Nia’s Love Jones

Nia Long’s girl next-door personality and dashing good looks have graced both the big and small screen. Staring in hits such as Love Jones, Big Momma’s House and Boyz in the Hood, Long has been on the Hollywood scene for well over two decades.

When the Brooklyn native isn’t on set, she can be found enjoying a good book. Here are her favorites:

FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOKS

1. The Dream Keeper by Langston Hughes

2. Hot City by Barbara Joosse

3. The Big Field by Mike Lupica

FAVORITE ADULT SUMMER READS

1. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

2. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

3. The Great Controversy by Ellen G. White