About Us
Addabook

Read, Reflect, Connect

Addabook is a dedicated space designed for readers to reflect on, track, and organize their books while supporting independent bookstores and fostering community connection.

Join Free Browse Books

Discover

Explore books to find interesting reads, not just what’s trending or generated from some algorithm.

Browse Books

Collection

Build a personal Collection of what you've read. Add a book to your Collection by adding a rating or a Note. Here you can track your total book and page counts and easily search through all your books, by date read, rating, custom tags, and more.

Log In

Lists

Go beyond your Wishlist (aka TBR) by creating and sharing custom lists for any mood, theme, or goal. You can take notes on individual books and track your reading progress within each list.

See Featured Lists

Notes

Capture your reading experience with notes and custom tags, without being forced into a star rating. Keep notes private or share them with the community.

Log In

No Distractions

No distracting pop-up ads cluttering your view and no comments threads – providing a focused experienced and judgment-free zone for you to write your reflections in peace.

Partnerships

We collaborate with book clubs, bookstores, and nonprofits to showcase their lists and to help promote a vibrant reading culture. Get in touch to explore partnership opportunities.

Contact Us

Community

See what others are reading, explore their notes and lists, and save your favorites for future inspiration. (More features coming soon!)

View Recent Notes

Support Independent Bookstores

Purchases made through our Bookshop.org links support independent bookstores and help keep this site running at no extra cost to you.

Addabook on iPhone

Track your reading, write (private or public) notes, browse curated reading lists from (from humans, not AI), easily add books to your Wishlist, and more on the Addabook iOS app. Now available!

Download on the App Store
Addabook iPhone app home screen
Addabook iPhone app Discover page
Addabook iPhone app edit page
Addabook iPhone app list detail page
From addabook_admin Verified

Recommended Reading on Parenting in the Digital Age

California Partners Project champions gender equity across the state and ensures California’s media and technology industries are a force for good in the lives of all children. These are the books that have shaped how the organization thinks about parenting in the age of smartphones, social media, and AI. The insights they provide inform their research, challenge assumptions, and help define what kids need to thrive in today's digital world. 

For more on their work on children and the digital world, explore California Partners Project's resources here.

See More →
Cover of iGen by Jean M Twenge
iGen by Jean M Twenge
Cover of The New Childhood by Jordan Shapiro
The New Childhood by Jordan Shapiro
Cover of The Mediatrician's Guide by Michael Rich MD Mph
The Mediatrician's Guide by Michael Rich MD Mph
Cover of The Big Disconnect by Catherine Steiner-Adair
The Big Disconnect by Catherine Steiner-Adair
Cover of Good Inside by Becky Kennedy
Good Inside by Becky Kennedy
Cover of How to Break Up with Your Phone, Revised Edition by Catherine Price
How to Break Up with Your Phone, Revised Edition by Catherine Price
Cover of Media Moms & Digital Dads by Yalda T Uhls
Media Moms & Digital Dads by Yalda T Uhls
Cover of Talk to Your Boys by Joanna Schroeder
Talk to Your Boys by Joanna Schroeder
Cover of Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett
Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett
Cover of Childhood Unplugged by Katherine Martinko
Childhood Unplugged by Katherine Martinko
Cover of Congrats--You're Having a Teen! by Kenneth R Ginsburg MD Msed
Congrats--You're Having a Teen! by Kenneth R Ginsburg MD Msed
Cover of Where to Start by Mental Health America
Where to Start by Mental Health America
From legalvoice Verified

Gender Justice Reading List

Legal Voice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that fights for gender justice through impact litigation, policy advocacy, education, and coalition building. The list below presents some of our favorite (work-related) books.

Learn more at legalvoice.org.


