That's Camp: Podcast Edition

Breaking Down BookTok


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Take a scroll on BookTok (TikTok's online world for book lovers and beyond) and you will probably find some videos that start to look familiar ('Books That Will Make You Seem Mysterious In Public', 'Some Of My Favourite Books As Aesthetics'). Whilst BookTok might (seemingly) be making us read more, there's another side to it, one that is rooted in consumerism. What's more, BookTok paved way for SmutTok, Gen Z's version of Wattpad, with many young people expressing their sexuality online with these videos. Sophia and Lucy go through what this content means, breaks down some reader archetypes, and much more.

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Soundbites from this episode: 10 Things I hate About You - Ms Perky Writers Her Erotic Novel Catherin Cohen: The Twist…? She's Gorgeous (Available on Netflix) Articles: 'In the shallow world of BookTok, being 'a reader' is more important than actually reading' - Barry Pierce
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