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BookTok Dark Academia Revival
BookTok's dark academia aesthetic experienced a major renaissance in 2025, driven by viral recommendations for titles like "Babel" by R.F. Kuang and "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara. This revival outperformed #2 Fashion Nostalgia Runways in total video views, with a 30% higher average watch time. Publishers credited BookTok with driving a 22% year-over-year increase in literary fiction paperback sales in the 18-34 age bracket.
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