I really really love Verso books. Almost all of my favourite reads were published by them. But this thought made me curious if other people also have publishers they trust enough to buy blindly from. If so which ones and what about their niche draws you in?

I'm really interested in learning more about the awesome folks I've connected with on pagebound so far. I've interacted with many of you, and while we usually stick to books because it's a common love we all share, but I realized I only know a little about each of you through those conversations. That is totally fine if that is how you'd like to keep things, so no pressure to answer 😊. A little more personally about me: I'm a father (mid 30s) of 2 beautiful little girls (3.5 years and 7 months), married to an amazing woman and mother, and we also have 2 French bulldogs 😊. I'm currently a software engineer and my primary focus is infrastructure (all the boring stuff that websites like pagebound runs on behind the scenes and serves it all over the world), but I also freelance in web development still since it's where I got my start. Fun random fact: I was top 500 in overwatch season 3 🤣 Super happy to have met everyone and will hopefully continue to meet as this community grows 😊 Please don't forget to practice good internet safety when answering! 🫣

What do you think your favourite characters top 3 books would be? Do you think you’d have similar taste or would it be the complete opposite of you?

I love hearing everyone's opinions and thoughts. I also love discovering new books to read when I hear people's answers to questions. My answer: I would love for The Poppy War to be turned into a movie. I need it to be given the "Holes" treatment though and have a super super faithful adaptation made 😂😂

I run the "get to know me" staff board at my library and I recently asked them this question! I loved hearing their answers, and I thought it'd be fun asking it here! What book would you take to a deserted island (in other words, if you could only ever read one book, what would it be?) Mine would probably be Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

I always think back to the childhood books that got made me into the reader I am today so I wanna know what books everyone on here got them into reading! It also doesn’t have to be childhood books if you became a big reader later in life but I would still love to know what your answer was! One of the first books that I remember really loving and becoming obsessed with is the first Percy Jackson book that my mom recommended to me when I was about 7-9. So I owe my reader journey to her. I also really love the Pixie Hollow series so I’m super excited to read Wings of Starlight soon. (I’m also using this post as an opportunity to get some reading recommendations 🤭)

I used to be a reader who would never ever DNF anything. But it's been really freeing in the last year or so to allow myself to move on if i'm not vibing with a book. So I wanna hear the silliest, most petty reasons you've DNF'd a book before. Mine was about 30 pages into a book when the MMC said in his head that the FMC was "barely pretty" and I just wasn't here for those vibes.

Hi everyone! We have a few product updates to share - 1. The button to edit read dates is now on the book page - instead of sifting through your library to edit dates, you can visit the book page directly. 2. You can now edit the title, progress %, and spoiler tag on your posts (in addition to the contents!) 3. Fixed various bugs related to adding books to the Pagebound catalog, Goodreads imports, and comments on activity updates. We've had some questions about non-English books and issues importing books in non-Roman lettered languages like Arabic and Greek. We do plan to address both of these issues, however it is a large project and due to the discussion and forum nature of the site, the solution isn't straightforward. For now, non-English books will remain separate from the English version to preserve single-language discussion in the forums, and you may encounter data issues importing books in non-Roman lettered languages. We ask you refrain from importing those books at this time to help keep the integrity of our database! Special shoutout to our lovely Devin for helping on the engineering side with these updates 🫶 Happy reading, Jennifer & Lucy 💜💙

I just saw a quiz (readyourcolor.com) on tik tok that tells you what kind of reader you are and I thought it’d be fun to share here! There is a good mix of fiction and non-fiction and instead of telling you what genres you like to read, it tells you what you tend to like in a book. It’s 24 short book descriptions that you say how likely you are to read and then at the end you get assigned a color with book recommendations for that color group. I’ll share my results in the comments :)

Thinking about finally getting an e-reader, any recommendations? I have always been a physical book girl, but would like the convenience of an e-reader for travel and saving $$$ on physical books. Looking for something with long battery life, waterproof, and easy on the eyes. Would love to hear what you're using and what you love (or don't love) about it!

I’ve been reading since I was a little girl and when I look back on my life (I make myself sound a lot older than 26 😂) I can pinpoint books that have made a large impact on my life and who I am as a person. Some of these include books as far back in my childhood as Winnie the Pooh and Paddington bear, through these I learnt kindness and the feeling of found family. As I got older, stories like Anne of Green gables and little women helped me to learn about problem solving and developing emotional intelligence and empathy. These are just a few examples but I was wondering if anyone else may have any that stand out in particular in your life?

As of right now, I'm really excited for Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. A book set against the backdrop of the 1980s Space Shuttle program seems right up my alley. I'm also excited for The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig because I absolutely loved the Shepherd King duology. Excited to hear yours, hopefully I'll have more to add to my TBR :)

I’ve been reading since I was a little girl and when I look back on my life (I make myself sound a lot older than 26 😂) I can pinpoint books that have made a large impact on my life and who I am as a person. Some of these include books as far back in my childhood as Winnie the Pooh and Paddington bear, through these I learnt kindness and the feeling of found family. As I got older, stories like Anne of Green gables and little women helped me to learn about problem solving and developing emotional intelligence and empathy. These are just a few examples but I was wondering if anyone else may have any that stand out in particular in your life?

What are your comfort books/book series? The ones that you read multiple times and will do multiple times more? And why is it this book/book series?

I’ve been reading since I was a little girl and when I look back on my life (I make myself sound a lot older than 26 😂) I can pinpoint books that have made a large impact on my life and who I am as a person. Some of these include books as far back in my childhood as Winnie the Pooh and Paddington bear, through these I learnt kindness and the feeling of found family. As I got older, stories like Anne of Green gables and little women helped me to learn about problem solving and developing emotional intelligence and empathy. These are just a few examples but I was wondering if anyone else may have any that stand out in particular in your life?