{"id":128958,"date":"2024-10-03T17:25:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T17:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/03\/booktubes-jack-edwards-shares-reading-recs-for-reality-tv-fans\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T17:25:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T17:25:25","slug":"booktubes-jack-edwards-shares-reading-recs-for-reality-tv-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/03\/booktubes-jack-edwards-shares-reading-recs-for-reality-tv-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"BookTube\u2019s Jack Edwards Shares Reading Recs for Reality TV Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"


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It turns out Jack Edwards<\/strong> is just like Us<\/em> when it comes to his love for Normal People.<\/em><\/p>\n

The social media influencer, who became huge on BookTube for his literary commentary and reviews, reflected on the first bookish video he posted to YouTube<\/a> on June 9, 2020. In the clip, Edwards discussed reading all of the books the character Connell Waldron (Paul Mescal<\/strong><\/a>) read in the TV show Normal People<\/a>,<\/em> which was based on the Sally Rooney<\/strong> book of the same name.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt added so much texture to my reading experience of Normal People,<\/em> because everything is in there so intentionally, which just made it so interesting,\u201d Edwards exclusively told Us Weekly.<\/em> \u201cTo think, why did Sally Rooney choose for that book to be the one that Connell was reading at that particular time. So, she uses Irish poets like Frank O\u2019Hara<\/strong>\u00a0and she invokes classic books like Voltaire<\/strong>\u2018s Candide<\/em>, but each of them gives you an insight into how Connell is feeling at that moment in time. So, from one literature student to another, it\u2019s kind of a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

Edwards has been the internet\u2019s go-to guy for reading recommendations ever since. He spoke to Us<\/em> following the annual Made on YouTube event about the unexpected books that reality TV show fans should have on their TBR (to be read) lists.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>The Hottest New LGBTQIA+ Romance Novels to Read in 2024<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tAtria Books; Simon & Schuster; Alcove Press; HarperCollins Summer is in full swing, which means there\u2019s no better time to settle in with a steamy romance novel. The first half of the year has seen the release of several new romance novels centering on LGBTQIA+ characters, including TJ Alexander\u2019s Triple Sec and Alison Cochrun\u2019s Here [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A Book for \u2018Love Island\u2019 Fans<\/h3>\n

Even though we\u2019re in the fall, some of us are already longing for the warmer months \u2014 which always bring new episodes of Love Island.<\/em> Edwards believes One Summer in Miami<\/em> by Amber Rose Gill, who won Season 5, matches the vibe of the Peacock reality show.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re trying to get your Love Island<\/em> fix, maybe get it from a Love Island<\/em> winner,\u201d Edwards said.<\/p>\n

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A Book for Bachelor Nation<\/h3>\n

Fans of The Bachelor<\/em> franchise will want to read The Unbearable Lightness of Being<\/em> by Milan Kundera<\/strong>, which is all about non-monogamy and the ethics of being in love and the ethics of dating multiple people. \u201cIf you want, like, a philosophical read to balance out the kind of brain rot of watching The Bachelor<\/em> [and] The Bachelorette,<\/em>\u201d Edwards added.<\/p>\n

A Book for \u2018Selling Sunset\u2019 Fans<\/h3>\n

Selling Sunset<\/em> fans should \u201cread L.A. Woman<\/em> by Eve Babitz<\/strong>, which is so good, and she captures like the energy of LA in the \u201860s,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cShe was just like such an It girl, and it\u2019s frivolous and silly and kind of audacious, in a way. Even the opening line just catches you right from the start.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Every Bachelor Nation Member Who\u2018s Written a Book: Abigail Heringer and More<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tWill you accept this typewriter? After appearing on The Bachelor or The Bachelorette, plenty of contestants go on to host podcasts or star on additional seasons of the franchise, but arguably the No. 1 pastime for Bachelor Nation members is writing. Tons of former Bachelor and Bachelorette leads have written books over the years, including [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A Book for \u2018Real Housewives\u2019 Fans<\/h3>\n

And last but not least, fans of The Real Housewives<\/em> franchise will want to pick up a copy of Blue Sisters<\/em> by Coco Mellors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has these amazing fight scenes where the characters think of the most heinous, evil, horrible things they could say to one another and say them anyway. And I think it\u2019s about that thing of the human experience in your head where you\u2019re like, \u2018Don\u2019t say it, don\u2019t say it, don\u2019t say, and then you do, and you just have to face percussions of having said something, you know is awful,\u201d Edwards continued. \u201cThat\u2019s what those characters do, and their sisters too, so they do really rip into each other in that way. I think that\u2019s what the housewives do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jack Edwards\u2019 Fall Book Recommendations<\/h3>\n

As for Edwards\u2019 most anticipated future release? It\u2019s Intermezzo<\/em> by Rooney, which was released on September 24. He also said that a classic novelist might have a huge renaissance this fall.<\/p>\n

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