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A graphic displaying a collage of popular novels on a background of book pages with TikTok elements. ILLUSTRATED BY JERRY WEINTRAUB/THE STATESMAN

Is #BookTok creating fast fashion books?

Katherine Kimes February 13, 2024

The TikTok hashtag #BookTok, raking in 224.5 billion views and counting, has enraptured the app’s book-loving community. BookTok has mirrored other communities on platforms such as Instagram’s...

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“Divine Rivals”: a mismarketed romantasy novel that falls woefully flat

“Divine Rivals”: a mismarketed romantasy novel that falls woefully flat

Katherine Kimes February 4, 2024
“Divine Rivals” by Rebecca Ross has been a bestseller ever since hitting the shelves last April. It has not only been a trending sensation on TikTok under #BookTok, but it also won the Goodreads Choice Awards 2023 for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction.
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It Ends With US. The 2016 Goodreads Best Romance winner harbors potentially dangerous themes of intimate partner violence.ATRIA BOOKS

Romance novel “It Ends with Us”: cautionary tale of domestic violence falls dangerously flat

Jenna Zaza March 26, 2023
While "It Ends With Us" is marketed as a romance novel and continues to be praised, its erroneous portrayal of intimate partner violence (IPV) renders it downright dangerous to be classified as such, as Hoover’s attempt at a cautionary tale falls flat.
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The male gaze in “Normal People” by Sally Rooney

Jenna Zaza February 14, 2023
Sally Rooney’s writing doesn’t aim to be filled with colorful prose, but rather engages in intellectual discussions that deal with Marxism, gender, art and the notion of relationships through a muted, impactful tone.  
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Brooklyn’s 17th annual “Book Fest”: connecting authors and readers

Jenna Zaza October 17, 2022
Despite New York City facing severe rainstorms due to Hurricane Ian, crowds of people trekked out to downtown Brooklyn to attend the 17th annual Book Festival on Oct. 2. 
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