12 Sci-Fi Books to Keep You Company on Snowy Nights, Ranked
- Joao Nsita
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It’s a Sunday evening in late September, and a new, more intimate mood is beginning to settle over London. The sun is dipping below the skyline earlier, the air is cooler, and the cozy, introspective season of autumn is in full swing, heralding the approach of winter. As we retreat indoors, a collective desire for stories that are grand, immersive, and utterly transportive takes hold. And while a classic romance or a comforting fantasy has its place, there is a unique and powerful magic in getting lost in the vast, star-strewn, and thought-provoking universe of a great science fiction novel.
For years, sci-fi was often seen as a cold, hard, and purely intellectual genre. But in the vibrant, and often very cozy, world of modern reading culture, that perception has been completely shattered. On social media platforms like TikTok and Pinterest, the #CozySciFi and #WinterReads aesthetics have become a dominant and beautiful force. We see a global community of readers celebrating the quiet, character-driven warmth of a "found family" on a spaceship, the breathtaking, snow-dusted beauty of a distant ice planet, and the simple, profound joy of a story that makes you look up at the stars and wonder.
This is your definitive, in-depth guide to the ultimate sci-fi winter reading list. We have curated a list of twelve of the most iconic, beloved, and perfectly atmospheric science fiction novels, presented in descending order. This is not just a list of books; it is a deep dive into the stories that are perfectly calibrated to be your companion on a long, dark, and snowy night. We will explore the timeless classics, the modern BookTok sensations, and the hidden gems that will expand your mind and warm your heart.
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12. Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
The Vibe: A strange, surreal, and deeply unsettling "eco-horror" novel that is a perfect, and terrifying, journey into the weird.
Why It's a Perfect Winter Read: The story follows a team of four women—a biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist, and a surveyor—who are sent on a secret and dangerous expedition into a mysterious and abandoned coastal region known as "Area X." The area is a strange and beautiful wilderness that has been reclaimed by nature in a way that defies the laws of physics. The novel, which is told through the biologist's field journal, is a hypnotic, and often terrifying, account of their journey into the unknown. The film's incredible soundtrack is a key to its success, a theme you can explore in our list of Top 10 Michael Jackson Songs of All Time.
What Makes It a Top Sci-Fi Read: Annihilation was a massive critical success, winning the prestigious Nebula Award, and it has become a modern classic of the "New Weird" subgenre. The book's success is a testament to the growing appetite for sci-fi that is more literary, more atmospheric, and more willing to be strange and ambiguous. For a deep dive into the "New Weird" genre, the official Goodreads page for the genre is a fantastic resource.
Where to Buy: You can purchase Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer on Amazon.
11. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Vibe: A gentle, poignant, and deeply, profoundly moving literary science fiction novel from a Nobel Prize-winning master. This is a story that will break your heart in the most beautiful and quiet of ways.
The Deeper Meaning: A long, quiet, and introspective winter's day is the perfect time for a book that makes you think and feel deeply. Klara and the Sun is a masterpiece of quiet, emotional power. It is a book that uses its simple, sci-fi premise to explore some of the biggest and most important questions of our time: What does it mean to love? What does it mean to be human? And in a world of increasing artificial intelligence, what is the true nature of the human heart?
Why It's a Perfect Winter Read: The story is told from the perspective of Klara, an "Artificial Friend" or AF, a highly intelligent and incredibly observant solar-powered android who is waiting in a store to be chosen by a child. She is eventually chosen by a sickly young girl named Josie, and the novel follows Klara as she tries to understand the complex, and often very strange, world of human emotions, relationships, and heartbreak. The story is a beautiful and devastating exploration of love, of sacrifice, and of what it means to be a good friend. For more on the incredible work of the author, the official Nobel Prize website's page for Kazuo Ishiguro is a fantastic resource. The show’s focus on a powerful family is a key to its success, a theme you can explore in our list of The Top 5 Best Movies About Mothers.
