Man having a tv that never turns off sounds horrible and I know that’s part of the point but my overstimulated ass could never 😬

Not the ulcer mention on page 1 😭

Quests, created by Top Contributors, are such a labor of love, and there's so much time and effort put into research and curation. As Pagebound grows, we have been brainstorming sustainable ways to create more Quests that the community is eager to see. We're trialing a new idea for a community-voted Quest, inspired by a List.

How this will work:

1. Royalty members can nominate a List (their own or any community List) that would make a great starting point for a Quest. Royalty members will receive a notification tomorrow + an email with a link to a form to fill out by EOD March 31st to nominate. The form will include context about what makes for a great Quest.
2. The entire Pagebound community will then vote on which nominated List will inspire a Quest. Everyone will receive a notification on April 1st with a link to vote.
3. The creator of the winning List will be able to accept/reject.
4. If they accept, we will create a Quest inspired by their List, adapting the title & book list if necessary to fit Quest guidelines (for example, if a List has 20 books, we will reduce it to 15 for a Side Quest; if a List includes all 7 books of a series, we would put book 1; all books from the Quest would come from the original List curation). In the Quest description, the List creator will be credited and their List linked. The resulting Quest could be either a Main or Side Quest, but it will not be open to book additions since there will not be anyone actively maintaining the book list (similar to when a Main Quest hits its 100 book cap and is closed to further additions).

We hope this idea will encourage quality List-making, give the entire community a voice in Quest creation in a sustainable way, acknowledge our Royalty supporters, and result in more diverse Quests. We think it can be a fun community-building activity! That said, we will see if this trial achieves those goals before deciding if and how often we'll repeat it.

Thanks for helping us trial and your open-minded participation! Jennifer & Lucy

“In Japan if you say ‘the war’ people know you mean World War II, because that was the last one that Japan fought in. In America it’s different. America is constantly fighting wars all over the place, so you have to be more specific.”

Seems like an accurate representation of what is happening nowadays 🫩

Curious after the last email from Pagebound, how do you use this status? For example, I use it for books I don't own (so they're not literally on my tbr right now), but I might be interested in purchasing/borrowing in the future. Do you use it differently?

Unsure how this is for you audiobook and ebook readers, but the paperback has the definition of non-english words on the bottom of the pages! I always love it when authors take time to provide the definition of such words, so i dont have to google them all!

In general, do you guys tend to look up words your not familiar with? And if not, do you just skip over them, or decide your own meaning of the word? Genuinely curious how people do this, i personally google everything i dont know 🤭

For those who want to learn more about rural Japanese trains, I highly recommend checking out this YouTube video. I wrote a short story based on it some time ago, reflecting on the sadness of seeing a profession that you love dearly and that helps rural communities stay connected at risk of disappearing.

I was glad to see this topic brought up in a popular work of fiction. This is not exclusively a Japanese issue: lots of countries are having trouble keeping their rural lines open because of misguided economic priorities. I encourage everyone to get informed about the topic and to see if there's anything you can do to address it locally!