Hi, I'm Chelsea Devantes, host of Celebrity Book Club, a new podcast from Stitcher coming out October 28th. Back in February, I was on a girls trip,

I was in a hot tub, and I was reading Jessica Simpson's memoir

and my mind was being blown.

I was so blown away by this book

that I started posting a recap of it on

Instagram because I just felt like everyone had to know the juice inside this book.

Since then I have been recapping all my favorite celebrity book club memoirs.

Look, I know it's not like the best genre of literature,

but it is my favorite genre of all time

and I will keep reading more because I'm in love with them.

Each episode of this book club explores the power of women telling their messy,

sometimes ugly, mostly empowering stories in their own words

and how their wild and salacious tales can inspire us all to feel less alone, more

emboldened and ready to say fuck off when the occasion arises.

And you guys, that occasion has arisen for me quite often lately.

This thing has been saving me during this time.

It's given me a place to put my mind that is still empowering and gossipy and juicy but ultimately about women coming

together and sharing their fucked up truths and it's making me feel stronger.

Maybe that sounds dorky but it's true you you guys. I'm feeling like a whole new woman.

So come join me, come get in the book club, and let's talk some shit.

October 28th is our first episode, and it is going to be an episode about the memoir of Mariah Carey.

It's called The Meaning of Mariah.

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