What Makes It a Top Sci-Fi Read: The book was a massive, global, critical and commercial success, a book that was longlisted for the Booker Prize. It is a perfect example of a sci-fi novel that has crossed over to a mainstream, literary audience. It is a must-read for anyone who loves a beautiful, character-driven, and deeply moving story. The show’s complex heroes are a fascinating character study, a theme you can explore in our list of the Top 5 Best Movies with an Origin Story.
Where to Buy: You can purchase Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro on Amazon.
10. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
The Vibe: A beautiful, poetic, and incredibly romantic epistolary novella that is a perfect, mind-bending, and surprisingly cozy read.
The Deeper Meaning: This is a love story, pure and simple. But it is a love story that is told across the vast and chaotic expanse of a multi-dimensional, time-altering war. It is a story about two, rival, time-travelling agents who begin to leave secret letters for each other across the strands of history. What begins as a taunt soon blossoms into a deep, and deeply forbidden, romance. It is a book that is a powerful and poetic exploration of the nature of love, of connection, and of the courage it takes to choose your own side in a war that is not your own.
Why It's a Perfect Winter Read: The "epistolary" format, told entirely through the letters between the two protagonists, makes this a uniquely intimate and cozy reading experience. It is a short, beautiful, and incredibly immersive novella that you can easily read in a single, snowy afternoon. The language is a work of pure, poetic genius, a rich and beautiful tapestry of words that is a joy to get lost in. This kind of authentic connection is a key to a healthy partnership, a theme we explore in 8 Signs of a Healthy Relationship.
What Makes It a Top Sci-Fi Read: The book was a massive, and slightly unexpected, critical sensation, winning the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Hugo Award for Best Novella. It is a book that has been celebrated for its incredible, lyrical prose and its brilliant, and deeply romantic, deconstruction of the classic, time-travel trope. The show’s focus on a powerful romance is a key to its success, a theme you can explore in our list of the Top 5 Best Romantic Movies of All Time.
Where to Buy: You can purchase This Is How You Lose the Time War on Amazon.
9. A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
The Vibe: A smart, sophisticated, and incredibly immersive "space opera" that is a perfect, and deeply satisfying, blend of a political thriller and a murder mystery.
The Deeper Meaning: At its heart, this is a story about identity, about culture, and about the complex and often very difficult relationship between the colonizer and the colonized. It is a book that uses its grand, space-opera setting to ask a series of deep and thought-provoking questions about the nature of memory, of language, and of what it truly means to belong.
Why It's a Perfect Winter Read: A long, cold winter's day is the perfect time to get completely and utterly lost in a new and complex world, and the world of the Teixcalaanli Empire is one of the most brilliantly realised in modern science fiction. The story follows Mahit Dzmare, the new ambassador from a small, independent mining station, who is sent to the heart of the vast and powerful Teixcalaanli Empire. She arrives to discover that her predecessor has died under mysterious circumstances, and she is thrown into a dangerous, high-stakes investigation that will force her to navigate the treacherous world of imperial politics to find the truth and to save her own people. For a deep dive into the art of world-building, the official Tor.com website, a major publisher of sci-fi and fantasy, has some fantastic articles.
What Makes It a Top Sci-Fi Read: The book was a massive critical success, winning the Hugo Award for Best Novel. It is a book that is celebrated for its incredible, intricate world-building and its smart, literary, and character-driven storytelling. It is a must-read for any fan of intelligent, and politically charged, space opera. The show’s complex hero is a fascinating character study, a theme you can explore in our list of the Top 10 Greatest TV Detectives of All Time.
Where to Buy: You can purchase A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine on Amazon.
8. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Vibe: A beautiful, haunting, and ultimately deeply hopeful post-apocalyptic novel that is a powerful and moving love letter to art, to community, and to the resilience of the human spirit.
The Deeper Meaning: While many post-apocalyptic stories are about the brutal, and often very violent, struggle for survival, Station Eleven is a book that asks a different, and perhaps more important, question: once we have survived, what is it that makes life worth living? It is a book that argues, beautifully and powerfully, that it is our connection to art, to Shakespeare, to music, and to each other that is the true, and most essential, form of survival. The film’s incredible soundtrack is a key to its success, a theme you can explore in our list of Top 10 Michael Jackson Songs of All Time.
