Reese Witherspoon’s May Book Club Pick Is One of the Year’s Most Anticipated Novels - Buy Your Copy Today!
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A stamp of approval from Reese Witherspoon, especially when it means her choosing a book for her book club, can go a long way. After all, with the Oscar winner backing them up, even debut authors can become overnight bestsellers. But, when it comes to her May Book Club Pick, her pick just so happens to be one of 2025’s most long-awaited books.
Witherspoon’s May pick is none other than Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry!
In the Instagram announcement, Witherspoon and Henry, who’s written a number of other bestselling novels like Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation and Funny Story, are announcing the news together through cue cards. While Witherspoon called the book a romance, Henry added that it’s also a mystery.
“The twists and turns will shock you!” Witherspoon continued. “Hope you all love Great Big Beautiful Life,” Henry said at the end.
“Exciting news!” Witherspoon wrote in the caption. “The May @reesesbookclub pick has arrived a little early and it’s a mystery, romance, and thriller all rolled into one captivating story!”
She then gave fans a glimpse into the story. “The plot follows two journalists competing for the chance to interview a prominent socialite who has been missing for 30 years,” she writes. “What unfolds between them? I won’t give away any spoilers, but trust me, it’s so good! You don’t want to miss our May pick and the incredible new release, Great Big Beautiful Life by the very talented @emilyhenrywrites!”
'Great Big Beautiful Life' by Emily Henry
Of course, fans of Henry’s novels are excited about her new title. “Emily Henry is a ‘read every book’ author for me. I am buying what she’s selling,” wrote one commenter in the post. “Oh, this news just made my day… week… month…! 📖 🤩 🧡” wrote another fan.
In the official synopsis, readers are introduced to the protagonists: Alice Scott and Hayden Anderson.
“Alice Scott is an eternal optimist, still dreaming of her big writing break,” the description reads. “Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-Prize-winning human thundercloud. And they’re both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same reason: to write the biography of a woman no one has seen in years—or at least to meet with the octogenarian who claims to be the Margaret Ives. Tragic heiress, former tabloid princess, and daughter of one of the most storied (and scandalous) families of the twentieth century.”
As it turns out, Margaret invited them both for a one-month trial period, and they’re ready to duke it out.
“There are three things keeping Alice’s head in the game,” the description says. “One: Alice genuinely likes people, which means people usually like Alice—and she has a whole month to win the legendary woman over. Two: She’s ready for this job and the chance to impress her perennially unimpressed family with a Serious Publication. Three: Hayden Anderson, who should have no reason to be concerned about losing this book, is glowering at her in a shaken-to-the-core way that suggests he sees her as competition.”
Soon, as their research commences, the gaps in Margaret’s stories and the “inconvenient yearning pulsing” between Alice and Hayden pulls them together.
“And it’s becoming abundantly clear that their story—just like the tale Margaret’s spinning—could be a mystery, tragedy, or love ballad… depending on who’s telling it,” the synopsis ends.
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry comes out tomorrow, on April 22. Get your copy today!
Before you go, click here to see all the best picks from Reese Witherspoon’s book club.