Von Literatur ist alles bis Emma Angeline : ein Plädoyer für Booktube

Booktube is a phenomenon that has existed internationally for some time and is drawing attention to itself through a constantly growing community as well as its originality and changeability. The article suggests integrating this variant of the digital literary public into studies of literature, not least because its effectiveness has been demonstrated above all in a younger reading public. The possibilities and limits of integration into literary practice are discussed, using selected examples from German and English-speaking countries. This is done on the basis of comparison with traditional literary criticism and the empirical description of what Booktube actually constitutes.