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Looking for bookish story templates? Here’s 40 bookstagram templates that I’ve thoughtfully designed just for you! They’re easy to save/download and upload to your story right away!

Bookstagram story templates are great for engagement (especially if you’re just starting to grow your bookstagram ). This is because you tag other bookstagram friends and they’ll repost your tag – giving you visibility to their audience.

Save these photos and tag me in them if you use them . When you do post them on your story, post a clean template right after it for others to screenshot and use it too!

I’ve included original photos shot and edited by myself in these templates as a personalized touch. I hope you like them!

Top 3 Books Of The Year Story Template

This is a yearly reading wrap up template that highlights your top 3 books.

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Yearly Reading Wrap Up Template

Share your yearly reading wrap up on bookstagram by showcasing your top reads for the year.

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Bookish Bingo Story Template

Check of this yearly reading wrap-up bookish bingo! A great way to reflect on your year in books.

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Book Review Bookstagram Story Template

I created two different book review Instagram story templates. This minimalistic book review story template will help you come up with a quick and easy review.

You can also compile your instagram book review templates on your highlights for easy access!

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Books That Made Me (Blank) Story Template

We all have books that have made us feel a certain way, or had open us up to a whole different genre.

If you liked this one, let me know – I can make more! There are just too many ideas and so little space in one template.

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Bookstagram Monthly Wrap Up Template

Bookstagram monthly wrap up templates has to be everyone’s favourite instagram story template! It is so satisfying to see the boxes being completed as you progress on your reading!

However, it can be very discouraging when you only see a couple of boxes filled out of the 9 boxes. That is why I created two options – 6 books or 9 books depending on your reading progress.

Go at your own pace, read how many books you want and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!

Bookstagram Story Monthly Wrap Up (6 Books)

If you don’t read a lot of books per month, you can use this 6 book template.

January Monthly Wrap-Up Template

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February Monthly Wrap-Up Template

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June Monthly Wrap-Up Template

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October Monthly Wrap-Up Template

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November Monthly Wrap-Up Template

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December Monthly Wrap-Up Template

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Bookstagram Monthly Wrap Up: 9 Books

If you tend to read a lot of books, you can use this 9 book template.

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Monthly Favourite Book Template

Add one favourite book you’ve read each month to this template.

When the year ends, you’ll have a nice reading tracker to reflect on your favourite reads of the year!

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Currently Reading Bookstagram Template

Here’s a bookish template for the books you’re currently reading. Share your reading progress and thoughts on your story.

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This or That Bookstagram Template

Are you a fan of the This or That template? Many bookstagrammers seem to love it. Tag your friends and join in on the fun!

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TBR Bookstagram Template

If you like posting your TBRs for the month or specifically for kindle/kindle unlimited – these templates will help!

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Fill in the blank line with the month you’re on.

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How To Make Bookstagram Templates

Making bookstagram templates aren’t all that difficult, but they can be time-consuming.

Which is why i’ve saved you the trouble by creating some for you! But if they aren’t to your liking (or don’t match your aesthetic), you can always create your own!

Step 1: Sign up for Canva

You can use the free Canva version to create story templates, but the elements and photos will be limited to free ones only. Search for the instagram story template to start of with. There are many options to choose from!

Step 2: Generate a colour palette

Choose a colour palette that fits your aesthetic by visiting a colour palette generator.

Step 3: Use elements in Canva

Use elements and select a rectangle to create monthly reading templates. Once you have created one, just duplicate the page and switch out the names of the month.

How To Use Bookstagram Templates

Step 1: Download or save the bookstagram templates from this blog post

Step 2: Open these templates up in insta-story

Step 3: Edit the template with words or stickers (you can select book covers as stickers to put on your monthly reading wrap-ups.

Step 4: Post it and save it in a highlight on your profile.

Step 5: Leave a blank template on your story for others to use!

Wrap Up: Bookstagram Story Templates

I hope you find joy using these free bookstagram templates. Don’t forget to tag your friends for engagement and feel free to tag me too!