Why It's a Perfect Winter Read: The story follows a travelling troupe of actors and musicians, the "Traveling Symphony," as they journey through the sparsely populated and often dangerous world of the Great Lakes region, twenty years after a devastating flu pandemic has collapsed civilization. The novel weaves together their story with the story of a famous Hollywood actor who died on stage the night the pandemic began. It is a quiet, contemplative, and deeply, profoundly beautiful book, a perfect, thought-provoking read for a long, winter's night. The book’s incredible soundtrack is a key to its success, a theme you can explore in our list of Top 10 Best Disney Soundtracks of All Time.
What Makes It a Top Sci-Fi Read: The book was a massive, global, critical and commercial success, and it won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award. It is a book that has crossed over from the world of science fiction to become a true, modern, literary classic. For more on the book's incredible, and very prescient, themes, the official author's website is a fantastic resource. The show’s focus on a powerful ensemble is a key to its success, a theme you can explore in our list of The Top 5 Best Movies With An Ensemble Cast.
Where to Buy: You can purchase Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel on Amazon.
7. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Vibe: A groundbreaking, revolutionary, and deeply, profoundly intelligent science fiction masterpiece that is a powerful and timeless exploration of gender, of culture, and of what it truly means to be human.
The Deeper Meaning: This legendary novel is one of the most important and influential science fiction books ever written. It is a story that uses its unique, and at the time, completely revolutionary, sci-fi premise to explore the very foundations of our own, socially constructed ideas about gender. It is a book that is not just a thrilling, and beautifully written, adventure story; it is a profound and important piece of philosophical and anthropological art.
Why It's a Perfect Winter Read: The story follows a human envoy who is sent to the ice-bound planet of "Winter" ("Gethen" in the native tongue) on a diplomatic mission. The inhabitants of this planet are "ambisexual"—they have no fixed gender, and they go through a monthly cycle of sexual receptivity during which they can become either male or female. The book is a beautiful, and often very moving, story of the envoy's attempts to understand this strange and beautiful culture, and of the deep, and deeply complicated, friendship he forms with a native politician. The setting of a planet that is trapped in a perpetual ice age is the ultimate, and most perfect, "snowy night" backdrop. For more on the incredible and hugely influential work of the author, the official Ursula K. Le Guin website is a fantastic resource.
What Makes It a Top Sci-Fi Read: The Left Hand of Darkness won both the Hugo and the Nebula Award, the two most prestigious awards in science fiction. It is a book that is celebrated as a true masterpiece of the genre, a book that completely changed the game for "social" science fiction. It is an essential, and life-changing, read for any fan of the genre. This kind of authentic connection is a key to a healthy partnership, a theme we explore in 8 Signs of a Healthy Relationship.
Where to Buy: You can purchase The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin on Amazon.
6. Hyperion by Dan Simmons
The Vibe: An epic, sprawling, and incredibly ambitious space opera that is a perfect, and deeply satisfying, blend of a classic, Chaucer-esque pilgrimage tale and a series of brilliant, genre-bending, sci-fi short stories.
The Deeper Meaning: Hyperion is a book that is a true celebration of the incredible, and incredibly diverse, power of the science fiction genre. It is a book that is not afraid to be big, to be complex, and to be deeply, profoundly literary. It is a story that is as much about the power of storytelling itself as it is about the epic, space-opera plot.
Why It's a Perfect Winter Read: A long, cold winter's day is the perfect time to get completely and utterly lost in a new and complex world, and the universe of Hyperion is one of the richest and most brilliantly imagined in all of science fiction. The story follows a group of seven pilgrims who are on a journey to the mysterious and dangerous world of Hyperion to confront the terrifying, and seemingly unstoppable, creature known as the Shrike. The book is structured as a series of tales, with each of the pilgrims telling their own, incredible story of why they are on the pilgrimage. Each story is a masterpiece of a different sci-fi subgenre, from a hardboiled, cyberpunk detective story to a far-future, military sci-fi epic.
