The police maintained "that they would shut us down and arrest us if they heard we were 'housing and feeding young people again.'"

This should really be enough to radicalize anyone. I wish I could just say that the system is so so so so broken, but I'm pretty sure this is a feature, not a bug. It's just so soulless. Can you imagine? It's almost incomprehensible.

Just posted this photo on socials and wanted to share here as well! I got the warm fuzzies putting this together, reflecting on how far we've come. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos! It's lovely seeing some of the faces & furry friends behind the avatars.

It’s been an incredible year, from launching web in Jan to the app in Oct, with our reader community growing to 75K—we are so grateful for every person who gave us a chance, told a friend about us, left a review in the App Store, made a one-time contribution, or joined Royalty.

Working on Pagebound has been the most rewarding experience of our lives, and we're so grateful to you all who've made it possible. Truly so proud of our kind, welcoming, thoughtful community. You've made this the best bookish corner of the internet.

I understand the overwhelming anxiety and panic that can’t be explained. You can’t tell anyone what’s wrong because often nothing is wrong, you just feel like you need to run. It’s awful.