Billboard Book Club to Launch With Geri Halliwell-Horner ‘Rosie Frost’

Time to spice up your life with a good book! Billboard announced Wednesday (April 2) that it’s partnering with livestream and social commerce platform TalkShopLive to launch the Billboard Book Club Powered by TalkShopLive.

The book club will feature some of music’s biggest stars discussing and promoting their latest books via the livestream ecommerce platform. Kicking things off is Geri Halliwell-Horner, a.k.a. Ginger Spice from the Spice Girls, who will stream April 8 via TalkShopLive from Billboard’s New York City studio. She’ll be celebrating her newest book, Rosie Frost: Ice on Fire, the sequel to her New York Times bestseller Rosie Frost & the Falcon Queen.

Per the book’s official description, the story follows protagonist Rosie Frost, who, “on the brink of discovering who — or what — lies behind her mother’s death, begins a new adventure with a murder to solve, revenge on her mind, and more questions than she has answers.”

She’ll also promote signed copies of the novel, which fans can purchase live on April 8 at 6 p.m. ET or watch replays anytime via the link here.

“At Billboard, we’re always excited to celebrate and support artists beyond their music,” Hannah Karp, editor-in-chief of Billboard, said in a press statement. “Our Billboard Book Club highlights artists as true storytellers while helping fans engage with their favorite acts in new ways.”

Bryan Moore, CEO and co-founder of TalkShopLive, added, “Over the past five years, TalkShopLive has welcomed hundreds of authors to our platform to discuss their books and the inspiration behind them. These livestreams have resulted in thousands of sales for these authors. From Oprah to Dolly Parton to Martha Stewart to Jenna Bush Hager and Kelsea Ballerini, TalkShopLive has become the go-to live commerce destination to showcase books during the preorder window. Now, in partnership with Billboard, we are poised to help countless musicians, journalists, historians and authors succeed in launching books that achieve ‘best sellers’ chart success.”

Billboard Book Club interviews will be featured on Billboard.com, on Billboard’s TalkShopLive channel and be simulcast to Billboard’s Facebook and Instagram pages. Viewers watching on Facebook and Instagram can comment the word “shop” to receive a link in their direct messages to purchase.

All sales from Billboard and TalkShopLive via TalkShopLive’s book distribution partner, ReaderLink, count toward The New York Times Best Sellers list.