About this episode

Tierney Page discusses the rise of spicy books on TikTok and her journey as an author.

There are millions of posts on TikTok all about ‘spicy books’ and someone who’s become famous for reviewing them is author and content creator Tierney Page. In this ep, she chats about why she thinks there’s been a massive rise in people reading and posting about romantasy and smut, her fav tropes and genres and her journey to becoming an author. SHOW NOTES: watch our romantasy ep with Esme Louise James here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXKoC94haC4 Tierney Page TikTok here - https://www.tiktok.com/@tierney.reads?lang=en DM us your thoughts, questions, topics, or to just vent at @triplejthehookup on IG or email us: thehookup@abc.net.au The Hook Up is an ABC podcast, produced by triple j. It is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land where we live, work, and learn.

People in this episode

Host: triple j

Guest: Tierney Page

Topics covered

• spicy books
• BookTok
• romantasy
• smut
• reading trends
• author journey
• book genres

Keywords

• spicy books
• BookTok
• romantasy
• smut
• reading
• author
• TikTok
• genres
• tropes

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Hook Up

Places: Wurundjeri, Kulin nation, Australia

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