All bookstagram story templates will be on my profile. You can have easy access to them – just screenshot and they’re ready to be used!

Which one’s are your favourites? Let me know!

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The only book review templates you'll ever need.

The Only Book Review Templates You'll Ever Need

Whether you’re trying to become a book reviewer , writing a book report for school, or analyzing a book, it’s nice to follow a book review template to make sure that your thoughts are clearly presented. 

A quality template provides guidance to keep your mind sharp and your thoughts organized so that you can write the best book review possible. On Reedsy Discovery , we read and share a lot of book reviews, which helps us develop quite a clear idea what makes up a good one. With that in mind, we’ve put together some trustworthy book review templates that you can download, along with a quick run-through of all the parts that make up an outstanding review — all in this post! 

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Book review templates for every type of review

With the rapid growth of the book community on Instagram, Youtube, and even TikTok, the world of book commentary has evolved far beyond your classic review. There are now many ways you can structure a book review. Some popular formats include:

  • Book reports — often done for school assignments; 
  • Commentary articles — think in-depth reviews in magazines and newspapers; 
  • Book blog reviews — short personal essays about the book; and
  • Instagram reviews — one or two-paragraph reviews captioned under a nice photo. 

But while the text in all these review styles can be organized in different ways, there are certain boxes that all good book reviews tick. So, instead of giving you various templates to use for different occasions, we’ve condensed it down to just two book review templates (one for fiction and one for nonfiction) that can guide your thoughts and help you nail just about any review. 

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⭐ Download our free fiction book review template  

⭐ Download our free nonfiction book review template  

All you need to do is answer the questions in the template regarding the book you’re reading and you’ve got the content of your review covered. Once that’s done, you can easily put this content into its appropriate format. 

Now, if you’re curious about what constitutes a good book review template, we’ll explain it in the following section! 

Elements of a book review template

Say you want to build your own book review template, or you want to customize our templates — here are the elements you’ll want to consider. 

We’ve divided our breakdown of the elements into two categories: the essentials and the fun additions that’ll add some color to your book reviews.

What are the three main parts of a book review?

We covered this in detail (with the help of some stellar examples) in our post on how to write a book review , but basically, these are the three crucial elements you should know: 

The summary covers the premise of the book and its main theme, so readers are able to understand what you’re referring to in the rest of your review. This means that, if a person hasn’t read the book, they can go through the summary to get a quick idea of what it’s about. (As such, there should be no spoilers!) 

The analysis is where, if it’s a fiction book, you talk more about the book, its plot, theme, and characters. If it’s nonfiction, you have to consider whether the book effectively achieves what it set out to do. 

The recommendation is where your personal opinion comes in the strongest, and you give a verdict as to who you think might enjoy this book. 

You can choose to be brief or detailed, depending on the kind of review you’re writing, but you should always aim to cover these three points. If you’re needing some inspiration, check out these 17 book review examples as seen in magazines, blogs, and review communities like Reedsy Discovery for a little variation. 

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Which additional details can you include?

Once you’ve nailed down the basics, you can jazz things up a little and add some personal flavor to your book review by considering some of these elements:

  • A star-rating (the default is five stars but you can create your own scales); 
  • A bullet-point pros and cons list; 
  • Your favorite quotation from the book; 
  • Commentary on the format you read (i.e., ebook, print, or audiobook);
  • Fun facts about the book or author; 
  • Other titles you think are similar.

This is where you can really be creative and tailor your review to suit your purpose and audience. A formal review written for a magazine, for instance, will likely benefit from contextual information about the author and the book, along with some comment on how that might have affected the reading (or even writing) process.

Meanwhile, if you’re reviewing a book on social media, you might find bullet points more effective at capturing the fleeting attention of Internet users. You can also make videos, take creative pictures, or even add your own illustrations for more personal touches. The floor is yours at this point, so go ahead and take the spotlight! 

That said, we hope that our templates can provide you with a strong foundation for even your most adventurous reviews. And if you’re interested in writing editorial reviews for up-and-coming indie titles, register as a reviewer on Reedsy Discovery !

