There’s no doubt that readers love talking shop (i.e. books) with other readers. But where and how do you cultivate that community, without the Amazon-ownership, plus an early-internet, Neopets-inspired aesthetic? Bookworm. 

Bookworm is the brainchild of Amelia Goodman, a place to track your reading, find new book recommendations, and meet and connect with readers just like you. Oh, and you get a worm avatar! And AND…you can put a hat on the worm! 

Today, Amelia Goodman chats all things Bookworm, cultivating reader-first communities, and why establishing spaces apart from Amazon is mission critical to the future of literature.  

DOWNLOAD BOOKWORM: https://www.bookwormreads.co/

BEFRIEND ME ON BOOKWORM: https://www.bookwormreads.co/profile/bsscpod 

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bsscpod 

NEWSLETTER: https://blottingpapers.substack.com 

SHOP BOOKS OF THE POD:https://bookshop.org/lists/books-of-the-pod

Books, Book club, readership, literature, community, Goodreads, Storygraph, app creation, Amazon, founder story, interview, BookTok, Bookstagram

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