TikTok: Your guide to BookTok and the titles in demand!
For any book fan looking for a community to express their love of reading and the characters they meet along the way, there is BookTok. Featuring book reviews, recommendations and re-enactments, BookTok is the perfect place to talk all things literature. It has led to a huge boost in the popularity of particular titles, and for reading books more generally. Even some of our HarperCollins’ divisions are now on TikTok joining in the bookish excitement of some of our favourite stories!
New TikTok sensations
While many books have been a success on TikTok since #Booktok first took off, we are also seeing readers diving into new books and spreading the word far and wide! Here are some of the books that are more recently becoming a hit on Tiktok…
Yellowface
Rebecca F Kuang
The No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller from literary sensation R.F. Kuang!
Athena Liu is a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. But when June just happens to witness Athena die in a freak accident, she realises now is her chance to find fame.
So what if that means stealing her friend’s work?
So what if that means creating a new, racially ambiguous identity?
So what if a social media scandal is about to blow her cover?
As her lies mount up and threaten her stolen success, how far will June go to keep what she thinks she deserves…
This is one hell of a story. It’s just not hers to tell.
The Hurricane Wars
Thea Guanzon
The Dance Deception
Becky Ward
THE EPIC ENEMIES-TO LOVERS FANTASY THAT WILL TAKE THE WORLD BY STORM!
All Talasyn has ever known are the Hurricane Wars. An orphan of the struggle, she uses the power of light to fight for her people against the Night Empire. All Alaric has ever known is darkness. The son of the Night Emperor and their deadliest weapon, he wields terrifying shadow magic to crush the rebellion.
Then he sees Talasyn, his sworn enemy burning bright across the battlefield. The moment they clash their lives are changed forever. Now a greater threat is rising and only they can stop it.
The coming storm threatens to destroy everything. If they don’t destroy each other first . . .
The newest, spicy ‘BookTok made me buy it!’ romance
Kate Wareing is astonished when she secures a place in a televised dance competition. Especially as it means she’ll be paired with a professional dancer to compete for a life-changing cash prize.
When she’s matched with gorgeous French dancer Merle it quickly becomes clear that he’s just as keen to work on their chemistry as their routine. But when the competition is rocked by a scandal, Kate’s forced to switch to a new partner, Aleksis, who is just as devastatingly attractive as Merle – but seems to hate her.
With the odds stacked against them, Kate and Aleksis embark on a showmance to try and win over the public. But what happens when Kate’s feelings for her fake boyfriend become all too real? And how far will Merle go to sabotage her chances – both in the competition and in love?
The Shadow Work Journal
Keila Shaheen
Embark on a journey of self-discovery, healing and inner transformation with the new and updated smash-hit TikTok sensation and million-copy international bestseller!
The Shadow Work Journal is an empowering and compassionate tool to help you face your shadows and overcome the obstacles and limiting self-beliefs that are holding you back from achieving your true potential.
Based on established and highly effective therapeutic practices, this interactive journal will guide you on an exploration through the hidden aspects of your psyche, to confront and embrace your shadow self. Using insightful prompts, and thought-provoking exercises and reflections, you’ll discover a path to greater self-awareness, cultivate self-love and acceptance, and find a deeper connection with your authentic self.
Join the millions of people whose lives have been transformed through The Shadow Work Journal and experience the healing you deserve.
Familiar Favourites
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson
The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it.
But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the crime, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn’t so sure.
When she chooses the case as the topic for her final project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden.
And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth … ?
Shatter Me
Tahereh Mafi
Stranger Things meets Shadow and Bone in this first instalment of an epic and romantic YA fantasy series – perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas and Victoria Aveyard. Now a TikTok phenomenon.…
A fragile young teenage girl is held captive. Locked in a cell by The Reestablishment – a harsh dictatorship in charge of a crumbling world. This is no ordinary teenager. Juliette is a threat to The Reestablishment’s power.
