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Creators make videos reviewing, discussing, and joking about the books they read. These books range in genre, but many creators tend to focus on <a href="/wiki/Young_adult_fiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Young adult fiction">young adult fiction</a>, young adult <a href="/wiki/Fantasy" title="Fantasy">fantasy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Romance_novels" class="mw-redirect" title="Romance novels">romance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The community is cited with impacting the publishing industry and book sales.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The creators in this community are also known as BookTokers.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BookTok&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A large majority of content focuses on book reviews, book recommendations, book hauls and bookcase setups.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:7_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some creators will concentrate on specific genres, <a href="/wiki/BIPOC" class="mw-redirect" title="BIPOC">BIPOC</a> and <a href="/wiki/LGBT" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT">LGBTQ</a> authors,<sup id="cite_ref-:9_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or even publicizing their own works through their posts, while others post tributes and recommendations for books published years prior.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The BookTok creators are predominantly teenagers and young women,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a focus on young adult fiction, young adult fantasy, and romance.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>BookTok grew in popularity in 2020 during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Currently, several BookTok accounts now have hundreds of thousands of followers.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2021, publishers began to reach out to popular creators to collaborate with them to promote specific titles or offer free books.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2023 it was reported that the #BookTok had been viewed over 200 billion times on TikTok with about 60 billion videos.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2021, a BookTok community member sent out dozens of packages to other users which contained a newly published book and a coded message to create intrigue around the new book.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The message was decoded within the month by a group of BookTokers called The Scooby Gang.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Melissa Blair, an <a href="/wiki/Anishinaabe" title="Anishinaabe">Anishinaabei</a> user, was revealed to be the author and the book sold about 4,000 copies in the weeks prior.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other authors who post content using the BookTok tag have noticed that books sell more, and they can stay connected or specifically target potential buyers through the hashtag and other specific ones that apply to their books.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BookTok&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>BookTok has its own culture in the digital world with videos being reposted on Instagram, Facebook and other social media platforms. There are multiple "subcultures" based on the kind of a books a user is interested in hearing or learning about. Some of these various subcultures on BookTok are romance, fantasy, and historical fiction.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BookTok features a variety of content geared towards these audiences such as reviews, book hauls, cosplays, or acting out various scenes.<sup id="cite_ref-:03_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:03-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In this digital space smaller groups are formed on outside servers such as discord and books are able to become more or less popular because of this platform. There are many articles that discuss how BookTok has changed reading for younger people and impacted the publishing landscape.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (November 2024)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Impacts_on_reading">Impacts on reading</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BookTok&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Impacts on reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The BookTok space had been linked to an increase in the desire to read outside of classrooms<sup id="cite_ref-:12_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as reacting/rating books emotionally rather than from a solely critical standpoint. Content creators post a variety of TikToks about the books they are reading, but they often revolve around reactions to entire books or specific scenes. Some of these videos showcase visceral reactions to books that inspire other BookTok users to read the book.<sup id="cite_ref-:04_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:04-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Song_of_Achilles" title="The Song of Achilles">The Song of Achilles</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Madeline_Miller" title="Madeline Miller">Madeline Miller</a> is a popular example in which videos of creators crying over the ending rose in popularity on the app.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Frequently, part of the culture on BookTok is the discussion of how these books make readers feel.<sup id="cite_ref-:04_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:04-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another popular aspect of the community culture in BookTok is the open discussion and the idea that users are reading the books together.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Impact_on_sales_and_publishing">Impact on sales and publishing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BookTok&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Impact on sales and publishing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>TikTok videos of people recommending books led to a significant increase in sales. Several books found their way onto <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list" title="The New York Times Best Seller list">The New York Times Bestseller list</a> due to BookTok videos.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In some cases, the books that received this boost in sales were nearly a decade old, while other books gained popularity ahead of their release.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Books can become popular on the app due to either a genuine love for them by the readers, or due to shock and jokes about the subject matter, as seen with the science fantasy romance novel <i><a href="/wiki/Ice_Planet_Barbarians" title="Ice Planet Barbarians">Ice Planet Barbarians</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both authors and publishers began to notice the increase in sales due to BookTok. Authors began to make their own BookTok accounts, while publishers made accounts for their company and sponsored popular BookTokers to promote their titles.