A new book rec site, Bookish, which I already like more than Goodreads. So far it doesn't look like it supports conversation, but it's nice and clean and uncluttered and a little more inclusive than Goodreads when it comes to tangential book stuff.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Amy, Bookish looks curated! That is exciting.
According to Metafilter, Bookish belongs to a major publisher, I forget which one.
They say on the site, it's Hachette/Penguin. Unfortunately, I tested the couple of random French books on my nightstand and got nothing.
Well, there aren't many left, so there are only a few candidates. I'd guess Penguin or Random House. Or ... Penguin House.
I'm still hoping for Random Penguin.
If Hachette/Penguin is what they're going with, it's booooring.
No, that was me. From the site:
Bookish, LLC was founded by Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group (USA) and Simon & Schuster.
Oh, so it's joint then. Unless Simon & Schuster has been subsumed by one or the other and I missed it.
I'm assuming joint venture to get a site out there where they might have more control of content.