A loving analysis of BookTok and romance trends - add this to your #TBR.
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Who is Emma M. Lion?
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As promised, this week I’m tackling the Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, a series of historical novels with eight volumes to date that has capitalized on slow...
Books at the Center of the Monoculture
Is it just me, or is everyone talking about books? Specifically, a handful of books that have taken over the zeitgeist, either due to popular tv adaptations or an abundance of online chatter. The rise of BookTok has, at the very least, made...
Bookstore Grand Tour
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I Regret to Inform You TikTok Has Created a Bestseller List
my personal stack of BookTok bestsellers
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Welcome back to Romancing the Phone, where I keep promising to write about historical romance and then the universe intervenes with something more topical (a cruel irony! I promise it’s...
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Alyssa is a writer, marketing strategist, and obsessive reader living in Austin. She loves historical romances, cozy slow burns, and witty banter. Her weekly newsletter, Romancing the Phone, is a loving analysis of BookTok trends.
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