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Jack Edwards
Personal information
Born (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 25)[1]
Brighton, England
EducationSt Cuthbert's Society, Durham
Occupations
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2016–present
GenreBooks
Subscribers1.26 million[2]
Total views96.1 million[2]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 8 August 2023

Jack Edwards is a British YouTuber and author. He is often associated with BookTube[3][4][5] and has previously been associated with EduTube.[6][7][8]

Early life and education

Edwards is from Brighton and studied English Literature, Politics, and History at A-level, the results of which he opened on camera on his channel.[9] attended the University of Durham to study English literature.[10][11] [12] During his time there, he was a member of St Cuthbert's College. He was the first member of his family to attend university.[11]

Career

Edwards began documenting his experiences at university on YouTube in 2016. The dean of his college attributed a rise in applications to the college he attended to Edwards' channel, calling it "the Jack Edwards effect".[7]

He now has over one million subscribers on his main channel @jack_edwards, and over 400,000 on his second channel @jack_in_the_books. He is known for posting about popular culture, including reading the book recommendations of popular actors, musicians, and reality stars.[13] He is also active on TikTok and Instagram. Edwards is signed by the Sixteenth talent agency.[14]

In 2020, Edwards published The Uni-Verse: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving University with Harper Collins.[15][16]

In 2021, Edwards launched Ink Outside the Box, a stationery company.[17] In 2023, Edwards announced that he would be closing down the company.[18]

In 2023, Edwards was announced as a "thinker in residence" for that year's Hay Festival, focusing on digital storytelling and online media.[19] As part of his role, he interviewed Alice Oseman.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Jack Edwards". The Jack Experience. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "About Jack Edwards". YouTube.
  3. ^ Bacon, Jess. "Is BookTok sucking the joy out of reading?". Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ Kaplan, Anna. "How TikTok Helped Fuel The Best-Selling Year For Print Books". Forbes. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ^ Merry, Stephanie. "Six TikTok stars share their favorite books of 2022". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ^ Haynes, Tom. "What happens to studytubers once they stop studying?". i-D Vice. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b Stokel-Walker, Chris. "The rise of EduTube: how social media influencers are shaping universities". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. ^ Sharma, Ruchira. "StudyTube: The community of YouTubers using revision and university to boost their platforms". iNews. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ^ Wood, Lucy. "Lewys Ball and Eve Bennett lead YouTubers opening their A-Level Results live on camera and it's stressful to watch". Metro. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  10. ^ Stokel-Walker, Chris. "Universities switch on to YouTube student influencers". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. ^ a b Anderson II, Ricky. "A chat with YouTube's resident librarian, Jack Edwards". Creator Handbook. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  12. ^ Coloma, Ron Rocky. "Edwards serves as inspiring role model for young scholars". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  13. ^ Sinha, Ekta. "RM's New Solo Album Has Got Us Thinking About His Book Recommendations And We Picked The Popular Ones". Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Sixteenth Creators". Sixteenth. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  15. ^ "The Uni-Verse: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving University". GoodReads. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Ask the Expert: My son has no life skills – how will he cope at university?". The Irish News. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Youtuber Jack Edwards releases a brand new stationery range". Celeb Mix. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  18. ^ Edwards, Jack. "i'm closing down my company". YouTube. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Thinkers in Residence". Hay Festival. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  20. ^ "The Guardian view on Heartstopper: a phenomenon that defines a generation". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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