A touch from her can kill – one touch is all it takes. But not only is she a threat, she is potentially the most powerful weapon they could have. Juliette has never fought for herself before but when she’s reunited with the one person who ever cared about her, the depth of the emotion and the power within her become explosive …
Babel
Rebecca F Kuang
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.
Oxford, 1836.
The city of dreaming spires.
It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world.
And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows.
Orphaned in Canton and brought to England by a mysterious guardian, Babel seemed like paradise to Robin Swift.
Until it became a prison…
But can a student stand against an empire?
An incendiary new novel from award-winning author R.F. Kuang about the power of language, the violence of colonialism, and the sacrifices of resistance.
Divine Rivals
Rebecca Ross
Ruthless Vows
Rebecca Ross
The epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak from number one Sunday Times bestseller Rebecca Ross!
Eighteen-year-old Iris dreams that one day her writing will make a difference. A war between gods is raging, and she’s landed a prestigious job at the Oath Gazette.
But at home, she’s barely holding it together. Her brother is missing on the frontline. Her mother is lost in a haze of addiction. And each night Iris pours her heart out in letters to her brother.
Letters that will never be answered. Or so she thinks…
They’ve made their way into the hands of the last person Iris trusts: Roman Kitt. Her cold, unforgiving rival at the paper.
Drawn together by fate and magic, they form an unlikely connection. They say love conquers all… but can it triumph in a war between gods?
The epic conclusion to the intensely romantic and beautifully written story that started in Divine Rivals.
TORN APART BY WAR. REUNITED BY LOVE?
Two weeks have passed since Iris returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is far from over.
Roman is missing, lost behind enemy lines, with no memory of his past, or Iris. Hoping his memories return, he begins to write again – but this time for the enemy.
When a strange letter arrives through his wardrobe door, he strikes up a correspondence with a penpal who seems at once mysterious… and strangely familiar.
As their connection deepens, the two of them will risk their very hearts and futures to change the tides of the war.
My Dark Vanessa
Kate Elizabeth Russell
Vanessa Wye was fifteen-years-old when she first had sex with her English teacher. She is now thirty-two and the teacher, Jacob Strane, has just been accused of sexual abuse by another former student.
Vanessa is horrified by this news, because she is quite certain that the relationship she had with Strane wasn’t abuse. It was love. Wasn’t it?
Forced to rethink her past, to revisit everything that happened, Vanessa has to redefine the great love story of her life – her great sexual awakening – as rape. Now she must deal with the possibility that she might be a victim, and just one of many.
Nuanced, uncomfortable, bold and powerful, My Dark Vanessa goes straight to the heart of some of the most complex issues our age.
Heartstopper Novellas
Alice Oseman
The TV adaptation of Alice Oseman’s graphic novel Heartstopper, a coming-of-age romance has been watched by viewers for over 15 million hours! The series, and novel, tells the story of Charlie Spring, a gay teenager who falls in love with his new form-mate, Nick Nelson – the popular and accomplished rugby player. The stories of Charlie, Nick, and their friends go beyond Heartstopper and Alice Oseman has also written two novellas about her beloved characters: Nick & Charlie and This Winter. She is also the author of I Was Born For This, Loveless, Radio Silence, and Solitaire. Find out more here.
Alice Oseman updated covers:
We are so excited to be publishing new paperback editions of all of Alice Oseman’s novels this year! Each edition has brand new content and a new cover illustrated by Alice!
Here is a look at the gorgeous updated covers:
Introducing Harper Fire!
A brand new home for young adult readers, authors and stories; books that make you think, feel, laugh and cry; books that make a mark.
Featuring fan-favorite authors like Alice Oseman, John Green and David Levithan, HarperFire is passionate about stand-out books that represent all YA readers, authors and stories.
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HarperCollins on TikTok!
We now have a number of different imprints joining TikTok to create their own content. You can check out their videos using the links below:
HarperVoyager (Sci-fi and fantasy imprint)
Electric Monkey (Farshore imprint)
