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“You’re an author now”: Elyse Myers responds to book criticism on social media, sparking a discussion on reader-only spaces

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Left: Tweet reading "wuthering heights with 35 yo catherine, the whitewashed version of heathcliff. original music by charli xcx. emily brontë did not die for this." Right: Still of actors Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in the new "Wuthering Heights" movie about to kiss.

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“The matcha Dubai chocolate Labubu of film”: New “Wuthering Heights” trailer slammed as too horny, whitewashed, and nothing like Brontë’s novel

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Book lovers are whispering their hottest book takes in the viral “who said that?” trend

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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Three panel image: First a boy in a trench coat with the caption: "How I feel knowing international best selling author Quan Millz will never find my small account" Second: A bald eagle with caption reading, "Quan Millz after finding EVERY video mentioning him and reposting it" Third: A person looking into the camera underneath a caption reading, "I know Quan Millz won't find this cuz i'm just a small account with less than 50 views"

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TikTokers are daring horror writer Quan Millz to find them, and he does every single time

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‘The Willy Wonka Experience of BookTok’: Book festival drama erupts over failed promises and no shows

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Reader’s insistence it’s ‘weird’ not to imagine yourself as the main character in every book sparks heated debate

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‘It’s like a stop sign’: Woman walks into Barnes & Noble. Then she spots something unusual in this new section

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‘This breaks my heart’: Costco will stop selling books year-round in 2025 and BookTok is furious

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‘I am scared to open another book’: Reader issues warning to people who buy used books

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Author says BookTok influencer scammed him out of $600

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‘I’m super pissed off’: Author says BookTok influencer scammed him out of $600. He’s not alone

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Here’s why BookTok is obsessed with the ‘Turn to Page 30 Challenge’

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