A Fate Forged in Fire is perfect for fans of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros and House of the Dragon by George R. R. Martin ...

It doesn’t matter if you avoid social media or are chronically online enough to know what “faerie smut” is – if you’re a reader, you’ve probably heard of BookTok. Reader communities ...

BookTok, TikTok’s book community, is a side of the video app that revels in the far reaches of what the reading world can offer. There’s a section for everyone: comedy, lit-fit, science ...

The #BookTok star speaks on building community through social media, potential ‘Summer in the City’ castings and the relatability of romance novels. By Anaja I. Smith If you purchase an ...

The reader community on TikTok, known collectively as BookTok, is home to a slew of amazing recommendations in all sorts of genres, but there are plenty of reads that are overlooked by the platform.

North Texan celebrity, singer and talk show host Kelly Clarkson is facing widespread criticism from BookTok — a popular online community of readers who champion literature (mostly new fiction ...

A widely used term, BookTok and Bookstagram emerged as readers around the world started to create shortform videos and posts for book recommendations, reviews and interpretations, often adding an ...

As of 2025, #BookTok has accumulated 370 billion views, with over 52 million creations jumping on board–skyrocketing bestsellers, reviving backlist titles and informing reading habits worldwide 1.

You Season 5 takes a jab at BookTok tropes through Bronte, Joe Goldberg’s latest obsession. She’s quickly proving to be one of the most divisive new characters of the Netflix series ...

As reading gets popular, there are a lot of opinions flying around. BookTok, a subculture of TikTok, boomed in 2020, right around the time of the pandemic. With an astounding 52 million hashtags, it’s ...

But the immense impact TikTok, owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, has had on the publishing industry over the past five years cannot be denied, for it’s #BookTok that is largely responsible for ...