Love ‘em or hate ‘em, it’s hard to deny that “celebrity” book clubs create powerful launchpads for authors to get their darlings into the hands of thousands of readers. As a bibliophile who prides herself on having a finger on the pulse of the publishing industry, sometimes even I am blindsided by a selection of a book that I hadn’t heard of.

Such is the case with the May 2021 roundup, which has put many interesting titles on my To Read shelf that weren’t on my radar beforehand. With the exception of the Gilead novels featured in Oprah’s Book Club, I haven’t read any of them yet.

This month’s list features Roxane Gay’s book club for the first time, and sadly PBS NewsHour’s Now Read This program has been removed after they announced they’re shuttering it.

After you’ve scrolled through the selections, please let me know if I’ve missed any clubs I should add for next month.

Enjoy! ~Regina

And that’s a wrap on yet another roundup!

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