BookTok Researcher: Social Media & Publishing Trends
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Job Description
Research and document bookish trends, news, and community discussions across social media platforms and publishing industry sources. Track viral posts, emerging trends, author and creator drama, fandom debates, and reader frustrations on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Threads, Reddit, Substack, and Medium. Monitor publisher and author announcements, book deals, adaptations, and industry publications. Organize findings into a shared Google Sheet with dedicated tabs for bookish gossip and controversies, new releases, bookish events, book adaptations, and deals or giveaways. Identify overlooked books gaining attention, copyright disputes, AI-generated knockoffs, and recurring community questions about book discovery. Curate opinion pieces and discussion prompts worth engaging with across the book community.