“The beauty with books is that there will always be new books to read,” says Jack Edwards, a books-focused content creator youtube Calling all book lovers — the BookTube community has some exciting news to share. PEOPLE can exclusively reveal "BookTube’s Ultimate Reading List Through The Years,” a list of some of the most popular titles that have been featured in book-focused YouTube videos since 2012. The list features an array of novels and memoirs, from John Green’s to recent favorites like by Brit Bennett and by Prince Harry.
For years, book enthusiasts have taken to YouTube to share their opinions on what they’re reading and what’s going on in the literary world. That community — known as BookTube — has since expanded into one of the social platform's longest running communities. As of early 2024, videos with “BookTube” in their title have been viewed more than 350 million times, per a statement from YouTube shared with PEOPLE.
“BookTubers really filled a void that we maybe didn't even know was there, which was having a more personal connection to learning how to decide what to read,” says Madeline Buxton, a culture and trends manager at YouTube, who says that the company created the Ultimate Reading List to better understand what books were discussed the most on the platform. In an exclusive video shared with PEOPLE, two BookTube content creators, Cindy Pham ( ) and Jack Edwards ( ), revealed the titles as well as insight into how the BookTub.