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6 Unique Book Recommendations From TikTok

Emma Ryan
4 min readMay 23, 2022

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I’m addicted to TikTok. It’s the perfect way to pass a bit of time, and after a couple of years on the app, my tailored feed has become a feel-good, wholesome corner of the internet to escape to.

In particular, the BookTok community — as TikTok’s book community has been named — is one that I want to stay in forever. The #BookTok tag currently has a whopping 52.9 billion views, with creators sharing book reviews, recommendations, and more. I even saw a video of a couple creating custom dust jackets for their books!

Sure, there are always negatives that come with social media platforms, but it’s hard to find anything but joy in the BookTok community.

It’s just a bunch of people talking passionately about something they love — books and reading. And for all of us book lovers, what could be better than that? .

I know it’s inspired me to pick up a few books!

There are some authors and books that have a Kardashian level of fame on BookTok, and you’ll likely see them in every other video. The “popular” books largely come from the…

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Emma Ryan
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Written by Emma Ryan

The ramblings of an anxious bookworm.

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