Novels are written like we're stupid now. Are we?
According to Alina
Novels are written like we're stupid now. Are we?
36:16
Substack and 'performative intellectualism'
According to Alina
Substack and 'performative intellectualism'
50:11
Who decides what books are really about?
According to Alina
Who decides what books are really about?
30:41
Gatekeeping and the return of the literary snob
According to Alina
Gatekeeping and the return of the literary snob
27:11
These books cured my existential crisis
According to Alina
These books cured my existential crisis
27:49
Romantasy: literature for a loveless age
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Romantasy: literature for a loveless age
34:58
The booktoker to author pipeline: a tale of privilege and backlash
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The booktoker to author pipeline: a tale of privilege and backlash
29:34
Why bother to write about books if it's going to be slop?
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Why bother to write about books if it's going to be slop?
24:39
the death of personal taste in books
According to Alina
the death of personal taste in books
20:01
Why we're so obsessed with what other people read
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Why we're so obsessed with what other people read
45:52
book trends we need to leave in 2024
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book trends we need to leave in 2024
22:07
Is literature useful?
According to Alina
Is literature useful?
29:15
Booktok and anti-intellectualism (ft. 'the booktokers who don't read')
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Booktok and anti-intellectualism (ft. 'the booktokers who don't read')
20:26
Booktok and underconsumption
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Booktok and underconsumption
26:51
What is a 'thought daughter'?
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What is a 'thought daughter'?
25:11
How women took over literature (or why men abandoned it)
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How women took over literature (or why men abandoned it)
25:31
Why is booktok discourse so shallow?
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Why is booktok discourse so shallow?
26:45
Feeling 'behind in life': from Rory Gilmore to the 'career woman' trope
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Feeling 'behind in life': from Rory Gilmore to the 'career woman' trope
19:08
Why there are no great writers anymore
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Why there are no great writers anymore
33:20
StudyTube: a retrospective
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StudyTube: a retrospective
20:14
The problem with 'the classics vs. BookTok’ debate
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The problem with 'the classics vs. BookTok’ debate
19:57
BookTok romance books are bad for women… sort of
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BookTok romance books are bad for women… sort of
23:28
BookTok and overconsumption
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BookTok and overconsumption
25:14
Rory Gilmore & the 'former gifted child' TikTok trend
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Rory Gilmore & the 'former gifted child' TikTok trend
20:55
Why all 'It' girls have book clubs now
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Why all 'It' girls have book clubs now
21:50
Hozier and Dante's Inferno
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Hozier and Dante's Inferno
31:01
The 'reading aesthetic'
According to Alina
The 'reading aesthetic'
15:50