Here is our shortlist of the best BookTube and BookTok resident librarians. Each of these people have great taste in book recommendations and many videos and blog posts explaining their choices.
Jack Edwards
Jack Edwards is the author of 'The Uni-Verse: The Ultimate University Survival Guide' (HarperCollins, 2020) which seeks to make university less intimidating for future students. He is also a Youtuber and social media creator, talking about literature with reference to popular culture.
Elizabeth Filips
Elizabeth is a medical student at King's College London. She has a podcast and Youtube channel with over 500k subscribers. Her channel is focused on education, academia and reading.
Haley Pham
Haley Pham is an American YouTuber and vlogger, who is best known for her eponymous YouTube channel. Her second channel Haley Pham Vlogs are focused around reading and books.
Steph Bohrer
Steph Bohrer's comedy content has earned her over 600,000 followers on her TikTok account. She posts vlogs, lifestyle videos, and book recommendations on her self-titled YouTube channel.
Alex and Books
Alex is the creator of Alex & Books, a website with amazing book recommendations, reviews, and reading tips. He is the host of The Reader's Journey podcast, and has amassed a large following on Instagram and Twitter sharing book recommendations and insights.
Ana Fabrega
Ana Lorena Fabrega retired from teaching in the summer of 2019 to pursue her dream of being an EDUpreneur—a passionate educator who works outside the classroom to provide innovative learning opportunities.
She co-founded Write of Passage Summer Camp in early 2020 with David Perrell, a virtual learning experience where youngsters from all around the world come together to work on causes they care about.
She is presently the Chief Evangelist at Synthesis, an unique online learning experience for curious and ambitious youth interested in learning how to build the future. They're employing a game-based approach to learning to scale up the most inventive concepts from Ad Astra, the school Synthesis cofounder founded with Elon Musk.
Cleo Abram
Cleo Abram is a video journalist currently making Huge If True. She was previously a producer on Vox’s Netflix show Explained, and a host and producer on Vox’s YouTube Originals show Glad You Asked.
Emma Chamberlain
Emma Chamberlain is a YouTube personality from the United States. She won the Streamy Award for Breakout Creator in 2018. Time magazine named her to its Time 100 Next list as well as its list of The 25 Most Influential People On The Internet in 2019, writing that "Chamberlain pioneered an approach to vlogging that shook up YouTube's unofficial style guide." In April 2019, she debuted Anything Goes, formerly known as Stupid Genius, her first weekly audio series. Chamberlain went on to win "Best Podcaster" at the 12th Shorty Awards. She has also been a Louis Vuitton ambassador since 2019.
John Fish
John Fish is a Harvard student creating youtube videos about self development and growth. His channel has grown to nearly 1 million subscribers.
Matt D’Avella
Matt D’Avella is a filmmaker known for his hit Netflix documentary, Minimalism: A Documentary About The Important Things. He has amassed an enourmous following on YouTube where he shares videos on minimalism, psychology, fitness, personal finance and life. He also hosts a popular podcast called The Groud Up Show.
Nate O'Brien
Nate O’Brien is an American investor, entrepreneur, and internet personality. He is best known for his personal finance and lifestyle YouTube channel which has amassed 500,000 subscribers and more than 25 million views. Nate is the co-owner of Santrel Media, a marketing agency based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Nathaniel Drew
Nathaniel Drew is a writer and filmmaker exploring the full range of the human experience. His Youtube channel has over 1.5m subscribers.
Ruby Granger
Ruby is currently studying English Literature at the University of Exeter. She shares lifestyle content, advice and motivation on YouTube for those seeking a more productive and intentional life. A massive bookworm, her dream is to one day be a published author. So far, she has written 'Erimentha Parker's To Do List', an eBook which was released in late 2017.
Sadia Badiei
Sadia Badiei is a Canadian chef and dietician currently living in the Netherlands. Her YouTube channel, Pick Up Limes, has over 2.5m subscribers.
UnJaded Jade
Jade Bowler is an educational youtuber, author and student. Her channel has surpassed 700k subscribers.