How The Influence Of 'BookTok' Helped Build Real-world Community

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How the influence of 'BookTok' helped build real-world community – and book clubs

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In 2023, book club event listings grew 24% over the prior year according to the ticketing platform Eventbrite. Celebrities like Reese Witherspoon and RuPaul are among the celebrities who have launched their own book clubs.

This hour, we hear about these new communities of readers, and how the influence of BookTok and BookStagram factors.

We’re joined by one Silent Book Club chapter taking off in New Haven, and a shoreline-area business owner arranging “Blind Dates with a Book.” Plus, Anthony Bagley founded “Black Kidds Read Too” in his hometown.

GUESTS:

Britt Rivera: Content Creator; Founder, Silent Book Club New Haven
Anthony "Da Kidd PG" Bagley: CEO and Founder, A Kidd From New Haven
Alyssa Korzon: Co-Owner, Bookish Babes and Brews

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