Launch our full reader app! It's like Goodreads but smarter and more personal, designed to help you find books you'll love.

What are we building for readers?

• Bring your to-be-read pile to life with smart, automatic organization
• Keep private notes on books you’ve read (or want to read)
• Build a profile of your Book DNA (based on what you love in books)
• Get deeply personalized recommendations based on your Book DNA.
• Celebrate the books you love and help other readers discover them (and help your favorite authors).

How will we bring your TBR list to life?

• Add books easily (with an optional private note on how you discovered them)
• We auto-organize your TBR by your favorite genres, book series, authors, topics, themes, moods, and tropes.
• Browse your TBR and see how each book matches your Book DNA, what notes you left, or where you left off in a series.
• And we’ve got even more magic planned 😄

Here is an early mockup of the TBR app...

This is super early, so remember that a lot is being tested and played with.

Once a book is read...

• Easily log what you read, how you felt, and any private notes you want to remember.
• Your ratings help match you with readers who share your taste, so you can find more books you’ll LOVE (not just like).
• With every book you read, we learn more about your Book DNA and connect you to books (and authors) you’re most likely to love.

Here is an early mockup of the Reading Log page...

Want to help test this?

If you are interested in beta testing this feature, please email ben@shepherd.com.

Status

We are building and testing mockups with readers. We will start building the MVP in August as we finish designs and testing.

Why is this update important?

• This is one of our three goals for readers and is massively important to our mission. We want to be the platform that brings their to-be-read pile to life. Why? Because book discovery is the heart of what Shepherd does for readers and authors. We need more book discovery 😄.