I bought a book that was popular vs i bought a book that is popular

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "I bought a book that was popular" refers to a past action, while "I bought a book that is popular" refers to the current popularity of the book.

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I bought a book that was popular

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to a book that was popular in the past.

This phrase is used to talk about a book that was popular at the time of purchase in the past.

Examples:

I bought a book that was popular last year.
She bought a book that was popular in the 90s.

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I bought a book last night on code breaking.
I bought a book on it, and I'm going upstairs to start reading it now.
I bought a book, though!
So, I went to the Museum of Natural History, and I checked out the bones, and I went to the gift shop, and I bought a book.
Mommy and Claire were worried that I didn't prepare properly for my trip to Tokyo, but I bought a book of japanese phrases and rented a tape of gidget goes to Tokyo.
So I wrote a book about this in '93, but as I was finishing the book, I had to do a little bit of typesetting, and I was tired of going to my local copy shop to do it, so I bought a computer.
I bought a room in the house and he thought I bought a meal.
I bought a brand-new suit, I bought new shiny red boots,
I bought a brand-new suit, I bought new shiny red boots,
Maybe you dedicated to him a book that... a book that was never published?
I bought a new shirt and everything.
So I bought a bigger house.
I bought a dress for Marcos' wedding.
I bought a special jacket just for the dinner.
I bought a crystal that protects me from bad juju.
I bought a Porta Potti, Jess.
Eventually, I bought a present for James.
Koothrappali and I bought a used 3-D printer for $5,000.
I bought a computer that I gave to the Pirate Bureau.
I went to the market and I bought a jockstrap.

Alternatives:

I bought a book that had been popular.
I bought a book that used to be popular.

i bought a book that is popular

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to a book that is currently popular.

This phrase is used to talk about a book that is popular at the time of purchase or currently.

Examples:

I bought a book that is popular right now.
She bought a book that is popular among teenagers.

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I bought a book last night on code breaking.
I bought a book on it, and I'm going upstairs to start reading it now.
I bought a book, though!
So, I went to the Museum of Natural History, and I checked out the bones, and I went to the gift shop, and I bought a book.
Mommy and Claire were worried that I didn't prepare properly for my trip to Tokyo, but I bought a book of japanese phrases and rented a tape of gidget goes to Tokyo.
So I wrote a book about this in '93, but as I was finishing the book, I had to do a little bit of typesetting, and I was tired of going to my local copy shop to do it, so I bought a computer.
I bought a room in the house and he thought I bought a meal.
I bought a brand-new suit, I bought new shiny red boots,
I bought a brand-new suit, I bought new shiny red boots,
Maybe you dedicated to him a book that... a book that was never published?
I bought a new shirt and everything.
So I bought a bigger house.
I bought a dress for Marcos' wedding.
I bought a special jacket just for the dinner.
I bought a crystal that protects me from bad juju.
I bought a Porta Potti, Jess.
Eventually, I bought a present for James.
Koothrappali and I bought a used 3-D printer for $5,000.
I bought a computer that I gave to the Pirate Bureau.
I went to the market and I bought a jockstrap.

Alternatives:

I bought a book that is currently popular.
I bought a book that is trending.

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I bought a book that was popular vs i bought a book that is popular