{"id":612,"date":"2023-12-20T15:33:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T15:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/?p=612"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:03:33","slug":"our-first-tiktok-book-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookinfluencers.com\/blog\/our-first-tiktok-book-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Our first TikTok Book club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the end of November, we hosted our very first TikTok book club, discussing Things We Never Got Over<\/em> by Lucy Score. Here\u2019s a look at how it went and what we loved most about the event.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In collaboration with Dutch publisher Zomer & Keuning<\/strong>, we ran a BookTok book tour<\/strong> for the translated edition of Things We Never Got Over<\/em>. Ten talented BookTok creators<\/strong> made engaging videos about the book and promoted the upcoming TikTok book club<\/strong>. To celebrate the conclusion of the book tour, we hosted a live book club discussion<\/strong> via our collective TikTok account @boektokkers<\/strong>, dedicated to showcasing Dutch books and connecting readers with authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our first TikTok book club: how it went and what we loved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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For the first 30 minutes of the live, two Dutch Booktokkers Sanne<\/a> and Beatrijs<\/a> joined to share their thoughts about Lucy\u2019s book. We discussed the characters, how their past influenced their behavior and we talked about the themes that appeared in the story such as family ties, trauma and dealing with your past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last 30 minutes Jacodine van de Velde, translator of the Dutch edition of Things We Never<\/em> Got Over<\/em>, joined the live as well. Our community loved the conversation we had with her and they asked a lot of questions in the live chat. Jacodine told us about how she became a translator, how she makes choices during the translation process and translating spicy scenes with the right words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This first book club was really successful with attendees from both our existing community as well as new faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What we want to achieve with our TikTok book club<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Almost all book influencers that participated in the book tour also watched the live. One of our goals with our book club is to strengthen our reading community and reach new readers. We would like to reach many more people in addition to our existing book influencers to encourage others to buy the book and read with us. We also want everyone to feel connected to our platform and TikTok Collectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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