The ultimate BookTube reading list
Aug 12, 2024 – [[read-time]] minute read
To help you get caught up, we pulled together the ultimate BookTube community reading list, based on some of the most viewed and uploaded book titles in BookTube related videos.
Sometimes you need to find someone who shares your take on the latest beach read. Other times, you’re looking for a reading recommendation from someone with the same taste. Whatever the case may be, the BookTube community has made finding a fellow book lover easy.
For over a decade, readers have come to YouTube to take part in the BookTube community, a collaborative group of passionate literary creators who love nothing more than to discuss and dissect the latest hardback. From the community’s foundations in young adult literature (The Fault in Our Stars, anyone?), to its love of mysteries, BookTube creators have explored a seemingly limitless range of genres, voices, and trends. Silent reviews, reading sprints, hauls, and bookshelf tours are just a small sampling of the ways the community has expanded the definition of a book club online. In the first six months of 2024, there were more than 350 million views of videos with “BookTube” in the title on YouTube.1
In recognition of the many reading recommendations BookTube creators have provided over the years, we’re taking today, the start of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, to celebrate the community. Head to YouTube and you’ll find a special, animated version of the YouTube logo (known as the Yoodle).
And, to help you get caught up, we pulled together the ultimate BookTube community reading list, based on some of the most viewed and uploaded book titles in BookTube related videos.2 From the starting days of BookTube in the early 2010s to today, this list includes:
Twilight
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The Hunger Games
The Fault in Our Stars
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Americanah
She Said
The Vanishing Half
Normal People
Half of a Yellow Sun
Spare
Fire Rush
From early favorites like The Hunger Games to more recent picks, withcindy and Jack Edwards are on hand to share their thoughts on the list in this video. Step into their cozy reading room, then watch this playlist for more recommendations.
- Source YouTube data, Global, January 1 - June 30 2024.
- Source: YouTube Data, Global, 2012-2024.