Midnight release parties, screaming fans, millions of copies sold: How BookTok is turning authors like Sarah J. Maas into celebrities

Author Sarah J. Maas is the most popular author on TikTok.

Her 16 books have sold more than 38 milli Monday i night oun n’t he world.

Maas has been called out for excluding people of colo Sarah J. Maas haracters from her work.

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