Can you name an author with a stronger BookTok presence than the inimitable Colleen Hoover? I certainly can’t. Colleen’s contemporary fiction often depicts young people’s lives and loves as they navigate crises, relationships, and burgeoning adulthood.

It’s hard to believe that a mere decade ago, Hoover self-published her first novel, Slammed. That’s right, SELF-PUBLISHED! The woman published some 123,000 words on paper on Amazon Kindle.