BookTok & Social Trends

22+ hour, 51+ min ago   (753+ words) My son Caleb has always written. Notebooks, notes on my phone, half-finished chapters saved under names like “new story FINAL 2.” He also reads comics the way some kids watch TV: fast, often, and with strong opinions about who would win…...

1+ day, 53+ min ago   (362+ words) “I wish I liked to read, but I just get bored.” I often hear people say this when reading comes up in conversation. Perhaps you’ve even said something along these lines yourself. Reading books for pleasure is a lost art....

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (303+ words) Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman bring Olive and Adam's fake-dating romance to the screen. The long-awaited live-action adaptation of Ali Hazelwood's viral BookTok sensation has arrived! Directed by Claire Scanlon and starring Lili Reinhart alongside Tom Bateman, The Love Hypothesis…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (243+ words) Rumour has it book-readers are an endangered species. I've begun two book clubs in the last year that dispute the claim. Here are 5 book suggestions for you. Is Book Reading Dead? Not Yet, Despite the Naysayers 5 Book Suggestions That Educate…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (199+ words) Last week, a video came across my feed of a man saying horny lines over a dubstep beat. “On your knees,” he snarled. As the beat dropped, he growled, “Mmm, now look at me.” “Instagram reels just showed me a…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1122+ words) Worldwide voices on arts and culture Why is somebody only considered to have truly read a book if they’ve read it with their eyes, on paper? This is an argument that you’d think would have run its course by now,…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (188+ words) I’m a reader and I’ve always been a reader. I don’t even own a television because watching it would cut into my reading time. As a retired librarian and lifelong book junkie, I’ve come to realize that every reader has…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (249+ words) In the contemporary, fast-paced world, the digital revolution has transformed the way we access, consume, and share information. E-books, online journals, and news apps have become the go-to mediums for many. Yet, a persistent cohort of readers still prefer the…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (485+ words) For students who are juggling classes and a plethora of after-school activities, reading can be seen as a chore — assigned chapters and deadlines. When a book is another task to finish, it can be harder to return to reading for…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (96+ words) There was a time when my own thoughts felt like the loudest room I had ever been trapped in. I didn’t always have the words for what I was experiencing. Sometimes, I couldn’t even identify what I was feeling, only…...