Has anyone tried the new feature in Libby? You insert #inspireme in the search function and it will come up with a set of choices available in that particular public library. It eventually narrows to about five or so choices.

I picked “fiction” for “adults” that is “rogish” and a wide variety of categories across multiple genres were provided. From that list I chose “scoundrels gambling, scheming, and seducing in Regency London.” All the choices seemed to fit the bill, and I’d read none of them before.

It was fun, and (IMO) a lot better way to use AI than trying to use it than creating new works in creative spheres. I suspect if I’d been in the library itself though, I might have preferred speaking with the librarian. Well, at least if it wasn’t romance I was looking for (you know: stigma, misogyny, and all that).

Edit: I should add the books were all available immediately.

I’m so jealous of people who are able to listen to audiobooks! My mind always drifts away and I forget I’m listening to one. Then I have to rewind ten minutes again. The only time it almost worked was when I went for runs. Anyone else has this problem and figured out how to make it work?

technically speaking, i’ve only read 36 actual books and the rest are just manga volumes, does that count?

in my head, mangas aren’t technically books. i mean they are art, that’s not where im getting at, it’s just not the same type of art as actual novels. the same way you see movies and tv shows separate from broadways and novels. they’re all arts, just different forms.

so does that make adding mangas in my reading goal as cheating? i did it so i can track what’s the last volume i read and where i need to pick it back up from. but i gotta admit, it does make me feel accomplished that i read 100+ books even though they’re just manga volumes. i can get through 3-4 volumes in a day easily, on top of my regular reading.

I've read 110 books this year because I was previously unemployed.

My unemployment has ended!🥳

And I'm too exhausted to read most days. I'll be lucky to get through a book a week🙃

I'm sad, but it's okay. I like my job. I work with really cool people. My bosses are actually decent people. I can get back on my feet because of this. And if it means I can't read as much, that's okay. The trade off is worth it.

I've seen quite a few posts lamenting that others can read so much, feeling defective because they can't. So I want to make visible the transition from one state of being to the other. I'm still going to read as many books as I can. And if it's not as many as before, that's okay. If I only read one book a year, I'm still a reader. It still counts ❤️

Does anyone else get annoyed when you're reading a reference book and it says for more information/examples/etc. you should do your own research? This book IS me doing my research.

Do you have any pet peeves when reading nonfiction books or am I the only one?

Do cookbooks count as reading? My friend's grandma likes to say she reads a lot, but all she reads are cookbooks. It's not a problem either way, it just got me thinking.

Sometimes, when a book gets translated, it also gets split up into two books. Currently, those two translated books are saved as "editions" from this one source book, but it disturbs the reading statistics a little bit, as they have two covers, two different page counts, and also the percentages do not fit when we paste comments etc.

What do you think, how this could be handled?

Is there anyone who could take care about such cases? :)

We're almost two thirds of the way through the fall readalong, which means we'll get to see the Winter Readalong picks soon, if I understand correctly.

So I'd love to pick your brains - I was wondering, both for the Fall Readalong and for the Dias de los Muertos readalong (or just one of them if you prefer, I don't make the rules)...

• how did you like the selections overall?

• which books, if any, turned out to be sleeper hits for you that you enjoyed better than you thought you would?

• which books, if any, were perhaps sleeper "fails" for you, in that you enjoyed them less than expected?

• if you didn't read all the book options: what made you choose the one(s) you ended up reading?

• if you read all of them: how would you rank them and how did you enjoy the full package overall?

• for those who have been here for a year and more: how did the Fall 2025 readalong compare to the Fall 2024 readalong in your opinion?

• any other fun thoughts, questions, observations, tributes to my black cat, hopes, dreams, plans for world domination?

Let's chat 🥰

Tbh… I’m not a fan of the percentage update while reading. I don’t get the hype 🤷🏼‍♀️ I think it’s more work than necessary. I totally get the reading list updates, or reading goal updates. What does everyone else think?? What am I missing??

I’m curious why it was important enough to be added

i've noticed a few posts today with no spoiler alerts on ✨very detailed✨forum posts. can we pls make sure we are selecting this when discussing books in detail as to not spoil storylines and endings 🤗🩷

I'm currently reading the southern x trilogy (via a recommendation from my dad) and I have a big fat book that has all 3 books from the series inside. If I read the big book, does it count as reading 3 books or just 1?!? I'm having a dilemma 😭

And if it does count, do I have the right to rate & review each individual book? I really don't know💔

I'm asking because Lee Knox Ostertag (author of The Witch Boy, The Girl from the Sea, The Deep Dark, etc) as far as I know* no longer uses the name his work is currently listed under. Apologies if this is the wrong place for this post I wasn't really sure where to put it. *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Knox_Ostertag#Personal_life

Time for a Re-Read! I just love love love Walter Moers' books! ❤️

Hi guysss,I'm curious how many books do you read at the same time? One or more? Bc I can't read more than one book at time(unless I don't have to read a book for school too) but I know some people that can read 3 books at the same time!