravitate toward romances is because in your real life,

love is what matters for most of us.

In our real life, love is what matters, Not just romantic love, but love is sort of what

makes the world go around. It's what makes the horrible things worth it. Exactly. That life can be

beautiful even when things are terrible. Just like a good book, these conversations will leave you

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