Booktoker

Local romance and New York Times bestselling author Katee Robert has always had a devoted fanbase, but, this past year, her readership has grown to include an ever-increasing number of “BookTokers,” that is, TikTok users and accounts devoted to reading recommendations.

"She puts her characters through the most insane situations," says Kendra Keeter-Gray, a 23-year-old Los Angeles-based BookToker and associate producer.[…]"I feel like we all just want to feel something so badly," says 19-year-old college student and BookToker Samawia Akhter.

BookTokers aestheticise not only the reading lifestyle, but the books themselves, with many members of the community choosing to buy books from-new.