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How to Make Your Own Bookstagram Templates in Canva (Easy!)

If you’re part of the Bookstagram community, you’ve likely seen some Bookstagram templates floating around. Maybe it was an Instagram story template with someone’s monthly reading wrap-up, or a colorful Bookstagram post graphic with book recommendations. But did you know it’s super easy to make them yourself? As a long-time Bookstagrammer and every-day Canva user, I’m sharing an easy tutorial to walk you through how to create Bookstagram templates for free using Canva!

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What are Bookstagram templates?

Bookstagram templates are graphics designed with a focus on book- and reading-related content that can be shared on Bookstagram .

For example, you might create a “This or That” Instagram story template where people can select their own bookish preferences (like physical books vs. e-books or audiobooks, fantasy vs. thriller, etc.), and then re-share it to their own story.

Or, you can create your own Bookstagram post templates where you share book recommendations based on popular movies or TV shows. (For example: “if you loved Knives Out , read these similar mystery books…”).

Creating the templates yourself allows you to incorporate your own favorite colors, fonts, and branding into the design. (And that way, you can personalize them and re-use them again with different book cover images, photos, etc.).

Plus, it’s super easy to make them for free using Canva (my favorite graphic design tool)!

Looking for some more Bookstagram inspiration? Check out these creative Bookstagram post ideas and these book photography tips (using just your phone)!

Bookstagram monthly wrap-up Instagram story template

Feel free to use the template above, if you want! Just save the image, open a blank Instagram story design in Canva, and import the image.

Then, add the image as the background of your design, and add the book cover images on top (plus star illustrations from Canva’s ‘Elements’ section for your star ratings).

Lastly, export the file and share it to your Instagram story! (See the tutorial below for details on how to export your design.)

Why use Canva?

I use Canva every day for my work, and I love it! It’s easy to use and it’s free (though they do have a paid version for extra features and more template/graphic options).

Plus, Canva has a ton of pre-made templates – organized by category – that you can edit to suit your needs. You don’t need to be a graphic designer to create a beautiful design with Canva. 🙂

Another great perk: you can use Canva on your computer or on your phone (with their app)!

How to Make a Bookstagram Template in Canva (Tutorial)

Start by creating a free Canva account.

Now, you have two choices. You can start from scratch with a blank design, or you can use one of Canva’s pre-created templates as a jumping-off point. (Don’t worry, you can edit them as much as you want!).

Navigate to the ‘Templates’ tab. Then, navigate to the “Social Media” tab. You’ll likely want to select either ‘Instagram Post’ or ‘Instagram Story’, depending on what you want to make.

Choose a template design that fits the aesthetic or intent you’re going for. Hover over it and click the button with the three dots in the upper right corner. Select “Customize This Template”.

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This should open your new design. Next, edit away!

On the left side of the screen, you’ll see a bar with different design options, like ‘Text’ and ‘Elements’. This is where you can add text, shapes, illustrations, photos, and more.

(Note: anything with a crown icon below it is exclusively for Canva Pro users – that’s the paid version of Canva.)

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You can replace the text and/or the font of your chosen template, change the background or colors, add graphic elements – anything your heart desires.

You can also import and add your own images (under ‘Uploads’) or import book cover images (just save the cover image from a site like Goodreads ).

Lastly, export your design! Click ‘Share’ in the upper right corner of the screen, then click ‘Download’. Select which file type you want, and click ‘Download’ again.

Canva export screenshot

I recommend exporting the design as a PNG file for the highest-quality social media graphics. (PNG images have a larger file size than JPG.)

Now, you’re ready to share your template on Bookstagram!

Template Inspiration (What to Make?)

