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Opinions/Volume 98/Volume 98 Issue 2

The TikTok-ification of Literature and Original Thought

October 10, 2025October 9, 2025

If you have walked into a bookstore within the past five years, chances are you have seen a table labeled ‘As Seen on BookTok!’ smack-dab in the middle, a beacon to all…

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Volume 96 Issue 11

Book Review: The Writing in this Book is Truly “Powerless”

March 22, 2024August 7, 2024

BookTok’s recommendation, “Powerless” by Lauren Roberts is not worth the read. How could over half of people on Goodreads have rated this book five stars? The only thing that this book has…

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Volume 95 Issue 10

BookTok Review: “Babel” by R.F. Kuang

February 3, 2023August 7, 2024

With BookTok still booming on TikTok, creators spent the end of 2022 raving about their favorite reads of the year. Not only did my book list grow exponentially because of this, but…

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Lead Editorial/Volume 95 Issue 4

Lead Editorial: Put Down Tik Tok and Pick Up a Book

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

Whether we are using a computer to do work, watching a show on a television or our phones, we are almost constantly staring at a screen. Scrolling mindlessly for hours on TikTok…

Student Life & Arts

BookTok Review: “Red, White and Royal Blue”

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022

During the initial lockdown in 2020, many people turned to TikTok as an escape from the unprecedented pandemic. People also began to read more, and TikTok served as the perfect place to…

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Volume 95 Issue 1

BookTok Review: My Favorite Book and Why You Shouldn’t Read It

October 14, 2022August 7, 2024

“A Little Life” by Hanya Yanagihara is the most beautiful book I’ve ever read, and I can thank BookTok for the recommendation. Yanagihara’s use of language and description allows the reader to…

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