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From “BookTok” to Your Bookshelf

March 15, 2022 by Celeste Santarrosa 4,514 Comments

Is social media killing bookstore sales? Quite the opposite, believe it or not. “BookTok” is sending old and new books to the top of the bestsellers list changing authors careers and influencing a community of bibliophiles. “BookTok” is a community on the social media app TikTok, focusing on everything books and literature. Creators make videos about books they read that are either reviewing, discussing, recommending, or joking about them. “BookTok” now has over 41.8 billion views on the app, and is creating a real impact. Five years ago, young adult and science fiction author Adam Silvera released a novel entitled They Both Die at the End, which landed at the top of New York … [Read more...] about From “BookTok” to Your Bookshelf

Filed Under: Arts and Entertainment Tagged With: books, tiktok, trends

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