Guys, you are not going to believe me, but I just gained 3 beautiful, handsome followers on Bookstagram BY POSTING A REVIEW. YES, A REVIEW. F*ck you trial reels, you are not the only way (I am a carrousels and static reviews lover, I kinda hate feeling force to do reels ngl). This small tiny win has been a great reminder: people do care. Some of them still read descriptions. The sun is shining, life is good.

i've been seeing this trend all over bookstagram and i thought i'd bring it to this platform if it hasn't been brought already!

the prompt is simple, basically, you provide books that answer each prompt:

1. books you couldn't pay me to pick up.
2. books you couldn't pay me to try again (reread)
3. books you couldn't pay me to put down.
4. books you couldn't pay me to never re-read.
5. books you couldn't pay me to shut up about."
6. books you couldn't pay me to stop recommending.
7. finally, books you couldn't pay me to stop thinking about.

please please share your thoughts, recommendations and hate-commendations below! i'm ecstatic to see all your entries!!! i'll provide my own as well after my work shift lol.

Do you update your goal or just crush it and adjust next year? I have the feeling of wanting to adjust it but at the same time I’d be upset if I don’t hit my new goal 😂

I've always wondered about these celebrity book clubs, especially since the books they have chosen for the month are announced publicly by having that annoyingly hard to remove sticker on the book itself. Like, what do you do in these celebrity book clubs? Do you post your thoughts on the book on a public forum or something? Also, do you think that some of these celebrity book clubs like Reese Witherspoon's and Dua Lipa's are performative in nature to make them look like they are well-read women? I would love to know your thoughts on this.

Good evening Bookaholics!!

How is everyone doing?

Today my day is consisting of rest and relaxation (a.k.a reading with a mega ton of snacks 😎) after finishing my summer placement!!!

I'm planning to maybe pick up one of my fantasy books that are sitting on my shelf, so my question pertains to the imaginative genre.

Which book do you think would be made better if a dragon had been included? See if you can think of both a fantasy book and a book from another genre 🤔

[reposted due to messing up the hyperlink first time i posted]

hey everybody, i was glancing through past founder announcements recently and saw one that caused some worry in me, link here

i’ll copy here the specific section of the post that concerned me, so you don’t have to click through and read the full announcement if you don’t want to: “We will start a new program, community-voted Member of the Month (exact language TBD). Each month starting in the Fall, the entire PB community can nominate a user they believe embodies PB values. The user with the most nominations will be awarded a badge and the ability to create a Quest.”

i’d love to hear what other people here think about this feature. personally, i’m concerned that it could turn into a popularity contest/a value system based on who is the most active on PB and which usernames are recognized by the most people. i really hope that there will be something in place to prevent that sort of result, because a popularity contest doesn’t feel like the PB spirit i know. i just don’t believe that voting for a member-of-the-month will be the community-building exercise that it is intended to be.