Sarah Michelle Gellar Says 'Forget Brat Summer,' She's Having a ‘Book Summer’ — See What She’s Reading!

Mar. 15, 2025

Sarah Michelle Gellar.Photo:Vivien Killilea/Getty; Sarah Michelle Gellar/Instagram

Vivien Killilea/Getty; Sarah Michelle Gellar/Instagram

Sarah Michelle Gellaris embracing the bookworm lifestyle this summer.TheBuffy the Vampire Slayeralum, 47, took to Instagram Stories on Aug. 6 to share some of the books she’s recently knocked off her to-be-read list.“Forget brat summer … I’m having book summer,” the actress wrote in her first post, in reference to theCharli xcx-inspiredinternet trend. Her first selection was Lisa Unger’s thrillerThe New Couple in 5B.

Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Instagram Stories.Sarah Michelle Gellar/Instagram

Sarah Michelle Gellar/Instagram

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Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Collecting first-edition books started for me when I was onBuffy[the Vampire Slayer] once I first started, you know, earning pay checks where I could really spend it on something that was a passion, not just a necessity for myself,” she said. “A lot of our cast got new cars, and for me, it was like, books.”

source: people.com