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some have praised the community for raising awareness of books that would not be as marketed as heavily, such as self-published authors.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Large publishers would also buy the rights to publish books by independent authors who gained popularity on the app.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Atlas_Six" title="The Atlas Six">The Atlas Six</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Olivie_Blake" title="Olivie Blake">Olivie Blake</a> was self-published via <a href="/wiki/Kindle_Direct_Publishing" title="Kindle Direct Publishing">Kindle</a> in 2020 and became a viral "BookTok sensation." The fantasy novel was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Tor_Books" title="Tor Books">Tor Books</a> and re-published with revisions in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There have also been cases of authors receiving publishing deals for unpublished works that went viral on the app, such as <a href="/wiki/Alex_Aster" title="Alex Aster">Alex Aster's</a> <i>Lightlark</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:11_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bookstores such as <a href="/wiki/Barnes_%26_Noble" title="Barnes & Noble">Barnes and Noble</a> have noticed BookTok's ability to drive sales, and have incorporated into their stores.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many Barnes and Noble stores have BookTok displays, featuring popular books on the app, and the company also has a section of their site dedicated to these books.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many retailers view BookTok as an organic marketing method, as readers find what is trending through the posts and want to read the books in order to engage with the community.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some members of the community agree with the organic feel of marketing within the community, as it gives the readers more control over what books are popular. Others argue that it can create an echo chamber about which books should be read.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The community may also be helping in a trend of more readers, with a growth in interest in reading and reading seen with the growth in the community and TikTok popularity.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popular_BookTok_books">Popular BookTok books</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BookTok&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Popular BookTok books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"<b>BookTok Books</b>" are the books that are discussed most frequently on the TikTok platform. They often receive lots of attention from both the TikTok community and the real world. Some of these books include: </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Court_of_Thorns_and_Roses" title="A Court of Thorns and Roses">A Court of Thorns and Roses</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Sarah_J._Maas" title="Sarah J. Maas">Sarah J. Maas</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Atlas_Six" title="The Atlas Six">The Atlas Six</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Olivie_Blake" title="Olivie Blake">Olivie Blake</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Wing" title="Fourth Wing">Fourth Wing</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Yarros" title="Rebecca Yarros">Rebecca Yarros</a><sup id="cite_ref-fourthWing_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fourthWing-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ice_Planet_Barbarians" title="Ice Planet Barbarians">Ice Planet Barbarians</a></i> by Ruby Dixon<sup id="cite_ref-:5_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It_Ends_with_Us" title="It Ends with Us">It Ends With Us</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Colleen_Hoover" title="Colleen Hoover">Colleen Hoover</a><sup id="cite_ref-:2_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Invisible_Life_of_Addie_LaRue" title="The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue">The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/V._E._Schwab" title="V. E. Schwab">V. E. Schwab</a><sup id="cite_ref-:3_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lightlark" class="mw-redirect" title="Lightlark">Lightlark</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Alex_Aster" title="Alex Aster">Alex Aster</a><sup id="cite_ref-:11_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Love_Hypothesis" title="The Love Hypothesis">The Love Hypothesis</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Ali_Hazelwood" title="Ali Hazelwood">Ali Hazelwood</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Year_of_Rest_and_Relaxation" title="My Year of Rest and Relaxation">My Year of Rest and Relaxation</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Ottessa_Moshfegh" title="Ottessa Moshfegh">Ottessa Moshfegh</a><sup id="cite_ref-:7_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Seven_Husbands_of_Evelyn_Hugo" title="The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo">The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo</a> </i> by <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Jenkins_Reid" title="Taylor Jenkins Reid">Taylor Jenkins Reid</a><sup id="cite_ref-:6_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Six_of_Crows" title="Six of Crows">Six of Crows</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Bardugo" title="Leigh Bardugo">Leigh Bardugo</a><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Song_of_Achilles" title="The Song of Achilles">The Song of Achilles</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Madeline_Miller" title="Madeline Miller">Madeline Miller</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/They_Both_Die_at_the_End" title="They Both Die at the End">They Both Die at the End</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Adam_Silvera" title="Adam Silvera">Adam Silvera</a><sup id="cite_ref-:1_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Were_Liars" title="We Were Liars">We Were Liars</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/E._Lockhart" title="E. Lockhart">E. Lockhart</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>These Violent Delights</i> by <a href="/wiki/Chloe_Gong" title="Chloe Gong">Chloe Gong</a><sup id="cite_ref-:1_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Throne_of_Glass" title="Throne of Glass">Throne of Glass</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Sarah_J._Maas" title="Sarah J. Maas">Sarah J. Maas</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cruel_Prince" class="mw-redirect" title="The Cruel Prince">The Cruel Prince</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Holly_Black" title="Holly Black">Holly Black</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BookTok&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BookTube" title="BookTube">BookTube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TikTok_Book_Awards" title="TikTok Book Awards">TikTok Book Awards</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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