#booktok

#booktok

2026 is the year of the book club, and there's never been a better time to explore a new city based on your favorite read. In fact, according to a recent study from Skyscanner, 55% of travelers have booked or would book a trip based on literature. Whether you're looking to get between the pages of your favorite tome by spending time on a reading retreat

In a packed room in Sydney, an excited crowd riffles through stacks of stickers and bookmarks searching for their favourite characters. Another group flicks through racks of clothing, pulling out T-shirts that say romance readers club and probably reading about fairies. A poster on the wall, with tear-off tabs, invites visitors to take what they need: a love triangle, a love confession mid-dragon battle, a morally grey man or a cowboy. Half of the tabs have already been taken.

Any romance reader knows that not all romance novels are created equally: Some leave you swooning, others leave you shrugging, and the worst ones leave you shutting the book and never picking it back up. Emily Henry, a fantasy-YA author turned romance queen, is easily one of the most beloved romance novelists of the last five years. All six of her romances caused quite a stir on BookTok, and all but one have been optioned for on-screen adaptations.

Think of all the pretty things you've squirreled away for a special occasion: the nice plates you only bring out on holidays, the fancy dress in the back of your closet, the pricy perfume you refuse to spritz on a regular day. TikTok's " lavender soap theory" suggests you should use all your best things as often as possible - and enjoy every minute of it. In a Dec. 10 post, creator @rio.mads posed in a cool outfit and said, "Lavender soap theory: Was saving this Issey Miyake top for a special occasion, but would rather wear it now." She added, "Clothes are meant to be lived in." In another TikTok, @kythegoofygoober wrote, "Letting my boyfriend use my Olaplex conditioner because of the lavender soap theory." Instead of keeping it all for herself, she decided to let him indulge in her products, if he wanted to. That's the lavender soap theory.

Cait Jacobs started talking about books on TikTok in 2019 and now has over 310,000 followers. In that time, they have seen the power of the BookTok movement and how it has grown, with a new brand of influencers proving that reading is cool. The impact has been undeniable, with people rediscovering, or discovering for the first time, their love of books, the rise of book subscriptions, and many BookTok authors being picked up by traditional publishers.

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