What Makes It a Top Sci-Fi Read: The book was a massive critical success, winning the Hugo Award. It is a book that is celebrated for its incredible, literary ambition and its brilliant, genre-bending structure. It is a must-read for any fan of big, bold, and intelligent space opera. The show’s complex hero is a fascinating character study, a theme you can explore in our list of the The 10 Best Cringiest Comedy TV Shows Of All Time.
Where to Buy: You can purchase Hyperion by Dan Simmons on Amazon.
5. Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
The Vibe: A frantic, high-stakes, and incredibly addictive "mind-bending" thriller that is a perfect, page-turning, "read-in-one-sitting" experience.
The Deeper Meaning: At its heart, this is a story about the choices we make and the paths not taken. It is a book that takes the familiar, and often very poignant, "what if" question and turns it into a full-blown, high-stakes, action-movie plot. It is a story about the incredible, and often very terrifying, power of a single decision to change the entire course of a life. But for all of its high-concept, sci-fi brilliance, it is also a powerful and deeply, profoundly romantic love story.
Why It's a Perfect Winter Read: The story follows Jason Dessen, a brilliant physicist who chose a quiet, happy, family life over a groundbreaking and potentially world-changing career. One night, he is abducted and wakes up in a world where his life is completely different. In this new reality, he is not married to his wife, he does not have his son, and he is a celebrated, world-famous physicist who has achieved the impossible: he has created a way to access the multiverse. The book is a frantic, and incredibly thrilling, race against time as he tries to get back to his own, real life. For more on the mind-bending science of the multiverse, the official Institute of Physics website has some great, accessible articles.
What Makes It a Top Sci-Fi Read: Dark Matter was a massive, global, and word-of-mouth bestseller. It is a book that is celebrated for its incredible, high-concept premise and its relentless, page-turning pace. It is the perfect, "gateway" science fiction novel for readers who think they don't like the genre. The book is currently being adapted into a major television series for Apple TV+. The show’s focus on a powerful romance is a key to its success, a theme you can explore in our list of the Top 10 Best Teen Romance TV Shows Ever Made.
Where to Buy: You can purchase Dark Matter by Blake Crouch on Amazon.
4. A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
The Vibe: The ultimate, gentle, and deeply, profoundly comforting "cozy sci-fi" novella. This is a book that feels like a warm hug, a cup of herbal tea, and a long, meaningful conversation with a dear friend.
The Deeper Meaning: This beautiful and hopeful book is a gentle and profound meditation on the nature of purpose. In a world that often demands that we have a grand, and singular, "calling," this is a story that celebrates the quiet, simple, and deeply human search for contentment. It is a book that is not about finding the answers, but about the beauty of asking the questions.
Why It's a Perfect Winter Read: The story is set on a moon called Panga, a utopian world where the robots have all gained sentience and have peacefully retreated into the wilderness. The story follows a kind and deeply compassionate "tea monk" named Dex, who is feeling a sense of quiet dissatisfaction with their life and decides to journey into the wilderness. There, they have a chance encounter with a curious and friendly robot named Mosscap, who is on its own quest to answer the question: "What do humans need?" The two embark on a journey together, a slow, gentle, and deeply philosophical road trip through a beautiful, natural world.
What Makes It a Top Sci-fi Read: The "Monk and Robot" series has become the foundational text of the "hopepunk" and "cozy sci-fi" subgenres. It is a book that has been praised by critics and beloved by readers for its incredible warmth, its gentle wisdom, and its powerful, optimistic vision of the future. It is a must-read for anyone who is feeling a little bit lost, a little bit burnt out, and in need of a dose of pure, unadulterated hope. This is a key part of building a lasting connection, a theme explored in 10 Habits of Couples Who Stay Deeply in Love for a Lifetime.
Where to Buy: You can purchase A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers on Amazon.
3. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Vibe: A brilliant, funny, and incredibly entertaining "hard" science fiction adventure that is a perfect, and deeply moving, celebration of the power of science, of friendship, and of human (and alien) ingenuity.
The Deeper Meaning: At its heart, this is a story about the incredible, and often very funny, power of communication. It is a book that is a testament to the idea that the universal language of science, of mathematics, and of a shared sense of curiosity can bridge even the most seemingly impossible of divides. It is a story about the profound, and deeply moving, friendship that can be formed in the most unlikely and most isolated of circumstances.
