Reese's Book Club

Reese's Book Club was founded in 2017 and operates under Witherspoon's media company Hello Sunshine, led by Chief Executive Officer Sarah Harden.^[5][6] Harden was appointed to the position in 2018, after serving as interim CEO beginning in June 2017.^[7]

Also in June 2017, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman became the first book selected as a Reese's Book Club Pick.^[2] Since then, the club has highlighted a Book Club Pick every month, reportedly chosen by Witherspoon.^[1][8]

Reese's Book Club has gained a reputation for boosting the sales of its Book Club Picks.^[2][1][8][9] As of 2019, no Book Club Picks had sold fewer than 10,000 copies^[8] and novels selected as Book Club Picks reportedly outsell other fiction books by 700%.^[2]

In August 2020, Reese's Book Club announced that it would being selecting a monthly young adult Book Club Pick, with the first YA selection being You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson.^[10]

Witherspoon's production company Hello Sunshine has optioned the film rights to several Book Club Picks, including Where the Crawdads Sing,^[11][3] Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Little Fires Everywhere, Daisy Jones & the Six, Tiny Beautiful Things, and The Last Thing He Told Me.^[8][4]

In April 2022, Reese's Book Club partnered with furniture company Havenly to create a line of home decor called "Reading Room."^[12][13][14]

Reese's Book Club faced criticism in July 2019 after it was reported that Mark Owens, the ex-husband of Delia Owens, author of Reese's Book Club Pick Where the Crawdads Sing, was possibly connected to a murder that took place in Zambia in 1995.^{[15][16][17][18]}

Reese's Book Club was the subject of controversy following the announcement of its March 2023 Book Club Pick The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. In a video posted to the Reese's Book Club Instagram page, Witherspoon explained that the novel, which tells the story of two women in German-occupied France during World War II, was chosen in response to rising antisemitism. Some criticized this choice, noting that the novel does not prominently feature any Jewish characters and was not written by a Jewish author.^[19][20]