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Our Shared Shelf was founded in 2016 by actor Emma Watson as part of her work with UN women. The online book club focused on intersectional feminist literature, including must-read books like The Handmaid’s Tale and powerful memoirs like The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf. Home is a luxurious club only for the rich and famous. Run by Ned Groom, The Home Group has celebrity clubs all over the globe, London, Lisbon, Malibu, Manhattan, Paris, Shanghai, Venice, and Cannes. The Home Group is launching its newest and most spectacular Home yet on an island off the English coast. The new opening launch party is the most coveted A-list party of the year. Four women have participated in their monthly book club for 40 years, bonding over the suggested literature, and have become very good friends. One day, as they read Fifty Shades of Grey, they are intrigued by its content. Considering this a wake-up call, they decide to expand their lives and pursue pleasures that have eluded them.

Muller, Marissa G. (June 12, 2019). "Book Club Is Officially Getting a Sequel". W Magazine . Retrieved October 1, 2019. Book Club is a 2018 American romantic comedy film directed by Bill Holderman (in his directorial debut), who co-wrote the screenplay with Erin Simms. The film stars Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen as four friends who read Fifty Shades of Grey as part of their monthly book club, and subsequently begin to change how they view their personal relationships. In May 2017, it was announced Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda and Candice Bergen had joined the cast of the film, with Bill Holderman directing, from a screenplay by himself and Erin Simms. Holderman and Simms also produced the film, along with Andrew Duncan and Alex Saks, the latter two under their June Pictures banner. [5] In July 2017, Mary Steenburgen joined the cast, [6] and in August 2017, Andy García, Don Johnson, Craig T. Nelson, Richard Dreyfuss, Ed Begley Jr., Wallace Shawn, Alicia Silverstone, Tommy Dewey and Katie Aselton joined as well. [7] [8] [9] After a few dates with men she meets online, Sharon decides that the scene is not for her. She then gives a speech at her son's joint engagement party with her ex-husband, where she realizes that everyone deserves to be in love and happy. She opens her online dating account again, in the hopes of finding someone. Arthur asks Vivian to commit to being in a relationship and she declines, despite his assurances that he wants her to continue being independent. Soon after he leaves for the airport, Vivian realizes she has made a mistake and goes after him. She misses his airplane, but on returning to her hotel she finds Arthur waiting for her and they rekindle their relationship.Ellery Lloyd is a husband and wife writing team who is often noted for their prior work in People Like Her. The Club, however, was not funny like People Like Her. It was really dark, and it could have used some humor to lighten it up. Comedy 'Book Club' Due on Digital Aug. 14, Disc Aug. 28 – Media Play News". Media Play News. July 11, 2018 . Retrieved July 13, 2018. As with the vast majority of books that cover celebrities, the rich and famous, and how they spend their leisure time, this is trope and stereotype full, and doesn't really show any real evidence that the writer Ellery Lloyd is a pseudonym for a husband and wife writing team. This book feels like an OK daytime TV movie with no real surprises but with interesting enough (stereotype) characters that make it worth watching/reading. 4 out of 12, Two Star read... time to walk...

Since 2017, Lez Book Club members have been meeting in London pubs to provide a space for queer women to come together and share LGBT books. But the pivot to virtual book clubs (and virtual everything else) has given founder Eleanore Pratoussy the opportunity to remove all physical boundaries from the group and open up this lit-loving community to queer and trans women, and nonbinary people, all around the world. Overall, it has a very good second half. I'd class this as a good slow burner mystery but not so much a thriller. D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 28, 2022). " 'Book Club 2 – The Next Chapter' Sets Mother's Day Release". Deadline . Retrieved July 29, 2022.Indie presses and indie authors publish amazing books for book clubs every year, but you may not hear about them. They don’t have the same marketing opportunities (budget especially). When you go into your local bookstore, you’re seeing mostly the books from the same five publishers or their imprints. I liked Lloyd's previous book, People Like Her fairly well. It was a dark voyeuristic look at the underbelly of social media stardom. This book, on the other hand, tries to do the same with celebrities, but really doesn't even come close to making any sort of a point. Listened to this one on audio, which had its pros and cons. The narrator, Tamaryn Payne, did an okay job at keeping the story moving and attempting to give each POV character a distinct voice. Her American accents were a bit stilted, but overall not awful. The biggest problem--there are WAY TOO MANY POV CHARACTERS. It's not Payne's fault there are so many and that they are virtually indistinguishable from each other. I couldn't keep the PA separated from the head of housekeeping separated from this or that celebrity, nor could I keep which bad person did what bad thing to whichever other bad person. There was not really one redeemable character in the bunch and I couldn't tell who was really who by the end and I didn't care (see above). Now, this book club is a vibrant online community with a beautiful aesthetic and over 130k members. The club has hosted guest recommendations from a stellar cast of artists, musicians, writers and directors; including Grayson Perry, who went for Praise of Shadows, Greta Gerwig, who gave The Argonauts her seal of approval, and Sally Rooney, who chose Daniel Deronda.

From the author of People Like Her comes a smart and sinister murder mystery set in the secretive world of exclusive celebrity clubs. In November 2017, Paramount Pictures acquired U.S., UK and France distribution rights to the film. [11] It was released on May 18, 2018. [12] Book Club was released on Digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD in August 2018. [13] [14] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ] Oprah’s book club may not be as active as it once was, but you can now rely on the Today Show’s Jenna Bush Hager to recommend a book you won’t be able to put down. In 2019, Jenna brought her love of reading to the Read with Jenna book club, and each month she has chosen books we’ve loved!

Support an indie author by having everyone in your book club buy a copy or request it from your library. Because these indie authors aren’t usually inundated with Good Morning America requests, I’d say there’s a pretty good chance you could have a Zoom meeting with the author too, if that’s your thing. N'Duka, Amanda (August 15, 2017). "Don Johnson, Craig T. Nelson, Richard Dreyfuss & More Board Bill Holderman's 'Book Club' ". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media . Retrieved May 15, 2018. Lang, Brent (May 31, 2022). " 'Book Club 2' Starts Production With Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen". Variety . Retrieved May 31, 2022.

E. L. James and her husband Niall Leonard make a cameo appearance as Carol and Bruce's neighbors. [4] Production [ edit ] N'Duka, Amanda (August 21, 2017). "Alicia Silverstone, Tommy Dewey & Katie Aselton Cast In 'Book Club' ". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media . Retrieved May 15, 2018.While flying to visit her daughters in Arizona, Diane meets Mitchell and they strike up a relationship – although she is hesitant because her husband died only a year ago and she has not dated in decades. Vivian spends more time with Arthur, but her fear of commitment makes her keep him at a distance. Carol is frustrated with her husband's refusal to have sex with her, and reading the book makes her realize they are missing something. Sharon starts an online dating account to start dating again. Simms, Erin (September 21, 2019). "Ah thank you! Always tough to kill your darlings. Looking good for the sequel". @Erinsimms9 . Retrieved October 1, 2019.

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