Need some ideas for different Bookstagram templates to create? Here are some ideas for bookish Instagram stories or posts on your Bookstagram feed:

  • “This or That” (bookish edition)
  • book review & star rating
  • book recommendations based on a movie or TV show (or a popular book!)
  • monthly reading wrap-up
  • your favorite reads by a particular author (or from the previous year, a specific genre, etc.)
  • meet the bookstagrammer
  • monthly TBR list /hopefuls
  • “Last, Current, Next” (what you just read, are currently reading, and want to read next)

Now, go forth and design to your heart’s content! I hope to see your lovely creations on Bookstagram. 🙂

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When I was a kid I loved reading, but I hated book reports. It felt impossible to boil a book down to a few lines or even a page of writing. Besides, by the time I had to write the report, I had already forgotten a lot. It never ceases to be painful to try to pull my thoughts and opinions out of my head and put them on the page, especially in a coherent way.

As an adult, I continue to usually find writing book reviews painful . And yet, I maintain a book blog with reviews of all the (bi and lesbian) books I read. Why? For one thing, I want to raise the visibility of these books — or, in the case of a book I loathed, warn other readers of what to expect. It helps me to build community with other book lovers. It’s also a great way to force myself pay attention to how I’m feeling while I’m reading a book and what my thoughts are afterwards. I have learned to take notes as I go, so I have something to refer to by the time I write a review, and it has me notice what a book is doing well (and what it isn’t). The review at the end helps me to organize my thoughts. I also find that I remember more once I’ve written a review.

Once you’ve decided it’s worthwhile to write a review, though, how do you get started? It can be a daunting task. The good news is, book reviews can adapt to whatever you want them to be. A book review can be a tweet with a thumbs up or thumbs down emoji, maybe with a sentence or two of your thoughts; it can also be an in-depth essay on the themes of the book and its influence on literature. Most are going to fall somewhere between those two! Let go of the idea of trying to create the One True Book Review. Everyone is looking for something different, and there is space for GIF-filled squee fests about a book and thoughtful, meditative explorations of a work.

This post offers a variety of book reviews elements that you can mix and match to create a book review template that works for you. Before you get started, though, there are some questions worth addressing.

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Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Book Review Template

Where will you be posting your book reviews.

An Instagram book review will likely look different from a blog book review. Consider which platform you will be using for your book review. You can adapt it for different platforms, or link to your original review, but it’s a good starting point. Instagram reviews tend to be a lot shorter than blog reviews, for instance.

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Will you be using the same template every time?

Some book reviewers have a go-to book review template. Others have a different one for each genre, while another group doesn’t use a template at all and just reacts to whatever each book brings up.

Heading or no headings?

When choosing which book review elements to mix and match, you can also decide whether to include a header for each section (like Plot, Characterization, Writing, etc). Headers make reviews easier to browse, but they may not have the professional, essay-style look that you’re going for.

Why are you writing a review?

When selecting which elements to include in your review, consider what the purpose is. Do you want to better remember the plot by writing about it? You probably want to include a plot summary, then. Do you want to help readers decide whether they should read this book? A pros and cons list might be helpful. Are you trying to track something about your reading, like an attempt to read more books in translation or more books by authors of color? Are you trying to buy fewer books and read off your TBR shelf instead? These are all things you can note in a review, usually in a point-form basic information block at the beginning.

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Book Review Templates and Formats

Essay-style.

This is a multi-paragraph review, usually with no headers. It’s the same format most newspapers and academics use for book reviews. Many essay-style reviews use informal categories in their writing, often discussing setting, writing, characters, and plot in their own paragraphs. They usually also discuss the big themes/messages of a story. Here are some questions to consider when writing an essay-style review:

What is the author trying to do? Don’t evaluate a romance novel based on a mystery novel’s criteria. First try to think about what the book was attempting to do, then try to evaluate if they achieved it. You can still note if you didn’t like it, but it’s good to know what it was aiming for first.

What are some of the themes of the story? What big message should the reader take away? Did you agree with what the book seemed to be saying? Why or why not?

How is this story relevant to the world? What is it saying about the time it was written in? About human nature? About society or current issues? Depending on the book, there may be more or less to dig into here.

What did this book make you think about? It may be that the themes in the book were just a launching off point. How did they inspire your own thinking? How did this book change you?

A Classic Book Review

This is probably the most common kind of book review template. It uses a few criteria, usually including Setting, Writing, Characters, and Plot (for a novel). The review then goes into some detail about each element, describing what the book did well, and where it fell short.

