Since their movie counterparts were released both books have reaped the benefits. A similar story occurred with now New York Times best-selling novel Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Witherspoon snatched the chance to recommend the book and then became the executive producer of the Oscar-nominated film adaptation. After recommending Cheryl Strayed's 2012 memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Witherspoon then went on to produce the film adaptation and star in its leading role. Witherspoon’s Instagram book club has not only helped expose authors and their writings but, has also led to an ever-budding movie industry for Witherspoon to take advantage of. Other authors have received similar improvements in sales since being recommended by Watson. Since recommending Gloria Steinem’s ‘My life on the Road’, Watson’s first book recommendation, it had a 200% boost week-on-week in the UK for the second week of January 2016, with book sales rising from 138 copies to 415. However, her book club certainly has its merits. Another negative take on Our Shared Shelf is put across by Claire Armitstead, associate editor for culture at the Guardian- she asks: “It is a good thing for a woman to read Gloria Steinem but has Emma Watson?" This begs the question is Emma Watson’s club just the blind leading the blind? One could claim her book club is too structured in this sense, and if one read between the lines, her book club isn’t about great literature at all but rather a message she is trying to ingrain in others. Interestingly, she makes a point of directing her followers towards powerful feminist literature and this suspiciously ties in well with her role in the UN. She is the perfect person to recommend books to her easily-influenced millions of fans in the club ‘Our Shared Shelf’. Sarah Jessica Parker is the honorary chairperson of Book Club Central founded by the American Library Association she states: “From an early age, books were my constant companions and my local library was a place I could find a new friend on every shelf.”Įmma Watson is more recently known for her role as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and is an ideal role model, from her gracious take on fame, to her studious ways. Florence contributes to her 200,000 members with not only book recommendations but music and movies too. Florence Welch’s book club Between Two Books is also conducted on social media and is ran by her loyal fans across the world, having been originally founded by a teenager wishing to read whatever Florence read. Reese Witherspoon has tailored her book club to our generation of the social media crazed, by recommending books to her 11.5 million followers on Instagram. Emma Watson’s book club ‘Our Shared Shelf’ has amassed nearly 200,000 members on the website Goodreads. Newer to the scene Emma Watson, Reese Witherspoon, Florence Welsh and Sarah Jessica Parker are all presidents of their own renowned book clubs. Many criticizers ponder that although these book clubs make reading stylish, the question is do their subscribers even go out and buy the book, and most importantly, do they even read it? It has been debated whether or not this book club achieved its aims and got ‘America reading again’, which is the recurring issue many critics have with similar celebrity endorsed book clubs of today. Ending 15 years later along with her show, Oprah’s book club wasn’t without its faults. Lake on a handmade fantasy feature.The rise of elite-led book clubs can be traced all the way back to 1996, when Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club first chose a novel for her avid audience to read. Trumpet and Accordion is the Drum and Bass for a New Generation says Toon Travelerĭream baby dream. Two For the Road: Vloeimans and Holshouser.Caribbean Pop-Up Cinema Presents the Caribbean International Film Festįuzzyfelt on Gordon King's The Life and Times of World of Twist.
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