In 2023, book club event listings grew 24% over the prior year, according to the ticketing platform Eventbrite. Celebrities like Reese Witherspoon and RuPaul are among the celebrities who have recently launched their own book clubs.
This hour, we hear about these new communities of readers where we live, and the influence of "BookTok" and "Bookstagram."
We鈥檙e joined by one Silent Book Club chapter taking off in New Haven, and a shoreline-area business owner arranging 鈥淏lind Dates with a Book.鈥� Plus, Anthony Bagley founded 鈥淏lack Kidds Read Too鈥� in his hometown.
GUESTS:
- Britt Rivera: Content Creator; Founder,
- Anthony "Da Kidd PG" Bagley: CEO and Founder,
- Alyssa Korzon: Co-Owner,
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