Can we keep politics out of literature? BookTok is divided.

Like any good story, BookTok itself is reaching what feels like a climax in its newest conflict. The once-unified community has become a battleground over politics and how it intersects with writers, influencers, readers, and the books themselves.

In a viral video that has since been taken down, TikTok creator @Kenzies, who deleted their account in the aftermath, said they wanted people to "do better" and "leave politics out of BookTok" because it is meant to be a "safe space." It might...