See More →
Cover of The Turnaway Study by Diana Greene Foster
The Turnaway Study by Diana Greene Foster
Cover of The Story of Jane by Laura Kaplan
The Story of Jane by Laura Kaplan
Cover of This Common Secret by Susan Wicklund
This Common Secret by Susan Wicklund
Cover of Essential Labor by Angela Garbes
Essential Labor by Angela Garbes
Cover of The Beginning and End of Rape by Sarah Deer
The Beginning and End of Rape by Sarah Deer
Cover of What We Talk about When We Talk about Rape by Sohaila Abdulali
What We Talk about When We Talk about Rape by Sohaila Abdulali
Cover of Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
Cover of White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad
White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad
Cover of Born Both by Hida Viloria
Born Both by Hida Viloria
Cover of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Cover of A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
From beguiledbooks Verified

Spookily Ever After

Spooky season reads from cozy to spicy romance

See More →
Cover of Die for Me by Shirlene Obuobi
Die for Me by Shirlene Obuobi
Cover of With All My Haunted Heart by Isabel Sterling
With All My Haunted Heart by Isabel Sterling
Cover of Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning
Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning
Cover of Dhampira by Amy Pennza
Dhampira by Amy Pennza
Cover of A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor (Standard Edition) by Kathryn Moon
A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon
Cover of Entities to Lovers by Mallory Marlowe
Entities to Lovers by Mallory Marlowe
Cover of Free Falling by Lyla Sage
Free Falling by Lyla Sage
Cover of Soul Searching by Lyla Sage
Soul Searching by Lyla Sage
Cover of You're the One That I Haunt by Katie Jung
You're the One That I Haunt by Katie Jung
Cover of Damned If I Do by Alexandria Bellefleur
Damned If I Do by Alexandria Bellefleur
Cover of Doomsdate by Laura Piper Lee
Doomsdate by Laura Piper Lee
Cover of 10 Things I Hate about Zombies by Hazel Graves
10 Things I Hate about Zombies by Hazel Graves
Cover of Never Been Ghosted by Corina Bair
Never Been Ghosted by Corina Bair
Cover of I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell by MacKenzie Reed
I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell by MacKenzie Reed
Cover of The Hocus Pocus Handbook by Ann Aguirre
The Hocus Pocus Handbook by Ann Aguirre
Cover of Demons and Diplomacy by Megan Frampton
Demons and Diplomacy by Megan Frampton
Cover of Some Kind of Haunted (Original) by Hazel Beck
Some Kind of Haunted by Hazel Beck
Cover of Hellbound by Stephanie Binx
Hellbound by Stephanie Binx
Cover of The Hearth Witch's Guide to Spite & Spellwork (Deluxe Edition) by Kiri Callaghan
The Hearth Witch's Guide to Spite & Spellwork by Kiri Callaghan
Cover of I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend by Jessica Cage
I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend by Jessica Cage
From addabook_admin

For a Better Tomorrow

Amongst these titles, you'll find:

  • Inspiring stories of resisting tyrannic governments
  • Communities coming together in times of need
  • Persistent, relentless showing up for civil rights and justice
  • Guidance on what makes for effective, sustainable resistance movements
  • Hope that a better tomorrow is within reach if we fight for it
See More →
Cover of On Courage by Julia Angwin
On Courage by Julia Angwin
Cover of Be a Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo
Be a Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo
Cover of Wake by Rebecca Hall
Wake by Rebecca Hall
Cover of Calling in by Loretta J Ross
Calling in by Loretta J Ross
Cover of Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman
Cover of Practical Radicals by Deepak Bhargava
Practical Radicals by Deepak Bhargava
Cover of The People's Project by Saeed Jones
The People's Project by Saeed Jones
Cover of What Can We Hope For? by Richard Rorty
What Can We Hope For? by Richard Rorty
Cover of Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown
Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown
Cover of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Cover of Protest by Annie Leonard
Protest by Annie Leonard
Cover of When the Revolution Comes by Chris Smalls
When the Revolution Comes by Chris Smalls
Cover of Why Civil Resistance Works by Erica Chenoweth
Why Civil Resistance Works by Erica Chenoweth
Cover of Nonviolent by James, Jr Lawson
Nonviolent by James, Jr Lawson
Cover of A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit
A Paradise Built in Hell by Rebecca Solnit
Cover of The Next American Revolution by Grace Lee Boggs
The Next American Revolution by Grace Lee Boggs
Cover of Resisting Nazism by Luke Berryman
Resisting Nazism by Luke Berryman
Cover of There's a Revolution Outside, My Love by Tracy K Smith
There's a Revolution Outside, My Love by Tracy K Smith
Cover of The Activist's Handbook by Randy Shaw
The Activist's Handbook by Randy Shaw
Cover of History Teaches Us to Resist by Mary Frances Berry
History Teaches Us to Resist by Mary Frances Berry
From addabook_admin

Disconnect to Reconnect

The loneliness pandemic is upon us, but there are antidotes. These books help us step away from the deluge of the online world and foster meaningful connection with others. So go ahead, give that friend a call, set up that coffee date, and go visit a bookstore together. Life is better with company.

