Lauren Roberts

ABOUT LAUREN ROBERTS

Bestselling author and TikTok star known for her young adult "romantasy" series The Powerless Trilogy. Her active presence on TikTok under the handle laurenrobertslibrary played a significant role in the viral success of her Powerless series.

She began writing Powerless when she was 18 years old in 2020. She self-published her debut novel, Powerless, in November 2023.  Her book received viral attention on TikTok's BookTok community and led to its acquisition by Simon & Schuster in 2024.

She enjoys a mix of activities including laser tag, knitting, word searches, lying in a hammock, and coloring. Her main characters from Powerless were turned into Funko Pop figurines in 2025.

She has a cat.

She and Alex Aster are both authors who used their popularity on TikTok to help promote their novels to bestselling status.