We Need to Talk About BookTok, BookTube & Bookstagram (Let's Do Better) 📚 [EP#32]

Books & social media bring us both SO much happiness... but we need to just take a second to talk about the current state of BookTok, the anti-intellectualism debate, online hate and more. Let's get into it.

Books Discussed:
Jade Legacy - Fonda Lee
A Song to Drown Rivers - Ann Liang
Light Bringer - Pierce Brown
The Favorites - Layne Fargo
The Ice Queens - Layne Fargo

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(00:00) intro & current reads
(09:15) layne fargo's new book!
(10:21) olympics catchup
(14:13) cosmere film rights
(18:32) booktok & anti-intellectualism
(23:45) quality of recent books & publishing
(24:59) fix your algorithm
(27:16) negativity thrives on social media
(31:19) the reality of hate comments
(38:13) judging popular books on shelves
(41:52) let's keep it to books
(44:58) girl books vs boy books
(48:42) booktok vs booktube vs bookstagram
(56:50) how to make social media a better space
(01:00:42) sneak peak ahead