TikTok bookshelves: What is BookTok, and how is it influencing what teenagers read?

A teen reading survey investigates how Australian teenagers use book-related social media, and who they are.

Katya Johanson, The Conversation

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Amy Schoonens, The Conversation

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Bronwyn Reddan, The Conversation

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Leonie Rutherford, The Conversation

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Michael Dezuanni, The Conversation

· May 12, 2022 · 05:30 pm

How has Covid-19 changed the way the world reads? Let us count the ways

Many found the pandemic to be a great opportunity to explore things they did not normally have the time or desire to read.

Abigail Boucher, The Conversation

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Chloe Harrison, The Conversation

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Marcello Giovanelli, The Conversation

· Oct 14, 2020 · 05:30 pm

What millennials want from their literature: The chance for deep, personal attachment

These ‘adults-in-training’ want books that fulfil their desire to connect with the emotions and banalities of everyday life.

Esha Datanwala

· Aug 31, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Why competitive reading can suck all the joy out of enjoying books

Forget challenges, adults should be taking a leaf out of children's books when it comes to their reading habits.

Sally O'Reilly, The Conversation

· Mar 11, 2019 · 05:30 pm

Finally, a publisher took storytelling and author readings beyond litfests and big cities

Penguin Random House marked 30 years in India by organising reading sessions in 30 spaces outside the metros.

Neha Bhatt

· Jan 20, 2018 · 06:30 pm

In Bengaluru, reading groups (some of them underground) are using books to live outside the machine

Strangers are joining hands for causes after being brought together by an interest in books.

Satyavrat KK

· Oct 14, 2017 · 10:30 am

The Man Booker shortlist is out. It’s a good time for social reading to pick up pace

A new set of ‘must read’ books always galvanises reading clubs.

Susan Jones, The Conversation

· Sep 17, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Why you don’t read as much as you used to

The internet always gives you something else to read first.

Manasi Subramaniam

· May 21, 2016 · 08:30 am

Hindi-language books are having their moment on Amazon

The world's largest bookstore has seen its sales of Hindi books rise 60% over the last six months, as the niche audience for classics and novels continues to swell.

Shelly Walia, Qz.com

· Oct 21, 2015 · 09:30 pm