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BookToker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbʊkˌtɑkɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈbʊkˌtɒkə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From BookTok + -er.

Meanings

1. A member of the BookTok community on TikTok.
   • BookTokers aestheticise not only the reading lifestyle, but the books themselves, with many members of the community choosing to buy books from-new. 2022 February 1, Lara Mellett, “Inside the world of BookTok: Where social media meets the printing press”, in Trinity News, volume 68, number 6, page 14:
   • Local romance and New York Times bestselling author Katee Robert has always had a devoted fanbase, but, this past year, her readership has grown to include an ever-increasing number of “BookTokers,” that is, TikTok users and accounts devoted to reading recommendations. 2021 May 30, Stephanie Hammett, “Romance writer ‘mildly obsessed with fairy tales and retellings’”, in The Spokesman-Review, 138th volume, number 356, Spokane, Wash., page D1:
   • "She puts her characters through the most insane situations," says Kendra Keeter-Gray, a 23-year-old Los Angeles-based BookToker and associate producer.[…]"I feel like we all just want to feel something so badly," says 19-year-old college student and BookToker Samawia Akhter. 2022 January 24, Stephanie Merry, “On TikTok, crying is encouraged. Colleen Hoover gets the job done.”, in The Boston Globe, volume 301, number 24, page C10:

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