Mark Zuckerberg's reading challenge: Here's what these celebrities should begin with

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has embarked on a quest to read more this year and urged his followers to join in. Well, if these celebrities are wondering what to begin with, we’ve got it covered.

Elon Musk (2 States: The Story of My Marriage by Chetan Bhagat)

Musk filed for his second divorce from his second wife this New Year’s Eve. Bhagat’s book is an autobiographical account of the challenges of marrying a south Indian girl and navigating the ensuing cultural differences. Talk about a match made in heaven.



Taylor Swift (Almost Single by Advaita Kala)

Swift’s made no secret of her constant boy troubles — they have driven her to devote herself to avowed singledom for a while. But Kala’s groom hunting travails may make her feel better about her situation.



Aamir Khan (The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins)

Khan can take his intellectual posturing up a notch by showing off his knowledge of the British atheist’s strident attack on religion. Later, he could pass it on to PK director Rajkumar Hirani.

Maria Sharapova (Playing It My Way by Sachin Tendulkar)
The tennis star created a stir last year when she confessed her ignorance about who the Indian cricketing great was. She could remedy that by reading all about him from the horse’s mouth itself. Only, she may be so bored she’d realise that her ignorance was bliss.



Travis Kalanick (How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie)

Aside from a personality change, following this book’s simple methods might be the best way for Kalanick and his firm Uber to earn some brownie points in the court of public opinion.

Jaden and Willow Smith (Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty)

The siblings gave a bizarre interview last year in which they claimed to be reading Osho, quantum physics and ancient texts. Piketty’s tome is a tough read but the Smiths just seem wacky enough to take a crack at it.

Matthew McConaughey (Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell)

To be honest, if McConaughey read anything out loud, it would sound like the drugged-out musings of a gonzo master. So why not this one?