The advantage of this format is that it’s very straightforward and applies to almost any fiction read. It can also be adapted–you will likely have more to say about the plot in a mystery/thriller than a character study of a novel. A drawback, though, is that it can feel limiting. You might have thoughts that don’t neatly fit into these categories, or you could feel like you don’t have enough to say about some of the categories.

Pros and Cons

A common format for a Goodreads review is some variation of pros and cons. This might be “What I Liked/What I Didn’t Like” or “Reasons to Bump This Up Your TBR/Reasons to Bump This Down On Your TBR.” This is a very flexible system that can accommodate anything from a few bullet points each to paragraphs each. It gives a good at-a-glance impression of your thoughts (more cons than pros is a pretty good indication you didn’t like it). It also is broad enough that almost all your thoughts can likely be organized into those headings.

This is also a format that is easily mix and matched with the elements listed below. A brief review might give the title, author, genre, some brief selling points of the novel, and then a pros and cons list. Some reviews also include a “verdict” at the end. An example of this format:

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The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill

🌟 Fantasy All-Ages Comic 💫 Adorable pet dragons ✨ A diverse cast

Pros: This book has beautiful artwork. It is a soothing read, and all the character are supportive of each other. This is a story about friendship and kindness.

Cons: Don’t expect a fast-moving plot or a lot of conflict. This is a very gentle read.

Another approach to the review is not, strictly speaking, a book review template at all. Instead, it’s something like “5 Reasons to Read TITLE by Author” or “The # Most Shocking Plot Twists in X Series.” An advantage of this format is that it can be very to-the-point: if you want to convince people to read a book, it makes sense to just write a list of reasons they should read the book. It may also be more likely to get clicked on–traditional book reviews often get less views than more general posts.

On the other hand, listicles can come off as gimmicky or click-bait. You’ll have to decide for yourself if the book matches this format, and whether you are writing this out of genuine enthusiasm or are just trying to bend a review to be more clickable.

Your Own Original Rating System

Lots of reviewers decide to make their own review format based on what matters to them. This is often accompanied by a ratings system. For instance, the BookTube channel Book Roast uses the CAWPILE system:

CAWPILE is an acronym for the criteria she rates: Characters, Atmosphere, Writing, Plot, Intrigue, Logic, Enjoyment. Each of those are rated 1–10, and the average given is the overall rating. By making your own ratings/review system, you can prioritize what matters to you.

My favorite rating system is Njeri’s from Onyx Pages , because it shows exactly what she’s looking for from books, and it helps her to think about and speak about the things she values:

A “Live Tweet” or Chronological Review

Another format possibility is live tweeting (or updating as you go on Goodreads, or whatever your platform of choice is). This has you document your initial thoughts as you read, and it’s usually informal and often silly. You can add what you’re loving, what you’re hating, and what questions you have as you go.

This is a fun format for when you’re reading a popular book for the first time. That way, other people can cackle at how unprepared you are as you read it. This requires you to remember to always have your phone on you as you read, to get your authentic thoughts as they happen, but it saves on having to write a more in-depth review. Alternately, some people include both a “first impressions” section and a more in-depth analysis section in their final review.

Get Creative

There are plenty of book review templates to choose from and elements to mix-and-match, but you can also respond in a completely original way. You could create a work of art in response to the book! Here are some options:

  • Writing a song , a short story, or a poem
  • Writing a letter to the author or the main character (you don’t have to send it to the author!)
  • Writing an “interview” of a character from the book, talk show style
  • Making a visual response, like a collage or painting
  • Making a book diorama, like your elementary school days!

Mix-and-Match Elements of a Book Review

Most book reviews are made up of a few different parts, which can be combined in lots of different ways. Here is a selection to choose from! These might also give you ideas for your own elements. Don’t take on too much, though! It can easily become an overwhelming amount of information for readers.

