Jenna Bush Hager
Jenna Bush Hager | |
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Hager in 2017 | |
| Born | Jenna Welch Bush November 25, 1981 |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (BA) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Television | Today correspondent (2009–present) Today with Jenna & Friends co-anchor (2019–present) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Henry Chase Hager (m. 2010) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Barbara Bush |
| Family | Bush family |
Jenna Welch Hager (née Bush; born November 25, 1981)[1] is an American news personality, author, and journalist. She is the co-host of Today with Jenna & Friends, the fourth morning news program of Today. Hager is the daughter of the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. Hager is also a granddaughter of the 41st president of the United States, George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush.[2]
#ReadwithJenna
In March 2019 on the Today Show, Hager introduced her book club Read with Jenna.[3]
Book Club Picks
| Featured Month [4] | Book Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | This is a Love Story | Jessica Soffer |
| January 2025 | The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus | Emma Knight |
| December 2024 | Devotions | Mary Oliver |
| November 2024 | This Motherless Land | Nikki May |
| October 2024 | The Mighty Red | Louise Erdrich |
| September 2024 | Blue Sisters | Coco Mellors |
| August 2024 | The Wedding People | Alison Espach |
| July 2024 | All the Colors of the Dark | Chris Whitaker |
| June 2024 | Swift River | Essie Chambers |
| May 2024 | Real Americans | Rachel Khong |
| April 2024 | Husbands | Holly Gramazio |
| March 2024 | The House on Mango Street | Sandra Cisneros |
| March 2024 | The Great Divide | Cristina Henriquez |
| February 2024 | Good Material | Dolly Alderton |
| January 2024 | The Waters | Bonnie Jo Campbell |
| December 2023 | We Must Not Think of Ourselves | Lauren Grodstein |
| November 2023 | The Sun Sets in Singapore | Kehinde Fadipe |
| October 2023 | How to Say Babylon | Safiya Sinclair |
| September 2023 | Amazing Grace Adams | Fran Littlewood |
| August 2023 | Summer Sisters | Judy Blume |
| July 2023 | Banyan Moon | Thai Thao |
| June 2023 | The Celebrants | Steven Rowley |
| May 2023 | Chain-Gang All-Stars | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah |
| April 2023 | Camp Zero | Michelle Min Sterling |
| March 2023 | Black Candle Women | Diane Marie Brown |
| February 2023 | Maame | Jessica George |
| January 2023 | Sam | Allegra Goodman |
| December 2022 | The Secret History | Donna Tartt |
| November 2022 | The Cloisters | Katy Hays |
| October 2022 | The Whalebone Theatre | Joanna Quinn |
| September 2022 | Solito | Javier Zamora |
| August 2022 | The Many Daughters of Afong | Jamie Ford |
| July 2022 | The Measure | Nikki Erlick |
| June 2022 | These Impossible Things | Salma El-Wardany |
| May 2022 | Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt |
| April 2022 | Memphis | Tara M. Stringfellow |
| March 2022 | Groundskeeping | Lee Cole |
| February 2022 | Black Cake | Charmaine Wilkerson |
| January 2022 | The School for Good Mothers | Jessamine Chan |
| December 2021 | Bright Burning Things | Lisa Harding |
| November 2021 | The Family | Naomi Krupitsky |
| October 2021 | The Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles |
| September 2021 | Beautiful Country | Qian Julie Wang |
| August 2021 | The Turnout | Megan Abbott |
| July 2021 | Hell of a Book | Jason Mott |
| June 2021 | Malibu Rising | Taylor Jenkins Reid |
| May 2021 | Great Circle | Maggie Shipstead |
| April 2021 | Good Company | Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney |
| March 2021 | What's Mine and Yours | Naima Coster |
| February 2021 | Send for Me | Lauren Fox |
| February 2021 | The Four Winds | Kristin Hannah |
| January 2021 | Black Buck | Mateo Askaripour |
| December 2020 | The Bluest Eye | Toni Morrison |
| November 2020 | White Ivy | Susie Yang |
| October 2020 | Leave the World Behind | Rumaan Alam |
| September 2020 | Transcendent Kingdom | Yaa Gyasi |
| August 2020 | Here For It | R. Eric Thomas |
| August 2020 | The Comeback | Ella Berman |
| July 2020 | Friends and Strangers | J. Courtney Sullivan |
| June 2020 | A Burning | Megha Majumdar |
| May 2020 | All Adults Here | Emma Straub |
| April 2020 | Valentine | Elizabeth Wetmore |
| March 2020 | Writers & Lovers | Lily King |
| February 2020 | The Girl With the Louding Voice | Abi Daré |
| January 2020 | Dear Edward | Ann Napolitano |
| December 2019 | Late Migrations | Margaret Renkl |
| November 2019 | Nothing to See Here | Kevin Wilson |
| October 2019 | The Dutch House | Ann Patchett |
| September 2019 | The Dearly Beloved | Cara Wall |
| August 2019 | Patsy | Nicole Dennis-Benn |
| July 2019 | Evvie Drake Starts Over | Linda Holmes |
| June 2019 | Searching for Sylvie Lee | Jean Kwok |
| May 2019 | A Woman Is No Man | Etaf Rum |
| April 2019 | The Unwinding of the Miracle | Julie Yip-Williams |
| March 2019 | The Last Romantics | Tara Conklin |
In 2022, Hager expanded her book list to children's reading, called Read with Jenna Jr.[5]
In September 2023, Hager introduced the podcast she hosts, "Open Book with Jenna," wherein she interviews authors.[6]
References
- ↑ "Jenna Bush Biography: Writer (1981–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ↑ Bauder, David (August 30, 2009). "Former first daughter Jenna Bush joins 'Today'". Victoria Advocate What. Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Jenna Bush Hager's new book club announces first pick". TODAY.com. 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ↑ "Read With Jenna". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ↑ "Read With Jenna Jr". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ↑ "Open Book with Jenna". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2025-02-23.