#BookTok, the corner of TikTok devoted to reading, has clocked up some 9.6bn views to date, and has been described as the last wholesome place on the internet. Users – predominantly young women – post short videos inspired by the books they love. BookTok has been credited with launching the careers of a number of new authors, such as Colleen Hoover and Jennifer L. Armentrout.
It has also been beneficial for established writers such as New York Times best selling author Carissa Broadbent, whose latest book, The Songbird and the Heart of Stone, comes out on the 19th November. It is the third volume in the Court of Thorns and Roses series, an epic fantasy romance of love and treachery between mortals and gods.