Hi all!

I’ve been building a small book-ish page/platform focused on helping readers discover literary events happening around them without having to search across Instagram, WhatsApp groups, random websites, and newsletters.

Currently, I’m piloting it in Bangalore.

The idea is to create one place where you can find Book fairs, Author meetups, Book club meetups, Writing workshops, Literary festivals, Indie bookstore/cafe events, everything.

I’m also planning a free weekly email update so readers can get upcoming events directly in their inbox instead of accidentally missing them.

Would love to know: Is this something you’d actually use? What kind of book-ish events do you usually look for?

Trying to see if this is useful before expanding beyond Bangalore. :)

Hi all!

I’ve been building a small book-ish page/platform focused on helping readers discover literary events happening around them without having to search across Instagram, WhatsApp groups, random websites, and newsletters.

Currently, I’m piloting it in Bangalore.

The idea is to create one place where you can find Book fairs, Author meetups, Book club meetups, Writing workshops, Literary festivals, Indie bookstore/cafe events, everything.

I’m also planning a free weekly email update so readers can get upcoming events directly in their inbox instead of accidentally missing them.

Would love to know: Is this something you’d actually use? What kind of book-ish events do you usually look for?

Trying to see if this is useful before expanding beyond Bangalore. :)

Hi all!

I’ve been building a small book-ish page/platform focused on helping readers discover literary events happening around them without having to search across Instagram, WhatsApp groups, random websites, and newsletters.

Currently, I’m piloting it in Bangalore.

The idea is to create one place where you can find Book fairs, Author meetups, Book club meetups, Writing workshops, Literary festivals, Indie bookstore/cafe events, everything.

I’m also planning a free weekly email update so readers can get upcoming events directly in their inbox instead of accidentally missing them.

Would love to know: Is this something you’d actually use? What kind of book-ish events do you usually look for?

Trying to see if this is useful before expanding beyond Bangalore. :)

Hi all,

I’ve been building a reading app called Biblophile for a while now, and I’d really appreciate some honest feedback from fellow readers here.

I know apps like Goodreads and StoryGraph already exist, so I didn’t want to just recreate the same thing. The idea behind Biblophile is simple: make reading feel more personal and less performative.

A few things I’ve been trying differently:

• Instead of fixed goals like “50 books a year”, you can create your own reading challenges (like finishing books you already own, or exploring a specific genre)
• Reviews aren’t just text, you can reflect on how a book made you feel or what stood out
• You can keep private shelves or even hide per book, so not everything you read has to be public
• There’s a simple reading queue so you don’t hit that “what do I read next?” paralysis after finishing a book

It’s far from perfect. That’s exactly why I’m posting here.

If you read regularly (or even on/off), and wish to try out something new, I’d love if you could try it and tell me:

• What feels unnecessary?
• What’s missing?
• What made you stop using it (if you did)?
• Or even just your first impression

I would love some feedback, kind, impolite, any kind that actually helps improve the product. If you need help migrating your books from goodreads, I can help you with that as well.

If you’re interested, I can share the link in comments.

Thanks in advance.