This post was updated Jan. 11 at 8:44 p.m. Social media made reading cool again, but is BookTok enough to fight the literacy crisis? Viral TikTok trends have encouraged teens and young adults to pick ...

Growing up, I didn’t love books. Reading for fun seemed impossible. I would only read the books assigned in school, and even had to use Sparknotes to summarize the content I was reading. However, that ...

What began as a cozy nook on the corner of the internet, has quickly transformed into a global phenomenon. As of 2025, #BookTok has accumulated 370 billion views, with over 52 million creations ...

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 ...

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After struggling with addiction and depression, former professional rugby player Luke Bateman finally found a community where he belonged. The 30-year-old was a lifelong fantasy reader but "never saw ...

Whether or not you're a casual reader or a distinguished bookworm, chances are you've heard of BookTok — TikTok's little corner of the internet where all things literature are discussed. Since 2020, ...