Why It's a Perfect Winter Read: From the author of the smash hit The Martian, this is another masterpiece of accessible, and incredibly well-researched, "hard" science fiction. The story follows Ryland Grace, a middle-school-teacher-turned-astronaut who wakes up on a spaceship, millions of miles from Earth, with no memory of who he is or what his mission is. He soon discovers that he is humanity's last hope, on a desperate, solo mission to save the world from an extinction-level event. But he is not, as it turns out, completely alone.
What Makes It a Top Sci-fi Read: Project Hail Mary was a massive, global, and word-of-mouth bestseller, a true "BookTok" phenomenon. It is a book that is celebrated for its brilliant, and often very funny, scientific problem-solving, its incredibly clever plot, and its wonderful, and deeply heartwarming, central relationship. It is a must-read for any fan of smart, optimistic, and incredibly entertaining science fiction. For a real-life look into the world of space exploration, the official NASA website is an endless source of wonder. The show’s focus on a powerful friendship is a key to its success, a theme you can explore in our list of The 10 Best Teen Romance TV Shows Ever Made.
Where to Buy: You can purchase Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir on Amazon.
2. Dune by Frank Herbert
The Vibe: The ultimate, iconic, and undisputed masterpiece of epic, world-building science fiction. This is a sprawling, mythological, and deeply philosophical saga that has defined the genre for over half a century.
The Deeper Meaning: Dune is so much more than just a story about sandworms and spice. It is a deep, complex, and incredibly prescient exploration of a huge range of powerful themes, from politics and religion to ecology and colonialism. It is a story that is a brilliant and timeless allegory for our own world's struggles over precious resources. It is a book that is as much a work of political and philosophical art as it is a thrilling, and deeply immersive, science fiction adventure.
Why It's a Perfect Winter Read: A long, cold winter's day is the perfect time to get completely and utterly lost in a new and complex world, and there is no world in all of science fiction that is richer, more detailed, or more brilliantly realised than the universe of Dune. The story follows the young nobleman, Paul Atreides, as his family is sent to take stewardship of the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the most valuable substance in the universe, the "spice." The book is an epic, and often very tragic, "chosen one" story, a masterpiece of intricate, political world-building and deep, mythological storytelling. The recent, critically acclaimed, and visually spectacular film adaptations from director Denis Villeneuve have brought a massive, new, and global audience to this timeless classic. For a deep dive into the incredible world of the films, the official Warner Bros. website is a fantastic resource.
What Makes It a Top Sci-fi Read: Dune is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important science fiction novels of all time. Its influence on the genre is immeasurable, and its complex, adult themes and its deep, literary quality have set the standard for what an epic, science fiction saga can be. The show’s complex and often fiery relationships are a fascinating character study, a theme you can explore in our list of the Top 10 Best Rom-Coms of the Last 25 Years, Ranked.
Where to Buy: You can purchase Dune by Frank Herbert on Amazon.
1. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Why It's at the Top: While every book on this list is a fantastic and important part of the sci-fi canon, Cixin Liu's The Three-Body Problem takes the top spot because it is, without a doubt, the single most important and most globally significant work of science fiction of the 21st century. It is a book that has not just captivated a massive, global audience; it has completely and fundamentally changed the game for international science fiction. It is a masterpiece of "hard" science fiction, a book of staggering, mind-bending, and almost incomprehensible ambition, and it is the undisputed, reigning champion of modern, ideas-driven sci-fi.
The Vibe: A brilliant, complex, and mind-bending "hard" science fiction epic that is a perfect, and often very terrifying, fusion of a historical drama, a theoretical physics textbook, and a full-blown, alien invasion thriller.
What Makes It a Masterpiece: The story begins during China's Cultural Revolution, with a young, disillusioned astrophysicist who, after witnessing a series of brutal, politically-motivated tragedies, makes a fateful decision to send a message out into the cosmos. That message is received by a dying, and very hostile, alien civilization, setting in motion a centuries-long, and incredibly complex, plan for their invasion of Earth. The book is a masterpiece of "hard" science fiction, a story that is so full of big, bold, and brilliantly explained scientific and philosophical ideas that it will leave your mind completely and utterly blown.
