--- description: Emma Watson's feminist book club now has a name and is open to anyone who wants to join. title: Here's How to Join Emma Watson's Feminist Book Club image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's How to Join Emma Watson's Feminist Book Club  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 8, 2016 4:05 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 8, 2016 4:05 PM CUT Emma Watson’s [feminist](http://time.com/4132059/emma-watson-feminism-heforshe-united-nations/ "undefined") book club [now has a name](http://time.com/4170105/emma-watson-feminist-book-club/ "undefined") and is open to anyone who wants to join. The [UN Women Goodwill](http://time.com/4052334/emma-watson-hollywood-sexism/ "undefined") ambassador announced the club will be called “Our Shared Shelf” and meetings will be conducted through a [group on Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/179584-our-shared-shelf "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/EmWatson/status/685246433491025922) To become a member, all you need to do is register for an account and join on the group’s page. More than 37,000 people have already signed up at this time, with well-known names such as [Abby Wambach](https://twitter.com/AbbyWambach?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor "undefined"), [Sophia Bush](https://twitter.com/SophiaBush "undefined") and [Kate Voegele](https://twitter.com/katevoegele "undefined") tweeting about their interest in the project. So what’s first on the list? Watson revealed that she has chosen Gloria Steinem’s latest memoir, [_My Life on the Road_](http://time.com/4085396/gloria-steinem-amy-schumer-playboy-book/ "undefined"), as the inaugural book. > [](https://twitter.com/EmWatson/status/685092731736199168) > [](https://twitter.com/GloriaSteinem/status/685190347589304320) The 25-year-old actress explained her inspiration for the club in an introductory message on the group page. “As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading as many books and essays about equality as I can get my hands on,” she wrote. “There is so much amazing stuff out there! Funny, inspiring, sad, thought-provoking, empowering!” Excuse us while we head over to [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/179584-our-shared-shelf "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4172664/join-emma-watsons-feminist-book-club/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4172664/join-emma-watsons-feminist-book-club/"},"headline":"Here's How to Join Emma Watson's Feminist Book Club","datePublished":"2016-01-08T16:05:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:27.098Z","description":"It's open to everyone","url":"https://time.com/4172664/join-emma-watsons-feminist-book-club/","keywords":["Newsfeed","feminism","celebrities","Books","Gloria Steinem","Emma Watson","Abby Wambach"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4172664/join-emma-watsons-feminist-book-club/","name":"Here's How to Join Emma Watson's Feminist Book Club"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Emma Watson - He For She - Speech","description":"Emma Watson -He For She- Speech","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/0clamGjK/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-09-22T11:27:02.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/0clamGjK.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4172664/join-emma-watsons-feminist-book-club/","duration":"PT23S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4172664/join-emma-watsons-feminist-book-club/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```