7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (557+ words) "Social media is the root of the problem. People aren't really doing this outside of that." Book Tok may be inspiring more people to read, but one Reddit thread suggested the trend is also fueling frustration over something else: the…...

17+ hour, 26+ min ago  (615+ words) Publishers Weekly Rosiee Thor on Centering Aromantic Voices for YA Readers Rosiee Thor and Madeline Dyer are co-editors of the 2023 YA collection Being Ace: An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection. Their new…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (726+ words) The Spectator It's time to turn the page on "romantasy' I wrote recently about my delight that an excellent second-hand bookshop has opened in my home city of Oxford. Well, karma has come around. In the upmarket district of Jericho,…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (454+ words) Why are we falling into the same trap as Richard? He tells us he's obsessive, that his dream to live an aesthetically pleasing academic life is one that isn't to be wanted - it is unhealthy, but those online, including myself,…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (179+ words) Publishers Weekly Tik Tok Enlists Influencers for Summer Reading List In participation with Tik Tok, five Book Tok influencers have compiled recommendations for an official "Book Tok community summer reading list." All five have followers numbering from the hundreds of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (837+ words) Summer is made for book lovers. The days are longer, the weather is warmer, and an afternoon poolside or posted up in a park starts to sound a lot more appealing than facing the ever-present horrors of the real world....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (324+ words) I'm just sitting down at a table at the back of the bookstore caf" with a stack of books and an iced coffee, and the woman at the next table, thirtyish, dreadlocks, librarian glasses, nose ring, leans over and says,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (353+ words) Mastering the best of what other people have already figured out No. 683 " May 31, 2026 If everyone agrees, you won't create much value. Deviate when you have an edge. And when success feels attainable, you lock in and work longer, harder, and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (417+ words) On paper, it would make sense for Book Tok-favorite A Court of Thorns and Roses to be moved to the top of the adaptation pile. Since its popularity exploded online, the Sarah J. Maas series about the Fae kingdoms of Prythian…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (220+ words) News has just dropped that Rebecca Yarros" Fourth Wing book is being adapted for TV Romantasy (romantic fantasy) is the fastest-growing literary genre, accounting for $610 million in sales for publishers. Book Tok " a book community on Tik Tok " has driven…...