ICYMI | The Summer That Broke BookTok

On today’s episode, host Candice Lim tells Kate Lindsay about two
recent BookTok conventions that went off the rails. While the first
convention become known as the “Fyre Fest” of BookTok, the other
faced troubling allegations of sexual assault against an employee.
Is BookTok or social media to blame for how often attempts to bring
a fandom together end up shattering the community apart?  Get
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