#BookTok: Trending TikTok Book Recommendations on Fable
Aug 27 2021
TikTok has inspired an entire generation of readers. #BookTok, the corner of TikTok dedicated to books, has counted more than 18 billion views, propelling both young creators and great books into the spotlight.Throughout lockdown, millions of young readers turned to TikTok for community and the opportunity to share their favorite books. TikTok readers created the BookTok hashtag for these conversations, inspiring more young creators to share video reactions to stories. You can follow Fable on TikTok to explore the community.The mainstream media has started to pay attention to the BookTok hashtag where thousands of readers gather every day on TikTok to share their favorite books. “BookTokers capture the ‘visceral reaction’ to a book, which doesn’t come across in a written review,” wrote the Guardian, in an article about TikTok Book recommendations. 
“These posts can attract millions of views, and rekindle an appreciation of books in young readers.”
Meet BookTok Creators on Fable
Many great BookTok creators have created Book Clubs and curated Folios on Fable. Download our book club app to get started!Selene Velez (or moongirlreads_ on TikTok) was the first BookTok creator to join Fable, creating the YA Book Club focused on strong, diverse women of color navigating a world that doesn’t seem built for them. She also collected her favorite diverse YA book recommendations in a special Folio. Watch Selene’s fabulous "Books that will make you SOB" video for more recommendations!Other BookTok stars on Fable include Faye, the creator behind the TikTok account @literarylesbian. They help more than 100,000 followers find great and representative books in the young adult and LGBTQ+ genres at the Queer YA Book Club.The Spicy Romance Book Club is another TikTok-inspired club. Hosted by BookTokker @aymansbooks, the club provides a safe and welcoming place for 347,000 followers to read “books that are guaranteed to make you swoon” together!Kimmy's Infinite TBR Book Club will help you escape into an immersive world of New Adult books. Kimberly is an unapologetically Black romance reader who creates videos on TikTok behind the account @kimmybookss.What Are Trending TikTok Book Recommendations?
We’ve rounded up some great recommendations from TikTok creators on Fable. You can read these books along with the TikTok creators, or start your own book club to read these selections.Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
They were each others’ first kiss, first love, first everything. And then, one night, it all fell apart.Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Deonn’s YA contemporary fantasy Legendborn offers the dark allure of City of Bones with a modern-day twist on a classic legend and a lot of Southern Black Girl Magic.Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Thirty-one-year-old Chloe Brown is comfortable with her life: between her close-knit, if kooky, family and her flexible job as a website developer, she’s figured out how to get by, even with the chronic pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia getting in the way.The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen.Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
A trans boy determined to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family summons a ghost who refuses to leave.Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales
A bisexual girl who gives anonymous love advice to her classmates is hired by the hot guy to help him get his ex back Her advice, spot on. Her love life, way off.The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War.Discover More TikTok book recommendations
Beyond Fable, booksellers around the world have turned to TikTok to discover new books. In fact, The New York Times wrote a huge feature story about BookTok.According to the article, TikTok’s literary recommendations are better than any other social media platform. BookTok recommendations have already inspired entire tables of recommendations at bookstores, including Barnes & Noble.“Many Barnes & Noble locations around the United States have set up BookTok tables displaying titles like “They Both Die at the End,” “The Cruel Prince,” “A Little Life” and others that have gone viral. There is no corresponding Instagram or Twitter table, however, because no other social-media platform seems to move copies the way TikTok does.”
Once you start a reading club, set some club milestones to keep your reading on track.Don’t forget to create book lists on Fable to celebrate your favorite BookTok reads!