Authors
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This author was going to release a coloring book for one of the biggest novels on BookTok, but then decided not to after getting backlash for it.
Who is Colleen Hoover?
"Happiness can be found in the darkness of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter
This book, written in the form of a play, takes place nineteen years after the beloved 7-book series wrapped up in 2007.
What is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?
"In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."
Mr. Darcy
Pride and Prejudice
This author dreamed up her devious murder-mystery plots while munching on an apple while taking a warm bubble bath.
Who is Agatha Christie?
This fantasy series, which blew up on BookTok, became a showstopping success with a leading lady named Feyre.
What is a Court of Thorns and Roses?
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Amy March
Little Women
This book, which found immense fame on the popular app, Wattpad, was followed up with 4 total sequels in the series, which were not received nearly as well by fans.
What is After?
"My father raised me to act with honor, but that honor is hanging by a thread that grows more precarious with every moment I spend in your presence. You are the bane of my existence, and the object of all my desires."
Anthony Bridgerton
The Viscount Who Loved Me
This "starving tournaments" equivalent author was one of the writers on the 1990s children’s TV show, Clarissa Explains It All.
Who is Suzanne Collins?
This book--written by a well known author that blew up on BookTok--tells the story of a fictional Old Hollywood star, who decides to give her final interview to an unknown journalist.
What is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo?
"As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once."
Hazel Grace Lancaster
The Fault in Our Stars
This dystopian series came in a trilogy, and fans were not keen on the second or third books in the series.
What is Divergent?
"I think you'll find someone, and love them, and you will live and die for them because that's your way, and your will. And I'll watch."
Teddy "Laurie" Laurence
Little Women
This author included the word "contraceptive" in a draft of his children’s book, Hop on Pop, to make sure his publisher was paying attention.
Who is Dr. Seuss?
This author had to respond to plagiarism allegations against them when she faced backlash on BookTok.
Who is Ingrid Seymour?
"When I discover who I am, I'll be free."
The Narrator
Invisible Man
This sequel, which came out 65 years after the beloved classic, seemed to ruin the image and character arc of the beloved male protagonist known for his quote, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view."
What is Go Set a Watchman?
“…he said shakily, ‘I feel overwhelmed that you exist.’”
Agustus “Gus” Everett
Beach Read
Who is William Shakespeare?
This author wrote one of the most controversial books discovered on BookTok, which has to do with an island that appears every 100 years.
Who is Alex Aster?
"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
Catherine Earnshaw
Wuthering Heights
What is The Wedding?
“Could you say something, please? When a guy tells a girl he loves her, he doesn’t want silence in response. Was I too late? Are you over me?”
“Are you wearing the underwear I got you?”
Laughter cracked out of him. “Sometimes, the way your mind works is a complete mystery to me.
Michael Phan
The Kiss Quotient