Share Your Reading Journey
Connect with fellow readers, share your bookshelves, follow friends, and discover what others are reading. Reading is better when it's social.
Social Features for Book Lovers
Public Profiles
Create a customizable reader profile with your stats, badges, current reads, and bookshelves. Share your reading identity with the world.
Follow System
Send follow requests to readers you admire. See their reading activity, reviews, and book updates in your personalized feed.
Activity Feed
See what your friends are reading, rating, and reviewing in real time. Discover books through people you trust, not algorithms.
Shared Bookshelves
Make your shelves public so others can browse your collection. 'What are you reading?' just got easier to answer.
Reader Discovery
Find readers with similar taste. Browse by genre preferences, reading stats, and shared books to find your reading tribe.
Short Links
Share your profile with a custom short URL (bkws.app/u/yourname). Perfect for social media bios and book recommendations.
Your Reading Profile
@sarahreads
Fiction lover · NYC · Reading since 2019
142
Books Read
67
Reviews
89
Followers
45
Following
Currently Reading
See What Friends Are Reading
Sarah started reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
2 hours ago
Mike rated 4.5 stars on Demon Copperhead
5 hours ago
Emma finished The Midnight Library
Yesterday
Alex added to wishlist Iron Flame
Yesterday
Jordan wrote a review of Fourth Wing
2 days ago
Why Social Reading?
Reading Is Better Together
Share your excitement about a great book with people who understand. Your reading community celebrates every milestone with you.
Discover Through People
The best book recommendations come from real people, not algorithms. See what readers with similar taste are loving right now.
Accountability Through Community
When your friends can see your reading progress, you're more likely to pick up a book. Gentle social accountability that works.
How It Works
Create Your Profile
Set up your reader profile with a bio, favorite genres, and reading stats. Make it as public or private as you want.
Connect with Readers
Follow friends, find readers with similar taste, and build your reading community.
Share & Discover
Your reading activity flows into your friends' feeds. Discover what they love and share what you're reading.
Readers Love the Community
“I found more great books through my Bookwise feed in one month than I did in a year of browsing Amazon recommendations.”
Olivia W.
Following 32 readers
“Sharing my bookshelves publicly led to three people messaging me about a book I reviewed. We ended up starting a buddy read together.”
James T.
67 followers
“The follow system is perfect — not overwhelming like social media, just focused on books. It's the reading community I always wanted.”
Nina S.
Active reader community member
Join the Reading Community
Your reading journey is worth sharing. Connect with readers who love books as much as you do.