BookTok Feuds

Mood for Feud

Jun 16, 2025•55 min•Season 3Ep. 11

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Episode description

This week we get into some of the messiest feuds and scandals from the BookTok community, from feuds between authors and reviewers, fake Goodreads accounts, fake deaths, and real misogyny this episode really has it covered from A-Z.

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CW: mention of suicide between 40:32 and 43:55

Timestamps

01:54 My reading quirks

04:00 BookTok

15:28 Larry Reads vs Rina Kent

20:46 The Cait Corrain scandal

40:32 Author faking her death

43:55 Luke Bateman and the publishing controversy

Intro/Outro Music

Yar

Written by Ryan Skelton

Produced by Ras & Sakunera

#booktok #booktokfeuds #tiktokscandal #lukebateman #caitcorrain #bookscandal #larryreads

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