In this episode, I sit down with Marcus Williams and Brock Morris from Bookrata, a new platform designed to help readers, parents, and educators better understand what’s actually inside the books they’re reading.

Unlike traditional review systems, Bookrata uses detailed content analysis to rate books across categories like language, sex, violence, wellness, religion, and LGBTQ themes—giving users the ability to customize filters based on their own values and preferences.

We discuss:
Why current book recommendation systems often lack transparency
How Bookrata’s filtering system actually works
The challenges parents face navigating modern books and BookTok culture
Why objectivity and user autonomy matter so much
How families can create personalized filters for different children
And how this could reshape literary discovery and media literacy

We also demo the platform using books from Brandon Sanderson, fantasy romance, and viral modern titles to show how detailed the ratings really are.

If you’ve ever wanted a clearer way to know what’s inside a book before handing it to your child—or reading it yourself—this conversation is for you.

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