【推荐3】TikTok, an app dominated by Gen Z, is the place for a lot of things: You can discover emerging designers, participate in dance challenges and even stream fashion shows. But there's another space on TikTok that's also taking off—let's call it BookTok.

Digital book clubs are increasing in popularity on the app. Various “bookfluencers” are creating content around their favorite books, and developing accounts that are strictly devoted to book talk. The power of BookTok is not to be underestimated: Some TikTok book accounts, like @alifeofliterature, have featured old books and motivated them back onto best-seller lists, proving that Gen Z's appetite for books is very much alive.

Surfing the app can be tiresome, but fear not: We have rounded up a selection of BookTok pages that are well worth a follow. Below are four bookfluencers to know.

Why to follow: This book devotee frequently offers her recommendations, and makes funny TikToks about trying to find comfortable positions to read in and what happens after she's done with a novel.

Why to follow: This bookfluencer's quick-fire book reviews are entertaining and honest. She'll take a book like Angeline Boulley's Firekeeper's Daughter and attract you to pick it up. She also offers handy tips on how to save money when buying books.

Why to follow: This page works a bit like a 24-hour librarian who's always around to help with a suggestion. Plus, the user gives advice on how to read multiple books at once and how to get a copy of a book before it's released.

Why to follow: Her page's tagline is“shut up and read”, and its TikToks give you everything you need to do so. She has highlighted books with Middle Eastern and Southern Asian representation.

【推荐1】The Nutcracker

Showtime: 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., March 12^th

Tickets: $ 10 per person for groups of 15 or more; $ 15 for individuals

It’s Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece (代表作) of ballet designed and danced by the Conejo Valley’s oldest established dance company. A holiday tradition of entertainment and inspiration will be enjoyed by audience members of all ages. Join Clara and her Nutcracker Prince on their magical journey through the Kingdom of Sweets. This is an unmissable Nutcracker.

The New Shanghai Circus

Showtime: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., January 22^nd

Tickets: $10 per person for groups of 15 or more; $15 for individuals

For more than 2000 years, Chinese acrobats have been thrilling audience and making acrobatics the “longest running” folk art form in history. The New Shanghai Circus represents the best of this glorious tradition, mixing award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, amazing costumes and ancient and contemporary music, and theatrical wonder to present a show of great skill and beauty.

Rumpelstiltskin

Showtime: 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., March 24^th

Tickets: $ 9 per person for groups of 15 or more; $ 15 for individuals

It is believed that Daisy can spin straw into gold. A greedy king locks her in a stable and demands that she turn all of the straw into gold. Daisy looks hopeless until a strange little man, Rumpelstiltskin, appears and promises to spin the straw into gold in return for her necklace. The king is delighted but locks her again—wanting twice as much as straw to spin! Who will help Daisy?

【推荐2】Here are four small places in England, all packed with delightful scenery and more.

In the town, ancient buildings lean casually into one another. As a result, wandering down the high street feels like walking through a fairy tale or a Hollywood movie as Lavenham has appeared in many Hollywood movies. Behind the high walls are several excellent restaurants, but first time visitors should go to the Lavenham Guildhall, where you can drink tea in a well-preserved Tudor room.

Home to Gold I Hill, the cobblestone street known as “one of the most romantic sights in England”. Shaftesbury is a major charmer. The tiny Dorset town is also home to the ruins of Shaftesbury Abbey, built in 888 AD by King Alfred, a man well-known for creating England. Shaftesbury is also surrounded by a wealth of incredible countryside rich in picnicking potential including Duncliffe Wood and Melbury Beacon.

St Ives used to be little more than a traditional fishing village, but now it has developed into a popular coastal town. Its soft, sandy beaches regularly win awards and there are also plenty of top seafood dining options. The town has even gained a reputation as a serious arts center, with lots of outstanding galleries led by the Tate St Ives, which features attractive modern art exhibitions focusing on British artists.

Recognized as the “pretticst village in England”. Castle Combe is famous for its handsome honey colored stone houses and flower-lined lanes (小巷) which have decorated countless postcards and magazine covers over the years.

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