Its also the latest example of what the celebrity book club-industrial complex is reaping.
These clubs exist entirely online and almost entirely on Instagram Belletristhas 160,000 followers andReeses Book Clubhas 390,000.
And for the chosen authors, the benefits are practically endless.
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The success of that novel earned her a first-look deal with her publisher for whatever she wrote next.
They just wrote, hey, Reese has picked your book!
And I was like, what do I do?
I cant respond to her and call her Reese, thats disrespectful.
Should I call her Ms. Witherspoon?
And isnt that the case whenever we get recommendations?
One of the most engaging aspects of celebrity book clubs is the participation from the authors themselves.
For fans, watching actresses they admire interact with writers they admire is a dream come true.
But it turns out that the feeling of being starstruck occurs for all parties.
She pulled up her copy and had all these highlights and flags in it.
Benjamin was equally as smitten with her experience at Belletrist.
Im so heartened by the community that theyre building, she said of Emma and Karah.
Their partnerships have had real, tangible effects on the success of the books.
And then there are the cold hard numbers.
And then, of course, come the adaptations.
Yes, itsBig Little Liesagain.
But it is a lot of writers dream to have their movie be adapted.
That can be nerve-wracking both in the immediate and on the expectations it places on future novels.
Im so aware of having a wider readership now, explained Benjamin.
I have to keep working to earn it and to establish the kind of longevity I want.
I think my notoriety is about trying to share the spotlight and bring up other people, she noted.
There are a lot of stories out there, she said.
And I dont know how to tell them all.
Your move, Belletrist and Hello Sunshine.
