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The Latest Breaking News from BookTok

In China, social media apps are changing how people buy and read books – selling more than physical bookshops do

While the Australian book market was down 3% last year, genre fiction – popular on BookTok – was among the rare categories that grew.

The Conversation

I wanted to hate this romance-fantasy book series, but I’m converted

Sarah J Maas’s series is a global bestseller, combining fantasy, romance and action

The Independent UK

Netflix betting millions on genius new content

The streaming service is tapping into a potential goldmine.

The Street

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Fyodor fever: how Dostoevsky became a social media sensation

White Nights, the author’s 1848 novella, sounds an unlikely candidate to go viral, but the story of lovelorn loneliness is now a favourite among TikTok and Instagram users

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft, TikTok and AI are ‘disrupting’ book publishing. But do we want their effortless art?

Publishing is one of many fields poised for disruption by tech companies and artificial intelligence (AI). New platforms and approaches, like a book imprint by Microsoft and a self-publishing tech startup that uses AI, promise to make publishing faster and more accessible than ever.

The Conversation

TikTok owner ByteDance to publish print books

8th Note Press, an imprint launched by ByteDance, will print novels in genres popular on BookTok including YA and contemporary fiction and ‘romantasy’

The Guardian - UK

Life is Strange: Double Exposure Is A Murder Mystery Game Tailor Made For True Crime Fans

Okay, true crime heads and Booktok shippers, have I got a game for you. The Life is Strange series has a brand new entry, serving up another murder-mystery plot scored to a banger indie soundtrack. In Life is Strange: Double Exposure, you once again play as Max Caulfield several years…

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‘I love the whole atmosphere and can spend hours browsing’: how did bookshops suddenly become cool?

A new survey suggests that young people are shunning AI algorithms and online retailers to experience the joy of visiting bookshops

The Guardian - UK

Queen Camilla Could Be the First Royal to Join TikTok

Watch out for the next BookTok star.

Marie Claire

TikTok meets Tolkien: how the Folio Society attracted gen Z readers

The publishing house is booming thanks to sci-fi and fantasy novels – and a love of artisanal editions

The Guardian - UK

TikToker sparks debate after asking why book ‘has so many words on the page’

‘Why are the pages filled with so many words?’

The Independent UK

Why did she stay? The same reasons I did

The road to domestic violence is paved with Cartier bracelets and Hallmark cards

Salon

The sexiest books of all time: Goodreads has ranked them – and Mister Orgasm is on top

The Guardian - UK

BookTok star Jack Edwards: ‘I got to interview the Gruffalo last year. They say don’t meet your idols’

The social media influencer on how he became a hit on BookTok, democratising book reviewing, and trying to explain to his family what he does for a living

The Guardian - UK

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BookTok is recommending 'explicit' and 'violent' reads to teens warn experts - here are 3 tips for keeping kids safe from mature content

Lots of kids are enjoying the book recommendations they get online, but many are being exposed to what users call 'spicy' reads

The Guardian - UK

‘They made it look so easy’: traditional craft of bookbinding rejuvenated for the TikTok age

Enthusiasts are customising their favourite works and being rewarded with wide social media following

The Guardian - UK

‘BookTok Bookshelves’ to launch in cities around the UK

Taking advantage of the social media platform’s books community, a partnership with the National Literacy Trust will provide 20 ‘bookshelves’ in areas lacking literary provision

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Possible TikTok ban could be 'an extinction-level event' for the creator economy

Tens of thousands of people earn a living on TikTok. But as creators face down the real possibility of TikTok going away, many are trying to switch to new platforms to save their livlihoods.

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The Guardian - UK

Romantasy, AI and Palestinian voices: publishing trends emerge at London book fair

Future publishing priorities also included sustainability, neurodivergent protagonists and new retellings of Greek mythology

Evening Standard

Sex, dungeons and dragons: are you ready for romantasy?

The hottest trend in fiction is a blend of raunchy romance and fantasy, with the Game of Thrones-meets-Fifty Shades literature appealing to both teens and adults, says Maddy Mussen

The Guardian - UK

Children exposed to ‘spicy’ adult fiction by BookTok influencers

Reading is cool again, but publishers and parents fear that new TikTok trend promoting erotic titles goes too far

The Guardian - US

Sexily ever after: how romance bookstores took over America

Five years ago, there was just one. Now bookshops exclusively stocking romance novels are everywhere – aiming to ‘undo generations of shame’

The Guardian - UK

Mills & Boon launch ‘spicy’ Afterglow series to woo TikTok book lovers

Romance publisher to launch two ‘trend-led books’ a month, with ‘generous dose of spice in every story’

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Meet The 23-Year-Old Who Turned Penguin Random House’s TikTok Into The Best Thing On BookTok

We mean, if you've caught the attention of Troye Sivan...

The Independent UK

2023 in books: Protests, bannings and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing

The publishing world made plenty of news in 2023, but not only because of the books themselves

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