Welcome to Meet The BookTokers! π₯³ This is my first ever booktoker newsletter, and as you'll see it has lots of free books for you to check out, some community info, booktoker tips, and a competition at the bottom.
I am so excited that 400 booktokers have signed up to Meet The Booktokers in the first two weeks. Way more than I could have hoped for.
A HUGE thank you to all of you.
I really hope you enjoy this newsletter and get a sense of what you can expect from Meet The Booktokers. I am always open to your ideas and feedback to keep improving the site. Email me here.
There are over 30 free books on the site looking for reviewers, here is a selection. Either click on the book covers to find our more, or check out all of the books hereβ
Sooner or later, the river pulls them all. Sooner or later, someone falls.
Crime / Literary Fiction
Author: Meredith Miller
Aria, the crown princess of Torrannon, has the world at her feet and a bright future.
Fantasy
Author: Lindsay McCafferty
It's 1892, the Institute of Thinkery is on the verge of a technological breakthrough.
Romance/Sci-Fi
Author: Linnhe Harrison
Best friends Ashley and Juliet, who've been made redundant from their marketing jobs during Covid, at last get to go to Venice.
Spicy Romance
Author: Kate Zarrelli
Itβs 1995 and the Army units of Fort Stewart, Georgia, are gearing up to deploy to Bosnia. But Lieutenant Minerva Mills has no intention of going.
Literary Fiction
Author: Nancy Stroer
A young duke declared mad. His nurse masquerading as a lady. One social season in which to marry him off.
The blog area of the site has 4 sections (currently), booktoker tips, book love,authortok tips and follow them (great TikTok accounts to follow). I hope you find lots that you enjoy on the blog. I have a few regular booktokers who are giving me their picks for book love, if you have an idea for a post, love to hear from you.
EXCLUSIVE PERKS & DISCOUNTS
I'm so excited to share the exclusive discounts that I have negotiated for you guys. I hope you find things you love from these brilliant companies. I will be adding to these over the next few weeks.
(Please don't share these discount codes as I have promised that only registered booktokers would use them. Thanks)
Flame Tree
Independent, inclusive and diverse, Flame Tree publishes a wide range of gift items and fiction, focusing on horror, crime, sci-fi and fantasy.
Wear and Resist is an independent brand of empowering jewellery, founded by Sarah Day in early 2017, raising awareness and money for women's charities.
Use discount code MTBT10 for 10% off all orders over Β£20. One use per customer.
There are some fantastic books on the site looking for ARC readers (Advanced Reader Copies) who'd like to read the books ahead of publication. Either click on the book covers below or browse all of them here.
The kidnap of a rebellious heiress leads Inspector Nightjar into a steampunk underworld of brain love, greed and revolution.
SciFi/Speculative Fiction
Author: Steve Aylett
Sydney leaves the shambles of her old life to join a dozen other grad students on a fog-shrouded inlet on Vancouver Island.
Horror/Romance/SciFi
Author: Karina Halle
To the outside world, Bhanu seems to have a perfect life: a beautiful home and a wonderful husband and family....
Contemporary Fiction/Writers of Colour/LitFic
Author: Preethi Nair
I NEED YOUR HELP
Inktober celebrates and showcases the talents of illustrators, artists and other creatives
October is Black History Month in the UK, it is a celebration of black culture, people and events
October is spooky season ending on Halloween, tricks and treats at the ready.
I will be putting together posts for the Meet The Booktokers blog with a selection of TikToks around these themes.
Have you created a TikTok (or planning to) about spooky books for Halloween?
Can you recommend illustrators and artists that you love on TikTok?
Have you created a TikTok celebrating books for Black History Month?
βPlease email me with links to your TikToks, or other recommendations and I will showcase them all on the blog. HUGE THANKS.
COMPETITION TIME
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Your chance to win this enamel pin from The Literary Gift Co.
All you have to do is follow @meetthebookters on TikTok, and send a message saying 'Easily Distracted' and I'll pick one winner before Friday 4th October
Public Service Announcement
If you want to get the best out of Meet The Booktokers, please tell me about the books and genres that you love. I am now speaking to lots of publishers who want to reach out to invite you to join their campaigns and influencer programs, but this is usually based on genres that you read.
If you haven't had time to click on all the genres you read on the site, please log in, go to your Dashboard and click on Manage Listing (left hand column) and click on Additional Details - this is where you'll find the genre list.
And also, if Meet The Booktokers is not for you, then do log in to your account on the site and delete your account. *sobs*
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