This week, BookTok creators reflected on how social media, can build a readership for a book, the pros and cons of book-related merch and the rise of events aimed at influencers. There are “a ...

“TikTok or BookTok has definitely played a role,” Kaeser says of her store’s success. “That changed the trajectory of my career; Starting to read again.” Walking into Enchanted Novelties ...

Hit the road in L.A., and you’re likely to spot a cheeky bumper sticker … or 17. As Times contributor Renée Reizman reports, the medium that was once popularized by Dwight D. Eisenhower’s ...

Who: Jennith Chen, 29, runs the BookTok account @readwithjenn on TikTok, where she recommends titles, including romance and Asian literature, to some 13,400 followers. She has a popular series ...

Calling all bookworms! Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Let’s not forget about the romance purists: BookTok gave romance a big boost. In 2020, there were only two romance-specific ...

Reportedly there’s a surge in bumper stickers protesting Tesla and Elon Musk. But I don’t see any evidence in two Tesla-dense Los Angeles neighborhoods that I spend my time in. I take frequent ...

This chapter’s scene is somewhat famous for its spice on BookTok. A throne is involved. It is spicy, but I would say other chapters are even more explicit (and/or cringe, depending on your view).

It’s actually a hulking bookshelf, and it’s filled to the brim. This view is commonplace in the world of BookTok, the affectionate nickname given to TikTok’s community of book lovers. Let me tell you, ...

Among the multitudes of famed dancers and comedians, a corner of the TikTok community sits in its own bubble; one that sucks in all literary fanatics, called Booktok. Any avid reader or writer that ...