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.

List your favourite trope.

If your trope is more niche, feel free to define it so others can know more about it! Can be common or niche tropes!

Beneath it, put your favourite book recommendations for that trope!

Let's see what tropes are the most popular on this platform!!!

I absolutely LOVEEE Blood and Ash but the author is too busy milking the series sooo it would be helpful if anyone can recommend me book series that are like Blood and Ash (enemies to lovers + smut + fiction)

I'm finding that the badge and quest system on here is helping me get through my tbr so much better oh my gosh 😭 ive had so many books (that have ended up as part of quests on here) sitting for an Age, waiting to be read, and now I'm actually get through them. The pretty badge incentive is real and working 🤣

Is anyone else feeling the same? Or are the quests adding to your tbr instead*? 🤣 If it has helped, which books have you managed to check off your tbr that have been on there the longest!

*i will say it IS also doing this to my tbr as well lmao but im getting through my books much more efficiently i think hahaha

I've got a question for you all: Why you show the badges you currently have? (I mean the three on your profile) Like why then and not the others?

How do I add bold text or italics in my posts?? Help me guys

There's so much to do in today's world, and plenty of distractions that keep us away from our beloved books. How do you make peace with yourself and your environment long enough to read? Do you have a routine, or a ritual, to settle in with a book? I'm pretty bad at dedicating my free time to reading when there's so much else I could be doing, even if I really want to read.

Hi everyone! I am looking for some books (academic and non academic) that have accurate representation of Italian folktales!! Ideally if the books are in english that would be great, but books in Italian that is also welcomed!

Thank you!!

HELLO It’s time for Who’s Who Wednesday where every Wednesday we introduce ourselves and make new friends. This is part 3.

If you participated in any of the times before, you don’t have to introduce yourself again but you can share some different facts about you, an opinion you have, or how your week is going.

If you’re new, introduce yourself!

I’ll go first.

My name is JadeLovesBooks.

I am very very very very type B personality yet for the most part everything seems to work out. I’ve never read Harry Potter or seen the movies and have zero interest in doing so I am 8 years sober I don’t care about Taylor swift (I’m sorry)

I’m currently reading Alchemised, if you didn’t know, it’s a book that was a fanfic revolving around the Harry Potter characters and The Handsmaids Tale , and I have seen discourse online about how it’s inmoral to read this book because in the end it gives JK Rowling attention and more fame.

My questions are:

1. Is it wrong to support authors that publish fanfiction, if the fanfic was originated from an author of problematic works? (Like JK)

2. Is it alright to publish fanfiction or do you believe the author of the original material, the world it was based in, should get copyrights and some recognition because fundamentally the story was based on their characters and work?

3. Do you have some controversial opinion on the matter?

Hey y'all, lately this book has been popping up on my feed and so I felt compelled to check who Alyson Stoner is again. Recognition settled in eventually, but by then I was already in the depths of Wikipedia, which is how I found this neat info: In June 2023, Stoner came out as non-binary. They use they/them pronouns [...]. So I thought I'd drop in and do a little PSA for anyone who didn't know 🤗💜 Naturally I'm now also interested in reading this memoir, especially since Alyson Stoner is the same age as me and I'm curious about the differences and maybe similarities of our respective lives!