Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss are beginning a new year with their book club.

The friends founded Belletrist , an online reading community, in 2017, and have chosen over 70 books across genres to share with readers since. Belletrist chooses a new book to read every month, and has since expanded to offer club members the opportunity to have books delivered to their doorsteps, through a partnership with Tertulia .

Emma Roberts Picks Didion and Babitz as Book Club Belletrist's Latest Selection: ‘Felt Like She Was Writing to Me’ (Exclusive)

Roberts told PEOPLE in a Nov. 2024 email interview that when it comes to selecting books for the club, “there is no formula.”

“It's genuinely whatever moves us,” she said. “But I will say this ... we try to pick books that we read and then need to

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