I'm dyslexic and avoided reading until BookTok got me hooked - now I run a book club
Summary
Amelia Lord, diagnosed with dyslexia, began reading romance books after discovering BookTok on TikTok and now runs a local book club in Cardiff. Another Cardiff resident, Aimee Cummings, opened a dedicated romance bookshop called Love Stories, inspired by the growing popularity of romance novels.Key Facts
- Amelia Lord avoided reading until age 21 due to dyslexia but started reading romance books after seeing BookTok posts on TikTok.
- Her first book was "It Ends With Us" by Colleen Hoover, which she read as a New Year's resolution.
- Amelia founded the Booked Up Book Club, which hosts monthly meetings and creative sessions related to romance books.
- Romance books sales reached record highs in 2024, according to industry analysts NIQ.
- Aimee Cummings opened Cardiff’s first romance-only bookshop called Love Stories, located in Castle Arcade.
- Aimee studied psychology and social sciences and changed career paths after deciding she did not want to continue in academia.
- The popularity of romance books helped encourage both Amelia’s book club and Aimee’s bookshop ventures.
- Both Amelia’s and Aimee’s initiatives aim to build community around reading romance stories.
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