The latest craze in the biblo-world, from a recent Washington Post article. -Editor
To put a literary spin on an adage: If you read a book but don’t post about it on social media, did you really read it?
On Bookstagram, a niche corner of Instagram, readers share dazzling photos of single books, stacks of books, coffee and books, nature and books. Books that
never looked so good. And on YouTube’s BookTube, bibliophiles upload vlogs, or video logs, anywhere from a couple minutes to more than an hour long. Some
BookTubers specialize in spirited reviews; there’s an account that posts live-action illustrations of C.S. Lewis essays, and another that analyzes the classics
in gangster-speak.
In these sprawling but welcoming communities, readers have found one another, banding together in a global, aesthetically pleasing book club that’s open for
discussion 24/7. More than 33 million Instagram posts are tagged “#bookstagram,” and BookTube videos can amass millions of views — luring publishers and
authors who actively court the most popular accounts. We asked three ’grammers and ’tubers — otherwise known as book influencers — to describe their
experiences in these online communities that are so warm, they feel like social media’s best.
To read the complete article, see:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-bookstagrammers-and-booktubers-changing-the-way-we-read/2019/08/06/60b76d6a-afb6-11e9-8e77-03b30bc29f64_story.html
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-bookstagrammers-and-booktubers-changing-the-way-we-read/2019/08/06/60b76d6a-afb6-11e9-8e77-03b30bc29f64_story.html)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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