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There’s a corner of the Internet for just about everybody. For book lovers, that corner just got a little bit wider, thanks to TikTok, the short-form video-sharing platform. Sure, you may hear the buzz about a bestseller on Instagram or Twitter, but #BookTok, the popular hashtag on TikTok, has breathed new life into the backlist. While there’s a growing chorus of viewers that swear “TikTok made me buy it,” there’s also the crowd that claims “TikTok made me read it,” thanks to recommendations from BookTokkers that go viral.

With over 200 billion views to date, the #BookTok hashtag is a community where readers come together to rediscover old books, discuss what they’re reading and get word-of-mouth recommendations. This has many asking, “Did #BookTok make reading cool again?” Reading has always been cool (IMO), but there’s certainly a newfound attention, especially among a younger generation, that’s bringing books to the forefront of everyone’s minds — and their FYP.

Here are 16 books that experienced popularity over the last few years, thanks in part to #BookTok trends.

Which #booktok books do you recommend? Have you read any of these? What did you think? Do you think they deserve the hype? What book on #booktok do you think does not deserve it? I’d love to know.

Happy Reading, book fiends!

xx, livvy