BookTok x Fable - The Future of Social Reading
Panel•with Selene (Moongirlreads)
The addictive combination of video, memes, and music on the social network of TikTok has inspired an entire generation of readers. The corner of TikTok dedicated to books has 23 billion views, propelling great books into the spotlight.Only on Fable, BookTok creators united for a night of conversation about social reading, TikTok books, and community.
About the eventThis free live-stream event is over, but we will post the video soon!Hosted by Selene, the TikTok creator known as Moongirlreads_.
About the Panel
Cameron Capello
Cameron or otherwise known as @chamberofsecretbooks on TikTok, loves to make videos about angsty enemies-to-lovers, fictional bad boys, and the books she's loving! She’s currently reading It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey with her book club on Fable.
Ayman Chaudhary
Ayman is a 20 year old NA Romance loving reader that predominantly makes all her bookish content on Tiktok @aymansbooks. She has been featured in the New York Times and Vogue, and was recently verified on Tiktok!
Avery Finley
Behind her TikTok account @readbyfin, Avery helps her 65,000+ followers to find diverse queer books and sapphic representation in young adult literature. She is passionate about helping readers find books they feel represented in while also having fun in the book community.
Cait Jacobs
Cait is a computer science and math major who wants to be a librarian. They love talking about books and the publishing industry on their blog, Instagram, and TikTok. Since being a part of the first group of BookTokers, they now spend way too much time on the app. When they aren’t reading, Cait loves theater, computer programming, and their pets.
Kimberly ‘Kimmy’ Nwokorie
Kimberly is an unapologetically black romance reader who creates videos on tiktok behind the account @kimmybookss. She loves spreading the word about her favorite romance reads and overall getting people excited about fictional characters and stories.
Nicole Onyia
Nicole is the TikTok creator behind the account @BooksOverTherapy with 33k followers. She is a lover of diverse books and loves introducing her followers to new and exciting books from around the world. Nicole is also an Instagram content creator and Data Analyst who is pursuing her Master’s degree in Data Science.
Faye Stephenson
Faye is the creator behind @literarylesbian on Tiktok! They are currently a high school student, and enjoy sharing and discussing books (especially queer novels) with their audience of over 123k followers.
Azanta Thakur
Azanta is a bookstagrammer, booktoker, and the founder of BookTalk, a nonprofit organization. She founded BookTalk in March 2021 with the mission to put on accessible bookish events for authors and readers from marginalized communities. The first BookTalk event took place in August of 2021 featuring over 60 authors and close to 3,000 attendees. You can find more about BookTalk on social media (@booktalkevent) or at booktalkevent.com.
Hosted by Selene (Moongirlreads)
Creator of moongirlreads_ and featured on the New York Times, Selene shares her passion for reading with her audience from Tiktok to Bookstagram. Selene is a current student at the University of California Santa Barbara, and influences for major publishing houses like Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Wattpad, and Simon & Schuster.