Bookstagram Caption Ideas

No matter what part of Instagram you’re part of, getting the right caption for your picture is often difficult! And on Bookstagram, while sharing your favorite book cover is more than enough to start a conversation, having engaging captions bring even more discussion to the table.

Before sharing a list of captions/questions that you can use for your Bookstagram, here are some general tips that I like to use when creating posts:

• When taking pictures, use the book(s) you’re photographing for a starting point of conversation. For example, if I photograph my favorite book, I might ask my followers “What’s your favorite book?” and tell them why the book in the picture is my favorite.
• If you plan pictures in advance, consider writing out captions in advance as well so you don’t have to come up with a caption right before posting.
• When writing questions to your audience, be sure to answer your own question! It adds to the discussion and gives people more to comment about.
• It might depend on what genres you / your audience reads, but if your caption is too specific, it might be harder for your followers to respond! For example, if you ask someone’s favorite book in the __ series, you may not see as much of a response if many people haven’t read the whole series. However, for those that do comment, you’ll might meet new people with similar reading tastes!
• If you’re still stuck for a caption, you can always ask your audience about their current reads!

With these tips out of the way, here some ideas for captions that you can use on your Bookstragram!

Current Reads, Recent Reads, and Future Reads

• What are you currently reading?
• What was the last book you finished? How was it?
• What book are you reading next?
• What was your last five star read?
• What was your last one star read?
• How is your reading month going / How was your reading month?
• Are you on track for your reading goals?
• What was the last (genre name) book you read?
• What are some of your favorite books?
• What are your favorite classic books?
• What genre(s) do you read the most?
• What genre(s) do you want to read more of?
• What genre(s) do you never read?
• What genre(s) have you tried, but just can’t get into?
• What’s your favorite book(s) from this year (so far)?
• Which author(s) do you want to read more from? 
• Who is your favorite author?

Bookish Habits

• What format do you prefer (physical/ebook/audiobook)?
• Do you like to snack while eating?
• Do you like to drink tea or coffee while reading?
• Where do you read?
• Do you listen to music or ambience while reading?
• Do you read multiple books at once?
• Where do you get your books from?
• Are you primarily a morning or evening reader?
• When do you normally listen to audiobooks?
• How many books do you typically read in a month?
• Do you set monthly TBRs?
• How many unread books are on your shelves?
• Have you ever gone on a book-buying ban?
• How many books do you buy vs. borrow?
• Are you a mood reader?
• How do you keep track of what you’re reading?
• Do you ever DNF books?
• Do you save books to read for certain times of the year?
• Do you like to watch the TV/movie adaptation after finishing the book (if one exists)?
• How often/do you reread books?
• Do you like to read outside?
• Do you read reviews before reading a book?

Bookstagram & Community

• How long have you been on Bookstagram?
• Do you take photos in advance, or plan as you go?
• Do you post reviews on Bookstagram, or in other places?
• What’s your favorite thing about being on Bookstagram?
• Do you use any editing apps?
• Do you like to use props when taking pictures?
• Do you have a book blog or Booktube?
• Do you participate in readathons?
• Have you ever done a buddy read?
• Have your reading tastes or habits changed since joining the bookish community?
• What are some of your favorite bookish accounts?

Reading Goals

• Do you set a yearly reading goal? If so, how many books are on it?
• Do you participate in reading challenges?
• What are some of your reading goals?
• Are you on track with your reading goals this year?

Bookish

• What are your bookish pet peeves?
• Are you influenced by pretty covers?
• Do you often go for “hyped” books?
• What are your favorite book tropes?
• What are your least favorite book tropes?
• Dog-earing pages: yes or no?
• Do you own any bookish merch?
• Do you have decorations on your shelves?
• How do you organize your shelves?
• Do you get any bookish subscription boxes?
• What’s a book everyone loved that you didn’t like?
• What’s a book everyone didn’t like that you loved?
• Who are some of your favorite literary characters?
• What’s a book that started out great for you, but gradually got worse towards the end?
• What’s a book that started out bad/slow for you, but picked up toward the end?
• What’s the oldest book on your TBR?
• What’s the newest book on your TBR?
• What book(s) turned out to be a disappointing read for you?
• What’s you opinion on (book trope)?
• What do you use for bookmarks?
• Do your family/friends read?
• Did you read books as a kid / what books did you enjoy then?
• Why do you like reading?
• When did you start reading as a hobby?
• What do you do to combat reading slumps?
• Are you overwhelmed by the size of your TBR or do you just let it go?
• What book(s) do you recommend to everybody?
• What lesson(s) have you learned from reading?

I hope this list gave some inspriation for you to help create more captions for your Bookstagram! What do you usually write for captions on your Bookstagram? Let me know!