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Reading Fantasy & Making ‘Frens’ with Fantasy Booktok Creator and Publisher, Zoranne Host
If you’ve spent any time on Fantasy Booktok, you’ve probably seen Zoranne come across your FYP with “Another week! Another reading update!”. About a year-and-a-half ago, she decided to go all in on being a full time bookish content creator, and left her hospital desk job for a world of swords, quests, and fantastical tales.
Meet Tom Ayling: on Living a Literary Life + the Rare Bookselling World
This week’s creator interview is with Tom Ayling, a rare and antiquarian bookseller based in the UK, working for Jonkers Rare Books. And don’t tell his friends, but he’s also a prolific storyteller on Booktok.
Meet Taythelostbard: the Electrician Turned Voice Actor Bringing our Book Boyfriends to Life
Tay Knox has a voice that makes the women (and men) of Booktok swoon. So much so, he’s already got three audiobook narrations in the works. I sat down with Tay and chatted about his life story…
Meet Claire, the Cosplayer Artist with a Creative Soul of Pure Gold
Like a number of 90s kids, trained actor and talented cosplayer Claire Koleske, known online as Shakespeareandme, credits Wishbone for her desire to read at a young age.
Windermere Wands: Meet the Wandmaker Bringing Joy to People with His Magical Creations
What happens when a talented woodworker who’s also a fan of the Wizarding World decides to start making custom wands? A real-life Ollivander, at your service.
Meet Angie: How the Booktok Community Changed this Travel Blogger’s Life
Get to know Angie, aka thebiglittlelibrary on Booktok + Bookstagram. We chat all things books, what makes great reviews, and how this Community has changed us for the better.
Meet the Baker Creating Bookish-themed Macarons for Some of Our Favorite Stories
When you stumble across a Booktoker who reads some of your favorite books, and then creates your favorite finicky French cookies custom-themed around them…you know she’s someone worth getting to know.
Meet Britt Lowry, Booktok’s Resident Audiobook Expert
Meet Britt Lowry. Wife. Mom. Photographer. Aspiring writer. And someone you might recognize as @listenwithbritt, the queen of audiobooks on Booktok.