Before you start packing for that six-hour flight with a layover, take a look at what these women are reading.

Along with The Washington Post, we curated picks from a group of bibliophiles. We reached out to these celebrities and writers via Twitter, Instagram and email.

Here are their top picks — plus a couple of ours — for summer page-turners. Some of these are thoughtful reads, others are just plain fun.

Author of “Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions“

A history about the untold migration of black citizens who fled the South.

First daughter and adviser to the president

“The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates” by Wes Moore

Two boys named Wes Moore were born blocks apart, but their lives took a very different turn.

“Understanding the Gender Gap: An Economic History of American Women” by Claudia Goldin

The history of America’s female labor force and how it evolved.

The Bachelorette (Season 13)

A memoir by Nike’s founder.

Actress in “Jane the Virgin” and “Orange Is the New Black”

A moving nonfiction about being black in America.

Author of “The Trespasser”

A group of four gets pulled into a mesmerizing yet haunted house.

Author of “The Girls“

A young woman abandons her principles after a spellbound encounter with a man.

Author of “Commonwealth"

Two fictional families’ children go missing during a cruise.

“I’ll want a book that’s thrilling and artful, a true page-turner that will leave me feeling smart, so I’ll read Maile Meloy’s ‘Do Not Become Alarmed.’”

Radio personality

Books by Elizabeth Strout:This Pulitzer-prize winner is known for writing strong female leads and their relationships.

Deputy editor of The Lily

An undocumented mother disappears one day, setting off a lifetime of pain for her son.

Editor and creative director of The Lily

A woman travels to meet the younger version of her late husband (and his family she didn’t know existed).