DARK SECRETS: 2 - The Real Truth

Official BookTok chart set to launch in the UK

Offering a monthly Top 20 rundown, the ranking will combine retail sales data with social media engagement on TikTok

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12

Female writers and readers have been challenging the patriarchy for more than 200 years

Emerald Fennell’s film adaptation of Wuthering Heights has been pulling in the crowds recently, which is quite a feat in troubled times for cinema. Published in 1847, Emily Brontë’s tale of psycho-sexual power dynamics is just one of many enduring female-authored 19th century novels exploring female sexuality and desire for…

The Conversation · Mar 5

The romantasy genre has destroyed book cover design

Is BookTok to blame?

Creative Bloq · Feb 12

Luke Bateman’s Bachie Ex Ellie Rolfe Pens Scathing Post After Seeing Him On I’m A Celeb

"Don't believe everything you see on TV and on social media! People can curate a whole identity for their personal gain/ego."

Pedestrian.tv · Jan 28

Want to get your teens reading books this summer? 7 teens share their favourite books in 2025

Around the world, young people are reading for pleasure less often, suggests a recent report. In Australia, 29% of high school students don’t read in their free time. So, how do we encourage our teenagers to read? There are some proven things you can do.

The Conversation · Dec 22, 2025

Teens discover books on social media. What will the under-16s ban do to their reading?

In a video address to the nation, timed with Australia’s world-first teen social media ban, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese encouraged under-16-year-olds newly unable to access social media to “read that book”.

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2025

‘Turned my location off’: Phoenix woman tells her boyfriend she’s going for a drive at night. Then a car with no headlights starts following her

There’s the real world version of dating, and then there’s the BookTok version: dramatic, moody, and full of fantasy. A trend built around that idea has been circulating on TikTok, with creators staging the moment they “go for a drive” and someone follows behind.

The Mary Sue · Dec 13, 2025

BookTok's Wild One Piece Guess: Sanji's Arlong Park Durability Linked to Whole Cake Island Abuse

A BookToker's startlingly accurate theory about One Piece's Sanji, made hundreds of chapters early, has veteran fans re-evaluating their understanding of the series.

International Business Times UK · Nov 14, 2025

Why the internet (and Gen Z) is still obsessed with Twilight, two decades on

Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the publication of Twilight, the first book in Stephanie Meyer’s teen vampire romance saga published between 2005 and 2020.

The Conversation · Sep 28, 2025

Young Finns snub their mother tongue by reading in English

Publishers fear for the future of translated literature as sales of foreign language books rise

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025