Earlier this year, Dirt contributor Michelle Santiago Cortés wrote about “yearnposting”, examining the trend of Instagram and TikTok content for people that “want to be devastated (in a good way).” These posts, “combine the warmth of a wholesome meme with the hope of a motivational post and the raw emotion of a trauma meme,” like a video by noted y... See more

Over the weekend, hundreds of BookTok authors gathered in the Baltimore Convention Center for the Million Lives Book Festival. The event was billed as a magical weekend where readers could meet their favorite authors, especially romance and fantasy fiction authors who are popular on BookTok.