Children exposed to ‘spicy’ adult fiction by BookTok influencers

Reading is cool again, but publishers and parents fear that new TikTok trend promoting erotic titles goes too far

Parents, publishers and booksellers have generally welcomed “BookTok”, the videos on TikTok promoting literature. In an age when many worry about children spending too much time in front of a screen, reading has become “cool” on the platform.

But a trend for “spicy” (ie sexy) books has led to fears children may be reading titles with adult content.