Information

Usually a book review starts with some basic information about the book. What you consider basic information, though, is up for interpretation! Consider what you and your audience will think is important. Here are some ideas:

  • The title and author (pretty important)
  • The book’s cover
  • Format (audiobook, comic, poetry, etc)
  • Genre (this can be broad, like SFF, or narrow, like Silkpunk or Dark Academia)
  • Content warnings
  • Source (where did you get the book? Was is borrowed from the library, bought, or were you sent an ARC?)
  • Synopsis/plot summary (your own or the publisher’s)
  • What kind of representation there is in the novel (including race, disability, LGBTQ characters, etc)
  • Anything you’re tracking in your reading, including: authors of color, authors’ country, if a book is in translation, etc

Review Elements

Once you’ve established your basic information, you’re into the review itself! Some of these are small additions to a review, while others are a little more time-intensive.

Bullet point elements:

  • Rating (star rating, thumbs up/down, recommend/wouldn’t recommend, or your own scale)
  • Who would like it/Who wouldn’t like it
  • Read-alikes (or movies and TV shows like the book)
  • Describe the book using an emoji or emojis
  • Describe the book using a gif or gifs
  • Favorite line(s) from the book
  • New vocabulary/the most beautiful words in the novel
  • How it made you feel (in a sentence or two)
  • One word or one sentence review
  • Bullet points listing the selling points of a book
  • BooksandLala’s Scary, Unsettling, and Intrigue ratings, for horror
  • World-building, for fantasy and science fiction titles
  • Art, for comics
  • Narration, for audiobooks
  • Romance, for…romance
  • Heat level, for erotica

Visual elements:

  • Design a graphic (usually incorporating the cover, your star rating, and some other basic info)
  • Take a selfie of yourself holding the book, with your expression as the review
  • Make a mood board
  • Design your own book cover
  • Make fan art

Elements to incorporate into a review:

  • Quick/initial thoughts (often while reading or immediately after reading), then a more in-depth review (common on Goodreads)
  • A list of facts about the book or a character from the book
  • Book club questions about the book
  • Spoiler/non-spoiler sections
  • Research: look up interviews with the author and critique of the book, incorporate it (cited!) into your review
  • Links to other resources, such as interviews or other reviews — especially #OwnVoices reviews
  • A story of your own, whether it’s your experience reading the book, or something it reminded you of

This is not a complete list! There are so many ways to write a book review, and it should reflect your own relationship with books, as well as your audience. If you’re looking for more ways to keep track of your reading, you’ll also like 50+ Beautiful Bujo Spread Ideas to Track Your Reading .

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Level Up Your Bookstagram: Book Review Templates for Stellar Posts

People still use Bookstagram, right? Not everyone has run off to TikTok?….. It’s not just me here, right?!….

I decided to add even more Bookstagram templates to the fairly sizeable library of templates I’ve already created here. I love this current trend of creating a little infographic instead of a full-blown review on Instagram. It’s great to get the main points and tropes of a book straight away like that cause, let’s be honest, how often do we really read the captions? I’m actually more likely to read the caption for one of these infographic pics than a beautifully artistic photo of a book.

So, I created some more vintage scrapbooky templates for whoever wants to use them. I’ll be sharing them regularly so make sure to follow me to get them all and have a look around my blog for even more templates and bookish stuff.

Visit the Template Gallery for FREE templates and pintables and visit my Etsy shop, ElaineHowlinStudio , and Ko-fi for digital ephemera kits for journals, planners and craft projects. Visit my Patreon for Bookstagram templates.

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Book Review Instagram Post Templates

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This is just a taste of the templates available. There are loads more available on my Patreon with more added each month.  Visit my Patreon here  to get the rest of the templates. There are a few freebies available there as well so be sure to have a look around.

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Patreon subscribers receive a full set of 10 square post templates each month along with a full set of 10 story templates so join up today to make sure you don’t miss out.

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  6. Level Up Your Bookstagram: Book Review Templates for Stellar ...

    I decided to add even more Bookstagram templates to the fairly sizeable library of templates I've already created here. I love this current trend of creating a little infographic instead of a full-blown review on Instagram.