We look at the world of BookTok and the book clubs you'll wish you knew about sooner. Plus, the owner of Octavia’s Bookshelf ...

Don’t get me wrong, I love them both, but while I’ve definitely been introduced to new favorites, I can’t help but wonder how many great books are getting lost outside the BookTok hype cycle. BookTok ...

The biggest problem with BookTok isn’t the books people are reading, but the way they consume them. The endless cycle of buying books to appeal to an aesthetic shifts the focus of being a “book lover” ...

This week BookTok creators highlighted the books currently popular on the platform alongside the titles experiencing a resurgence. Other popular backlist titles include two epic fantasy series ...

Edward Holly (CAS ’25) inherited his love of reading from his mother, who passed down the novels from her book club to him. ...

Despite its tendency towards mob behavior, Booktok succeeds in its most important goal: encouraging a greater audience to read. Through sharing and popularizing these recommendations, the community ...

Booktok and Bookstagram romance experts have a book for every trope, pairing and type. You'll find a new fav here, too!

When I was in seventh grade, I remember reading “The Giver” and “The Outsiders.” In eighth grade, I read “How To Kill A Mockingbird” and “The Diary of Anne Frank.” In my freshman year, ...

If you’ve been online at any point since 2020, you’ve likely heard of “BookTok,” the literature-focused side of TikTok.

Riding the resurgence of popularity around physical book purchases, Barnes and Noble opened more new bookstores in 2024 than ...