See More →
Cover of We Should Get Together by Kat Vellos
We Should Get Together by Kat Vellos
Cover of I Never Thought of It That Way by Mónica Guzmán
I Never Thought of It That Way by Mónica Guzmán
Cover of Digital Exhaustion by Paul Leonardi
Digital Exhaustion by Paul Leonardi
Cover of The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
Cover of Radical Friendship by Kate Johnson
Radical Friendship by Kate Johnson
Cover of We Heal Together by Michelle Cassandra Johnson
We Heal Together by Michelle Cassandra Johnson
Cover of Bowling Alone by Robert D Putnam
Bowling Alone by Robert D Putnam
Cover of How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong
How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong
Cover of Find Your People by Jennie Allen
Find Your People by Jennie Allen
Cover of Indistractable by Nir Eyal
Indistractable by Nir Eyal
Cover of How to Make a Friend by Radha Agrawal
How to Make a Friend by Radha Agrawal
Cover of Mattering by Jennifer Breheny Wallace
Mattering by Jennifer Breheny Wallace
Cover of The Friendship Bench by Dixon Chibanda
The Friendship Bench by Dixon Chibanda
Cover of Community, Third Edition by Peter Block
Community, Third Edition by Peter Block
Cover of Friendship by Lydia Denworth
Friendship by Lydia Denworth
Cover of Dopamine Kids by Michaeleen Doucleff
Dopamine Kids by Michaeleen Doucleff
Cover of Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Cover of Returning Home to Our Bodies by Abigail Rose Clarke
Returning Home to Our Bodies by Abigail Rose Clarke
Cover of A Time to Gather by Bruce Feiler
A Time to Gather by Bruce Feiler
Cover of The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker
The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker
Cover of The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm
The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm
Cover of This Book Won't Make You Happy by Niro Feliciano
This Book Won't Make You Happy by Niro Feliciano

Recent Notes

Cover of Serious Music by Percival Everett
Serious Music by Percival Everett

Serious Music

By Percival Everett

sruchti

In my top 5 novels by the grandmaster. In Everett's best, I think, the protagonists are frigging brilliant people living in a cruel society. I found...

Expand notes
Cover of Renegade's Magic by Robin Hobb
Renegade's Magic by Robin Hobb

Renegade's Magic

By Robin Hobb

rainweaver

Again, see notes on previous volumes of this "perfect for me at this moment" trilogy. Thanks, Robin Hobb! Now I need to get hold of the "Fitz and...

Expand notes
Cover of A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn
A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn

A Ghastly Catastrophe

By Deanna Raybourn

57bookdragon

So happy for the return of Veronica Speedwell, Victorian lepidopterist, adventurer, and investigator. Could a vampire be the latest murderer?

Expand notes
Cover of How to Survive Camping by Bonnie Quinn
How to Survive Camping by Bonnie Quinn

How to Survive Camping

By Bonnie Quinn

schyzm

Somehow cozy, despite being filled with horrific ends for a lot of people.  Absolutely overflowing with unnamed cryptids, small town pettiness,...

Expand notes
Cover of Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson

Let's Pretend This Never Happened

By Jenny Lawson

57bookdragon

I hadn't revisited this book since it was published 13 years ago. Jenny Lawson makes me laugh out loud in public.

Expand notes
Cover of Fair by Jen Calleja
Fair by Jen Calleja

Fair

By Jen Calleja

sruchti

I flipping loved this book. As a purveyor of books about translation by translators, Calleja's FAIR is cleverly framed and deeply insightful. I've...

Expand notes