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BookNest Collective
A reading community of 2,400 members across 45 countries, and a working promotion studio for the authors we read.
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On the charts
Rotating picks with exact editions, covers, ratings and every place to read or listen.
1R. F. Kuang
4.16· 480K ratings
Harper Voyager · 2022 · 542 pages
At Oxford's Royal Institute of Translation, silver working turns language into magic, and one student must choose between the empire that raised him and the country he lost.
2Gabrielle Zevin
4.16· 1.1M ratings
Alfred A. Knopf · 2022 · 401 pages
Two childhood friends reunite as adults to make video games together, in a thirty year story about creative partnership, ambition and the many forms love can take.
3Matt Haig
3.99· 3.1M ratings
Viking · 2020 · 288 pages
Between life and death there is a library, and within it the shelves go on forever. Nora Seed is given the chance to undo her regrets.
Ratings and edition details as listed on Goodreads. Cover art is served from the Open Library record for the same ISBN edition.
Beyond books
Fintech, clean energy, publishing, agritech and more. Founders from four continents on companies, challenges and the books behind the build.
Publishing · Lagos
Founder, Harmattan House
A two person imprint became a pan African catalogue. Adaora breaks down the unit economics of independent publishing, the year she almost closed, and why turning down venture money kept the books honest.
Audio · Copenhagen
Founder, Fjord & Fable Studios
Scaling a boutique audiobook studio into a global brand without losing the small room sound that made it work.
Software · Singapore
Founder, Chapter & Co.
What running bookstores taught her about building software that shopkeepers actually open every morning.
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Authors, entrepreneurs and business founders tune in from every continent. Explore the live hubs powering our global broadcast.
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The Reading Life
BookNest brings together readers who don't just read alone, they gather, debate, laugh, and grow together. From online discussions to real-world meetups, our members live and breathe the reading life.
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Marketing packages and services designed to get your book seen by more readers.
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Live from the Community
The conversations our readers can't stop talking about
Success Stories
Real results from real authors, in their own words.
Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert
Memoir / Trilogy
"You are the most kind and seemingly honest person I've ever worked with in this world of sharks. I looked at your website and see that you are very legit, thankfully. I'm very moved that you read my memoir, and the people who have actually read my books do a better job with the whole marketing process."
Erica Elliott
Book Promotion Campaign
Founder-Led
Founder & CEO, BookNest Collective
"I built BookNest because I believe every author deserves a real audience and every reader deserves a story that changes them. This community is my life's work."
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Every discussion on BookNest is started by someone who actually read the book. Open a thread, argue with a chapter, or just read what other people made of it. An account is free and takes a minute.
Reviews & Praise
Real words from the people who trusted us with their books, and the readers who found them here.
"The most kind and honest team I've ever worked with in this world of sharks. They actually read my books, and it shows in everything they do."
Erica Elliott, M.D.
Author, Medicine & Miracles Trilogy
"Within three weeks of my spotlight, my review count tripled and I had book club invitations from four continents. Every debut author dreams of a launch like this."
Maya Okonkwo
Debut Memoirist
"Three publicists before BookNest. None of them read the book. Dorcas and her team not only read it, they understood it. Reader engagement was unlike anything I've experienced."
David Mensah
Speculative Fiction Author
"The discussions go so much deeper than any other community I've been part of. It feels like a real book club with people who genuinely care about stories."
Sarah Kim
Reader, Member since 2022
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