Reese Witherspoon Announces New Book Club Pick And Readers Are Thrilled

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Reese Witherspoon—ever the literary aficionado- has given us another book club pick and the chatter has begun. The Oscar-winning actress and literary tastemaker revealed that the June pick is The Phoenix Pencil Company, by first-time author Allison King, another fellow LitUp member. The story hints at a smattering of magic, rushes of politics, and some long-dormant family secrets coming to light-all conjuring into the tale of a recluse coder who is confronted with the most unexpected type of adventure.

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Witherspoon’s announcement did a number on the community of book lovers, sending everyone into a frenzy and rushing to the comments section to share their glee. One user said, This one is so magical! and another followed with, New book to read! A contagious buzz swept through readers to add the book to their immediate reading list.

But the biggest topic of discussion in the comments became Allison King, getting at least love from the writers and readers alike. An author writes, ALLISONNNN! So proud of you! This book is magical in every sense of the word! Another says, Yesssss congratulations @allisonkingwrites!!!! So excited for this one!!!!

Even book clubs were aware. One group said, We’ve read so many of your bookclub picks in our bookclub! Looking forward to this one, too.

Some of the comments seemed unrelated. One user dropped, La flor más hermosa, while another left with an enigmatic biblical reference on righteousness. But hey now, that’s the internet for you—always entertaining.

For the uninitiated, Witherspoon’s book club has emerged as a powerful player in the literary world, catapulting many unknown works to bestseller lists. The previous picks were Where the Crawdads Sing and Little Fires Everywhere, both of which are currently in the process of making it big on screen. So if history is to repeat itself, we could have a household name in The Phoenix Pencil Company.

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So get yourself a copy and insinuate yourself into what sounds like one crazy ride. Because if Reese says it’s good, it’s probably good.