The Lasting Impact: The book was a massive, global, and word-of-mouth phenomenon, becoming the first-ever translated novel to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel. It has been praised by everyone from Barack Obama to George R. R. Martin. The recent, critically acclaimed, and massively popular Netflix adaptation has brought the story to an even bigger, global audience. It is a book that is celebrated for its incredible, scientific ambition and its profound, and often very bleak, exploration of the biggest questions of all: Are we alone in the universe? And if not, should we be afraid? For more on the incredible success of the Netflix show, the official Netflix Tudum site has some fantastic, in-depth articles.
Where to Buy: You can purchase The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu on Amazon.
Conclusion
As the winter season descends, bringing with it a natural invitation to slow down and to turn inward, the world of science fiction offers a unique and powerful form of escape. The twelve books on this list are a testament to the incredible creativity, the intellectual depth, and the profound, emotional power of the genre. From the quiet, gentle comfort of a cozy space opera to the vast, epic, and mind-bending sprawl of a hard sci-fi masterpiece, these are the stories that will not just keep you company on a long, snowy night; they will expand your mind, they will touch your heart, and they will make you see the universe in a completely new and wonderful way.
These are more than just books; they are an invitation to wonder. They are a celebration of the power of the human imagination and a powerful reminder that, even in the darkest and coldest of times, there are always new worlds to explore.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is "science fiction"? Science fiction, or "sci-fi," is a broad genre of speculative fiction that is typically set in the future or in an alternate reality and deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.
2. What is the difference between "hard" and "soft" science fiction? "Hard" sci-fi, like Project Hail Mary and The Three-Body Problem, places a strong emphasis on scientific accuracy and detail. "Soft" sci-fi, on the other hand, is more focused on the social, psychological, and anthropological aspects of its futuristic or alien societies.
3. I'm new to science fiction. Which book on this list would be a good starting point? For a fun, fast-paced, and incredibly accessible introduction to the genre, Blake Crouch's Dark Matter is a fantastic starting point. For a more gentle and character-driven experience, Becky Chambers's A Psalm for the Wild-Built is a perfect, cozy entry into the genre.
4. What is "cozy sci-fi"? "Cozy sci-fi" is a popular and growing subgenre of science fiction that is characterized by its focus on optimistic themes, on character-driven stories, and on a sense of warmth and comfort. The "Monk and Robot" series by Becky Chambers is the quintessential example of this.
5. Are any of these books part of a series? Yes, Dune, Hyperion, A Memory Called Empire, The Three-Body Problem, and A Psalm for the Wild-Built are all the first books in their respective, highly-acclaimed series. Annihilation is the first book in the Southern Reach trilogy.
6. Where can I find more recommendations for sci-fi books? Goodreads has thousands of user-curated lists for every specific subgenre of sci-fi imaginable. Following "Bookstagrammers" on Instagram or "BookTok" creators on TikTok who specialize in sci-fi is also a fantastic way to discover new titles. The subreddit r/printSF is also a brilliant and very knowledgeable community.
7. Are these books available as audiobooks? Yes, all of the books on this list are incredibly popular and are available as audiobooks on platforms like Audible. The audiobook for Project Hail Mary, which features different sound effects for the alien character, is a particularly incredible and immersive experience.
8. What are the "Hugo" and "Nebula" Awards? The Hugo Award and the Nebula Award are the two most prestigious awards in the science fiction and fantasy genres. Winning either, or especially both, is a major mark of critical acclaim.
9. I love the films, but is Dune a difficult book to read? Dune is a dense and complex book, with a huge amount of world-building and political intrigue. It can be a challenging read, but it is an incredibly rewarding one. Taking it slow and referring to the book's own glossary of terms can be very helpful for a first-time reader.
10. What is "BookTok"? "BookTok" is the name for the community of readers and authors on the social media platform TikTok. It has become an incredibly powerful force for book discovery and has been instrumental in the recent surge in popularity of genres like romance, fantasy, and science fiction.
