The list of eligible books is more than 4,000 long — sifting through all 50 pages is essentially reading a book in itself.

and remote-control page-turners. Gone are the days of curling up with an old-fashioned paperback—thanks to the burgeoning #BookTok subculture, e-readers are the new “It” accessory.

bookshop owners and book lovers who tout their favorites using literary hashtags like #Bookstagram and #BookTok. Now five Bay Area influencers — including Mychal Threets, the former Solano ...