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.
All right, yes, date and shop and hang out and go to school and save the world from unspeakable demons. You know, I wanna do girlie 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 - Feb 11, 2013 3:49:58 pm PST #20399 of 28352
Because books.
hippocampus - Feb 12, 2013 2:39:55 am PST #20400 of 28352
not your mom's socks.
Amy, Bookish looks curated! That is exciting.
Consuela - Feb 12, 2013 6:26:44 am PST #20401 of 28352
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
According to Metafilter, Bookish belongs to a major publisher, I forget which one.
megan walker - Feb 12, 2013 6:30:10 am PST #20402 of 28352
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
They say on the site, it's Hachette/Penguin. Unfortunately, I tested the couple of random French books on my nightstand and got nothing.
Amy - Feb 12, 2013 6:30:49 am PST #20403 of 28352
Because books.
Well, there aren't many left, so there are only a few candidates. I'd guess Penguin or Random House. Or ... Penguin House.
hippocampus - Feb 12, 2013 6:37:10 am PST #20404 of 28352
not your mom's socks.
I'm still hoping for Random Penguin.
Amy - Feb 12, 2013 6:38:12 am PST #20405 of 28352
Because books.
If Hachette/Penguin is what they're going with, it's booooring.
megan walker - Feb 12, 2013 6:40:51 am PST #20406 of 28352
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
No, that was me. From the site:
Bookish, LLC was founded by Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group (USA) and Simon & Schuster.
Amy - Feb 12, 2013 6:44:57 am PST #20407 of 28352
Because books.
Oh, so it's joint then. Unless Simon & Schuster has been subsumed by one or the other and I missed it.
megan walker - Feb 12, 2013 6:48:54 am PST #20408 of 28352
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm assuming joint venture to get a site out there where they might have more control of content.