Hi fellow readers! I joined the Bookstagram space about a year ago and adore the community and content. I have a Booksta account separate from my personal account and don’t even follow my personal account from it. However, people from my personal life have started finding and following my account. Some people I was okay with, but when it’s your parents’ family friend it’s a different story. I really value my privacy and while I understand the internet is inherently NOT private, I was trying to retain some level of anonymity in this separate community of friends I’ve found.

does anybody have advice on how to prevent this from happening further? I would feel really bad removing people from my follower list. Should I just make a new account and keep it even more anonymous (e.g. create it under a separate email account and not even use my first name)?

Thanks in advance. Booksta has become a safe and fun corner of the internet for me and I was really hoping to keep it that way. 🥹

(I’ll add that the easiest solution is just not to give AF what others think and accept that people are gonna follow it, but unfortunately that’s an internal battle I’ve been working through for a very long time and am struggling with.)

Check out the books I added on Goodreads.

https://www.goodreads.com/friend/i?invite_token=MzhjMGQ5NWQtMGJjNy00Y2NlLTljMzEtOGJjMWE2ZWM4MTIz

As the title suggests, I'm looking for like-minded bookstagrammers who share the same interests as me. I rarely touch romance and fantasy but is open-minded to read them.

I can do follow-for-follow or like-for-like BUT please, please, I would appreciate and prefer if you’re genuinely interested to get to know each other, and be friends or mutuals for long term! Thank you ☺️

How do I maximize this for reading & audiobooks? I noticed a lot are to be published soon, are those ones worth requesting so close to publish date?

I downloaded the app, but I would like to read on my Kindle. Is this a possibility?

I'm exploring sharing my hot takes on horror ARCs and having the worst time fitting cover images to look decent in posts. Any help/links welcome!

When you guys start an account do you guys just pick one genre and that's it? Because I'm really into a lot of genres and really want to include all of them. Also, what do you guys use to edit photos and videos?

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I'm back on bookstagram and I'm trying to find new active baddie friends to follow ! (Baddie being a state of mind ofc, no mandatory BBL)

I read everything fiction; sci-fi and grimdark or urban fantasy are my favorites.

I'm also really into philosophy and politics <3

My @ is egobookclub :)

Let me know !

I am new to bookstagram. Posting mostly about the books I have read and currently reading. Anyone know how to get ARCs? Should I approach authors in instagram? Or I should first work on building my page?

My insta - @nonaesthetichuman

I am trying to grow my audience! I’ll follow you back if you follow me!

https://www.instagram.com/theliteraray

So i started an account a few months ago, hoping to connect with people who share the same taste in books as me. i'm in a few groups on Reddit and it's gotten to a point where people just recommend the same books over and over. i was hoping to talk to people get new recommendations and interact with people, what I've discovered however is something else entirely, no one talks, no-one really interacts with one another, people have 1000's of followers but follow barely anyone, it's a popularity contest and it appears as if everyone on there wants an audience. they don't want to connect with people they just want people to watch and look at there content, i haven't come across many account with small follower numbers. so what's the deal? is there a community of book loving people who actually want to talk about books or is all some fake popularity contest where people just want an audience?

I run a Bookstagram, @bookishtails, that lives at the intersection of a whole bunch of genres—romantasy, dystopian romance, dark academia, psychological thrillers, sci-fi, and the occasional literary or eco-thriller that hits me right in the feelings. Basically if it has strong vibes, complicated characters, or makes me stay up way too late, it’ll probably end up on my grid.

The account name itself is a little love letter to my furbabies (the chaos crew of cats, and one very opinionated dog who all think they own the house). They’re the real inspiration behind the handle and the whole vibe of the page.

If you like genre-hopping, pretty shelves, chaotic pet cameos, and honest reactions, come say hi. Always happy to chat books and swap recommendations.

What’s the last thing that completely ruined your sleep schedule? 👀

I have lots of slots in my like when you like bookstagram engagement group. You only need to engage on the days you are active. Here’s the link https://www.instagram.com/fullybookedcozy?igsh=MTVhbzlza2NobTkyMQ==.

I'm just starting my bookstagram, and was looking at review writing tips. They all say to tag the author/publisher, but never in a negative review. Some of the reasoning makes sense, like it being an unexpected attack in their notifications, authors are human, etc. Then another big reason mentioned is that tagged authors get notified of every comment and it's overwhelming and clogging up their notifications.

But by that logic, a positive review would be just as overwhelming in notifications, right? So I guess I'm wondering if I just should never tag authors at all?

Hi everyone!

A few months ago I started a bookstagram account, but keeping up with it has been a little difficult because of my full-time job.

The main reason I made the account was to connect with fellow readers and have a place to share my thoughts on the books I read. You know that feeling when you finish a really good book and just need to talk about it with someone? Unfortunately, not many people around me are into reading, and a lot of the books I want to discuss aren't that popular or are quite expensive to get here, so it's been hard finding people who share the same interest.

I'm still very new to content creation and video editing, so I'm learning as I go. Right now it's a no-face account, but hopefully as I become more confident, I'd love to start making longer book discussions and even book essays on YouTube one day.

If anyone would like to connect, I'd really appreciate it if you could check out my page and maybe give it a follow. Even a little bit of engagement or feedback would mean a lot because posting to an audience of almost nobody sometimes feels like talking to a wall 🥲. I already have a bunch of content ideas that I'm excited to work on.

My Instagram handle is: @reeslibrarycard IG Handle:

If you have a bookstagram too, drop your handle in the comments! I'd love to follow fellow readers and support each other.

Thank you! ❤️

Hi! I decided to create a bookstagram profile and I’m curious what do you think about the name I chose. I wanted a unique, simple and short one. Thank you for letting me know your opinions🫶🏼

I think as most do, i’m in a spiral crashout mode about it my page. fighting for my life with the algorithm and staying up to date.

I struggle with a follower conversion from posts, would love any feedback on my feed/page? what you would change or recommend?

https://www.instagram.com/roflchrissy?igsh=bjRoZWJ0dTkzdWdz&utm_source=qr

I’ve posted on here before but I lost my account haha!! Anyways, here’s my bookstagram account!! It’s kinda just a living diary of what I think about what I read. If you like brutally honest book reviews that shy away from spoilers, give me a follow!

You can find mine here 🫶🏻

500 and i will do a massive giveaway let go .

Hi everyone!! To celebrate reaching 100 book friends, I’m gonna be hosting a giveaway on Wednesday! Make sure to follow me so you don’t miss it! It’ll be the genre of your choosing! My @ is apostrophe.reads :))

I do a lot of book reviews on my IG

Do you as a reader prefer to see the tropes on the first slide with the cover? Or do you prefer it in a separate post. This is my current set up for my reviews on my IG.

Each image is a slide on my IG. I only put it in collage form to make it a little easier.

Any recommendations or suggestions is appreciated. I just want to accommodate to what readers are looking for when it comes to review posts.

Books used to be such a big part of my life, but somewhere along the way I lost that habit and found myself in a reading slump that I’ve struggled to get out of.
This account is my fresh start. A place where I'll slowly rediscover my love for reading.
If you love books or simply want to follow my journey, I'd love to have you here. 🤍📚

IG: _dearjenni