Open Book with Jenna

Jenna Bush Hager

Booking Overview

Interview-led literary and pop-culture show featuring candid conversations with bestselling authors, celebrities, media personalities, and other prominent book-world figures, often tied to a current book or reading recommendation. Credible pitches include established novelists, nonfiction authors, publishing executives, journalists, and recognizable public figures with a strong book or reading angle; booking difficulty is high because of the TODAY platform and the prominence of its guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 115

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

news.podcasts@nbcuni.com

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Host

Jenna Bush Hager - Television host, journalist, author, and co-host of NBC’s TODAY. She is also associated with the Read with Jenna book club, which highlights notable contemporary books.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Bestselling authors, established novelists, publishing executives, journalists, and prominent public figures with a current book, literary project, or meaningful connection to reading and storytelling.

Required Achievements:

Bestselling books, Major publishing roles, Established journalism or television careers, Notable current book releases

Recent Guest Discussions

Kathryn Stockett - The Calamity Club, Historical Discovery, Writing Honestly, And Returning To Mississippi.

Isaac Fitzgerald - Favorite Summer Reads, Returning Favorite Authors, Book Recommendations, And Titles Suited For Screen Adaptation.

Tia Williams - Favorite Summer Reads, Influential Authors, Book Recommendations, And Titles Suited For Screen Adaptation.

Hoda Kotb - Life After TODAY, New Beginnings, Family, Joy101, And Her Book Jump And Find Joy.

Alison Espach - The Wedding People, Humor In Grief, Literary Success, Motherhood, And Her Writing Career.

Recent Topics

Literature, Authors, Fiction, Publishing, Reading

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Open Book with Jenna

Keke Palmer On Her Journey From Child Star To Award Winning Actress (August 2025)

September 10, 2026

Keke Palmer is an Emmy Award Winning actress, singer, podcast host, and mother. She rose to prominence at the age of twelve through her breakout role in ‘Akeelah and the Bee’ and has gone on to star in more than twenty-five films. In her latest memoir ‘Master of Me’ Keke tells her own raw and intimate story. Keke sits down with Jenna Bush Hager to discuss how she navigated fame at a young age, how becoming a mother gave her clarity about her priorities in life, and how she’s embraced who she ...

Bunnie XO Opens Up About Jelly Roll Divorce, Finding Herself and Starting Over | Open Book with Jenna

September 03, 2026

Bunnie XO joins Jenna Bush Hager for an honest conversation about starting over and stepping into a new chapter of her life. Bunnie opens up about her divorce, healing from heartbreak, finding herself outside of a relationship and why she’s determined to live life on her own terms. She also shares how her difficult childhood shaped her resilience, her journey with therapy and faith, returning to school and what’s next for her memoir, Stripped Down, including its upcoming film adaptation. Host...

Kathryn Stockett Talks ‘The Calamity Club’ & Finding Her Way Back to Mississippi

August 27, 2026

Jenna Bush Hager welcomes Kathryn Stockett to talk about The Calamity Club, her first novel since The Help. Kathryn reveals how the story came together, the historical discovery that changed everything, and why writing honestly meant letting go of what readers and critics might think. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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