Draft:Celebrity Memoir Book Club

Parker and Hamilton met in 2018 in the New York stand-up scene{{Cite web |last=Bean |first=Ilana |date=2024-09-23 |title=In conversation with Claire and Ashley from Celebrity Memoir Book Club {{!}} Missing Perspectives |url=https://missingperspectives.com/posts/in-conversation-with-claire-and-ashley-from-celebrity-memoir-book-club/ |access-date=2025-05-09 |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web |last=Fahy |first=Olivia |date=2022-02-05 |title=Meet The Women Behind Celebrity Memoir Book Club — Claire & Ashley |url=https://geekireland.com/celebrity-memoir-book-club/ |access-date=2025-05-09 |language=en-GB}} and had previously hosted two podcasts together – Hold On One Second We're Talking About Britney Spears and We’re in a Fight with Claire and Ashley – before starting Celebrity Memoir Book Club in 2020{{Cite web |title=Celebrity Memoir Book Club Is Secretly a Friendship Podcast |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/celebrity-memoir-book-club/celebrity-memoir-book-club-is-secretly-a-friendship-podcast |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US}}. The pair ended the former after news broke of Britney Spears' conservatorship, citing feeling "uncomfortable" speculating on Spears' personal life.{{Cite web |last=Baio |first=Ariana |date=May 22, 2023 |title=In the age of celebrity memoirs, they're reading them so you don't have to |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/in-the-age-of-celebrity-memoirs-they-re-reading-them-so-you-don-t-have-to-b2334835.html |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=The Independent}} Instead, they pivoted to podcasting about celebrity memoirs, as "a way to discuss people without bullying somebody". Spears' memoir, The Woman in Me, was later reviewed on an episode of Celebrity Memoir Book Club.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-27 |title=Britney Spears can finally tell her own story in 'The Woman in Me' : It's Been a Minute |url=https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1197954176 |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=NPR |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2023-10-24 |title=Britney Spears: 'It's refreshing to see her in control', say fans |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-67205169 |access-date=2025-05-06 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-19 |title=2023: The year of the celebrity memoir : It's Been a Minute |url=https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1197954468 |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=NPR |language=en}}

In June 2024, Vox Media added Celebrity Memoir Book Club to its podcast network, taking on marketing, sales, and distribution duties for the show.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-06-04 |title=Vox Media Adds Celebrity Memoir Book Club to Its Portfolio via Podcast Partnership |url=https://www.voxmedia.com/2024/6/4/24171191/vox-media-adds-celebrity-memoir-book-club-to-its-portfolio-via-podcast-partnership |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Vox Media |language=}}

Books covered on the podcast include:{{Cite web |title=Celebrity Memoir Book Club |url=https://open.spotify.com/show/6K0OjUbw9BVGyWN5BWAXmq |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Spotify |language=en}}

• Spare – Prince Harry
• I'm Glad My Mom Died – Jeanette McCurdy{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2022 |title=The hosts of Celebrity Memoir Bookclub share their top podcasts |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastplaylist/the-hosts-of-celebrity-memoir-bookclub-share-their-top-podcasts-1.6664213 |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=CBC}}
• The Woman in Me – Britney Spears
• Crying in H Mart – Michelle Zauner
• Born a Crime – Trevor Noah
• Greenlights – Matthew McConaughey{{Cite web |date=2024-02-15 |title=Celebrity Memoir Book Club talks Matthew McConaughey's life-changing memoir and the multifaceted impact of TikTok on reading books — Lara Devgan, MD, MPH, FACS |url=https://laradevganmd.com/beauty-bosses/2024/2/15/celebrity-memoir-book-club-talks-matthew-mcconaugheys-life-changing-memoir-most-surprising-memoir-authors-and-the-state-of-reading-books-in-the-tiktok-era |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Dr. Lara Devgan {{!}} Dr. Devgan Scientific Beauty {{!}} New York City |language=en-US}}
• Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing – Matthew Perry

Parker and Hamilton have toured the podcast as a live show in the United States,{{Cite web |last1=Perelli |first1=Amanda |last2=Bradley |first2=Sydney |date=September 29, 2024 |title=Influencers are shepherding their online followers to IRL events as they look to build communities and make money |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/influencers-in-person-events-build-communities-make-money-2024-9 |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=Business Insider}} Canada, Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |title=Come see us live! |url=https://www.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/tour |access-date=May 9, 2025 |website=Celebrity Memoir Book Club}}

Celebrity Memoir Book Club was named by Vogue{{Cite web |last1=Hess |first1=Liam |last2=Specter |first2=Emma |date=2022-08-17 |title=The Best Podcasts of 2022 (So Far) |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/the-best-podcasts-of-2022 |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}} and Esquire{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=The 30 Best Podcasts of 2022 |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/g40152468/best-podcasts-of-2022/ |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Esquire |language=en-US}} as one of the best podcasts of 2022. The podcast has also been recommended by The Guardian,{{Cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Hannah J. |last2=Verdier |first2=Hannah |last3=Richardson |first3=Hollie |last4=Lindlar |first4=Charlie |date=2022-07-14 |title=Best podcasts of the week: The true story behind the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jul/14/hear-here-who-killed-daphne-caruana-galizia |access-date=2025-05-09 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} The Boston Globe,{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Lillian |date=September 19, 2023 |title=10 podcasts that will make you feel like you're in a book club |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/19/arts/10-podcasts-that-will-make-you-feel-like-youre-book-club/ |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=The Boston Globe}} Russh,{{Cite web |last=Dimitroff |first=Cassandra |date=2024-05-28 |title=9 of our favourite local and celebrity book clubs to join in 2024 |url=https://www.russh.com/best-book-clubs-to-join/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=RUSSH}} and Town & Country.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-23 |title=The 27 Best Book Podcasts |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g39137355/best-book-podcasts/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Town & Country |language=en-US}}

The podcast was an honoree at the 2025 Webby Awards in the Arts & Culture Podcasts category.{{Cite web |title=Celebrity Memoir Book Club |url=https://winners.webbyawards.com/2025/podcasts/shows/arts-culture/324326/celebrity-memoir-book-club |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=The Webby Awards}}

{{reflist}}

• [https://www.celebritymemoirbookclub.biz/ Official website]
• [https://open.spotify.com/show/6K0OjUbw9BVGyWN5BWAXmq Spotify]
• [https://www.instagram.com/celebritymemoirbookclub Instagram]
• [https://twitter.com/cmbc_podcast Twitter]
• [https://www.youtube.com/@celebritymemoirbookclub YouTube]

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