August 2024 Celebrity Book Club Spoilers
Looking for the August 2024 Celebrity Book Club Spoilers? You’ve come to the right place! For years, I’ve worked with sources in the book industry to bring you these spoilers before they are announced so you can get ahead on library holds and preorders.
Once again, I’ve rounded up the books that will be chosen as August 2024 book club picks by the Reese Witherspoon, Oprah, Read with Jenna, and GMA Book Clubs. These have NOT yet been officially released (as of now, they are all being announced on July 30th and August 6) but I am fairly confident in our intel.
While you are waiting to read these releases, I suggest using these spoilers to put in your library holds early and get to the front of the list. You can also check out the rest of the August 2024 new book releases.
August 2024 Celebrity Book Club Spoilers
Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell – Jump to read synopsis
Read with Jenna Book Club Pick
The Wedding People by Alison Espach – Jump to read synopsis
Good Morning America Book Club Pick
The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Jump to section for more info
Oprah Book Club Pick
Familiaris by David Wroblewski – Jump to read synopsis
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August 2024 Reese Witherspoon Book Club Spoiler
Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club, Hello Sunshine, was the first of the modern celebrity book clubs to catch on in recent years. Started in 2017, her list features thrillers, romances, historical fiction, YA, non-fiction, and modern fiction.
Slow Dance
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Genre: Romance
Release Date: July 30, 2024
More info: August 2024 Reese Witherspoon Book Club Spoiler
Plot
They were just friends. Best friends. Allies. They spent entire summers sitting on Shiloh’s porch steps, dreaming about the future. They were both going to get out of north Omaha—Shiloh would go to go to college and become an actress, and Cary would join the Navy. They promised each other that their friendship would never change.
Well, Shiloh did go to college, and Cary did join the Navy. And yet, somehow, everything changed…. MORE
Twelfth Knight
Author: Alexene Farol Follmuth
Genre: YA Romance
Release Date: May 28, 2024
More info: Summer 2024 Reese Witherspoon Book Club YA Pick
Plot
Viola Reyes is annoyed. Her painstakingly crafted tabletop game campaign was shot down, her best friend is suggesting she try being more “likable,” and her school’s star running back Jack Orsino is the most lackadaisical Student Body President she’s ever seen, which makes her job as VP that much harder.
Vi’s favorite escape from the world is the MMORPG Twelfth Knight, but online spaces aren’t exactly kind to girls like her–girls who are extremely competent and have the swagger to prove it. So Vi creates a masculine alter ego, choosing to play as a knight named Cesario to create a safe haven for herself.
You can see the whole book list, ranked, here.
August 2024 Read With Jenna Book Club Spoiler
Jenna Bush Hager started her book club on the Today Show back in the spring of 2019. They are often more literary than Reese’s picks and cover various thought-provoking topics.
The Wedding People
Author: Alison Espach
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Release Date: July 30, 2024
More info: August 2024 Read With Jenna Book Club Pick
Plot
When Phoebe Stone arrives at the Cornwall Inn, she is the only person in the hotel who is not there for the wedding. The bride has thought of every detail but did not account for Phoebe being at the hotel. This funny, poignant novel about the people we meet along the path of life is sure to be a hit.
You can see all of Jenna’s Book Club picks here, where we ranked them.
August 2024 Good Morning America Book Club Spoiler
GMA’s answer to Read with Jenna was to host their own celebrity book club. This one launched in the Fall of 2019 and it’s probably the best one of the bunch.
The Seventh Veil of Salome
Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: August 6, 2024
More info: August 2024 Good Morning America Book Club Pick
Plot
This is another historical fiction set in the 1950s, the Golden Age of Hollywood, from the August 2024 book releases. Princess Salome is the stepdaughter of Herod and the subject of the biggest movie in Hollywood. Everyone knows that the actress who gets the part will be rocketed to stardom. When Vera Larios, an unknown, gets the part, Nancy Harley will stop at nothing to make the part hers. We cannot wait to dive into the book from the best-selling author of Mexican Gothic.
For the whole list of GMA books, ranked, check out this post.
August 2024 Oprah Book Club Spoiler
Oprah doesn’t release her book club picks in the same way as the rest of the celebrity book clubs. She picks them when she likes – on no timetable. Her picks often span multiple months for reading and discussion as well. The August 2024 Oprah Book Club pick is below.
Familiaris
Author: David Wroblewski
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: June 11, 2024
More info: June 2024 Oprah Book Club Pick
Plot
The follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Familiaris is the stirring origin story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name.
It is spring 1919, and John Sawtelle’s imagination has gotten him into trouble … again. Now John and his newlywed wife, Mary, along with their two best friends and their three dogs, are setting off for Wisconsin’s northwoods, where they hope to make a fresh start–and, with a little luck, discover what it takes to live a life of meaning, purpose and adventure.
But the place they are headed for is far stranger and more perilous than they realize, and it will take all their ingenuity, along with a few new friends–human, animal, and otherworldly–to realize their dreams. … MORE
What to do with the book club spoilers
- Use these spoilers to get on the library hold list before the masses!
- If your library doesn’t have it on a preorder list, ask them to purchase it and your name will be on the top.
- Prefer to buy the book? Place your pre-order now so you can have it on release day!
- Oprah’s pick ends on August 17th, so check back to see if she picks another book later in the month.
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Epilogue
I’m most excited for the Read with Jenna pick this month. I already started it reading it, so I’m thrilled it’s her choice! Which of these books do you plan on reading?
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