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” ...

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 ...

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

Edward Holly (CAS ’25) inherited his love of reading from his mother, who passed down the novels from her book club to him.  Holly now helps run Lattes and Lit, an on-campus book club at Georgetown ...

Our reading levels had plunged during the pandemic and we were desperate for connection. BookTok was a way we could connect with other readers, plus crack a joke or two along the way. I yearned ...

Cloistered away from the adults who misunderstood us, we were girls who built our own world, and I’ve watched users do something similar on BookTok. If you’re old enough to remember reading ...

In November, a chasm opened in the middle of one of the most popular online reading spaces. It started after the election, as political chatter bled into BookTok. On one side of the app ...

Emily added that she “would like to see less of the same conversations that arise every year such as: ‘People who read over 200 books a year aren’t really reading’, ‘BookTok is ruining ...

Barnes & Noble recently announced it will open 60 new stores in 2025. BookTok, a large TikTok category, can be thanked for ...