10.5
titles, on average, are read each year by book groups.
Source: BookBrowse
Kristin Hannah
is the all-time favorite author of surveyed book clubs, ahead of Ann Patchett, Fredrik Backman, and Amor Towles, in that order.
Source: BookBrowse
23%
of book club members find romantic connections within their group.
Source: Thriftbooks
70%
of book clubs primarily read fiction.
Source: Publishers Weekly
88%
of private book clubs are all women, according to a 2019 report.
Source: Publishers Weekly
370 billion
#BookTok video views were recorded in 2025.
Source: Forbes
This article appears in Issue 35 of Alta Journal.
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India Brown is from New York City and is a junior at the University of Southern California, where she studies journalism.
