Reading & Tracking
How to Run a Bilingual Book Club
A practical guide to running a book club across two languages — picking books, handling different editions, and keeping discussion working.
Reading & Tracking
Track your reading, manage your TBR list, and find the right tools for physical book lovers.
There's a particular kind of guilt that comes with buying a new book when you have fourteen unread ones at home. Reading tracking doesn't fix that — but it does make you more honest about it.
Tracking what you've read, what you want to read, and what's been sitting on your TBR pile since 2019 isn't about productivity. It's about noticing your own patterns. Do you actually read the genres you think you like? How many books did you start and quietly abandon? When was the last time you picked something from your own shelf instead of buying something new?
These articles explore different ways to keep a reading record — from simple logs to apps — and how to manage the eternal tension between "books I own" and "books I want."
How to Start a Family Book Club (That Everyone Actually Wants to Join)
Four formats, one 30-minute meeting, and how to keep teenagers and four-year-olds in the same room reading together. A practical guide.
The Case for a Small Book Club (Four to Six People)
Why the best book clubs have four or five people, not fifteen. How to run a small club, who it works for, and when to grow.
The Silent Book Club: Reading Together Without the Homework
Silent book clubs are reading groups without assigned books or discussion questions. How the format works, why it's growing, and how to start a chapte…
How to Pick Books for Your Book Club (Without the Monthly Standoff)
Five criteria, four selection methods, and why mood matters more than rating when you're choosing a book for a group. A practical guide.
How to Start a Book Club
A practical guide to starting a book club that survives past month three — group size, format, first book, and the logistics most clubs quietly fall a…
Book Tracking App: How to Choose the Right One for You
The best book tracking app depends on what you're tracking. Reading progress? Your physical collection? Loans to friends? Social reading? Different ap…
Plumerie vs Goodreads: What's Different and Who Each Is For
Goodreads is huge, social, and built for book discovery. Plumerie is smaller, independent, and built for managing your physical library. Here's a clea…
Reading Log: How to Keep One (and Why You Should)
A reading log is a record of the books you've read — and, if you want, what you thought about them. It can be a notebook, a spreadsheet, or an app. He…
How to Track Your Reading (Without Goodreads)
Tracking your reading means keeping a record of what you've read, what you're reading now, and what you want to read next. Here's how to do it in a wa…
The Best Reading Tracker Apps for Physical Book Lovers
Most reading tracker apps are built for ebooks or social sharing. If you read physical books and want to track your collection, your progress, and you…
Goodreads vs StoryGraph vs Plumerie: Which Should You Use?
Goodreads, StoryGraph, and Plumerie solve different problems. Here's an honest breakdown of what each does well — and which one fits how you actually…
TBR List: What It Is and How to Actually Use One
TBR stands for 'to be read' — a list of books you want to read. Here's how to build a TBR list that's useful rather than overwhelming, and how to stop…