I went to the App Store this morning to check if my app was up to date and realized I hadn’t rated or reviewed the app yet! 🫣 I changed that and thought I should remind you all too.

If you get a few extra minutes today consider using that time to submit a rating or review. This is a great way to show your support in a non-monetary way.

Context: 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. More info in the last post I made in Founder's Announcements.

For the past week, Pagebound Royalty members have submitted nominations for Lists to inspire Quests. Jennifer and I have gone through and ensured all the Lists you'll be voting on meet our Quest guidelines. There are 86 Lists eligible for you to vote on, and you can find them in this spreadsheet.

There will be 3 winning Lists selected from different genre categories. You can vote for up to 3 lists from different genres. Submit your votes via this form through end of day April 8th. Take note of the Quest type when voting (Column C in the spreadsheet)! Many nominated Lists share a theme but vary in length. Preference for a Side vs Main Quest could help you decide which to vote for. Most Lists will be Side Quests, but Lists with many books (~60+) will be Main Quests.

The creators of the winning Lists will be able to accept/reject. If they accept, we will create a Quest inspired by their List, adapting the title & book list as necessary to fit Quest constraints. If they decline, we'll ask the runner-up! The resulting Quest 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).

If this is a good experience for the community, we plan to run this List nomination + voting process quarterly. Our goals here are to encourage quality List-making, give the entire community a voice in Quest creation in a sustainable way, acknowledge our Royalty supporters, and create some exciting, diverse Quests!

Thanks for voting! Jennifer & Lucy

Not sure how I’m feeling about the substitution of words in this. It feels a bit too obvious. In guess with brands you may have to be careful about copy right/libel, but I prefer it when they’re just referred to generically (video call/social media). I always feel like that helps avoid dating the book to severely as well.

Also not sure why it’s COVIS instead of just COVID, or the pandemic. I wonder if these substitutions are going to be significant to the story?

In honour of April Fools' Day

What book/s do you think of when you see the 🤡 emoji? Or think of April Fools' Day in general?

I'll suggest Torch by Jocelynn Drake and Rinda Elliott - Rowan and Noah are practical jokers. April Fools' Day is their Christmas.