These 10 JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Books Are Trending Amidst ‘Love Story’ Buzz

From memoirs by dear friends to coffee table books on Bessette's signature style, here are the titles moving up the charts given the series' growing popularity. Courtesy of Amazon Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Ryan Murphy’s Love Story has captured the attention of audiences both deeply familiar and unfamiliar with JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s lives, and reignited America’s deep fascination with and adoration for the couple. The Sarah Pidgeon- and Paul Anthony Kelly-fronted season is intended to be the first of many stories captured in FX’s new anthology series, and is inspired by Elizabeth Beller’s 2024 New York Times Best Seller, Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. In addition to Beller’s biography, which, at time of publish, is ranked no. 1 on Amazon’s Women in History list and no. 6 under Women’s Biographies, there are a number of other books from the past 20+ years currently moving up best-seller charts as Murphy’s series takes off. Below, The Hollywood Reporter listed out 10 of the most popular works documenting the life of the pair, both individually and as a couple. Related Stories Lifestyle A Second Wave of 'KPop Demon Hunters' Funko Pop! Collectibles Just Dropped Movies Phoebe Dynevor to Star in Adaptation of Emily Henry Bestseller 'Beach Read' buy the book Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy $13.49 $19.99 33% off Buy On Amazon $19.99+ at barnes & noble By Elizabeth Beller Beller’s 352-page Bessette-Kennedy biography features exclusive interviews with friends, family, teachers, roommates and colleagues, along with never-before-seen photos. CBK: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion $60.50 $65 7% off Buy at Amazon By Sunita Kumar Nair For those enthralled by Bessette’s classic and effortless style, we’ll point you towards the CBK coffee table book, a combination of photography and never-before-published personal anecdotes from friends and family. America’s Reluctant Prince: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr. $16.21 $24 32% off Buy at Amazon By Steven M. Gillon The nearly 500-page biography provides a portrait of JFK Jr. by decades-long friend and historian Steven M. Gillon. Spanning from before his birth to his final day, America’s Reluctant Prince features exclusive interviews and details from previously classified documents. Fairy Tale Interrupted: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Loss $17.70 $18.99 7% off Buy at Amazon By RoseMarie Terenzio One of the most popular works on JFK Jr., Fairy Tale Interrupted was written by RoseMarie Terenzio, his executive assistant of five years. Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed $16.04 $32.50 51% off Buy at Amazon By Maureen Callahan Currently ranked no. 4 on both Amazon’s Women in History list and Political Leader Biographies ranking, Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed “reveals the Kennedys’ hidden history of violence and exploitation… from Jacqueline Onassis and Marilyn Monroe to Carolyn Bessette, Martha Moxley, Mary Jo Kopechne, Rosemary Kennedy, and many others whose names aren’t nearly as well known but should be,” according to the book’s summary. The Good Son: JFK Jr. and the Mother He Loved $14.99 $22.99 35% off Buy at Amazon By Christopher Andersen The Good Son is for readers interested in the dynamic between JFK. Jr and his mother Jackie Kennedy Onassis. JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography $15.42 $30.99 50% off Buy at Amazon By RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil Written alongside Liz McNeil, the 2024 book is a follow-up to RoseMarie Terenzio’s Fairy Tale Interrupted. The Men We Became: My Friendship with John F. Kennedy, Jr. $10.83 $23.95 55% off Buy at Amazon By Robert T. Littell The 2004 biography was written by JFK Jr.’s friend Rob Littell, who met Kennedy as a freshman during orientation week at Brown. Forever Young: My Friendship with John F. Kennedy, Jr. $27 at Amazon By William Sylvester Noonan with Robert Huber Another portrait of Kennedy by a close friend, Forever Young “describes the shared loss that bonded their childhoods, the author’s witness to John Jr.’s marriage to Carolyn Bessette, and the heartbreaking aftermath of the plane crash that ended their lives,” reads the book summary. PEOPLE Special Edition John & Carolyn Kennedy $14.99 at Amazon Available for pre-order before official release date of Feb. 27, 2026. See also the 2019 magazine: PEOPLE John F. Kennedy Jr.: An American Life. Read More About: Books JFK Jr. Love Story shopping THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up More from The Hollywood Reporter Reality TV ‘Jersey Sh