ReadingRate · What's new · 2026-01-12
Run a book club with other readers
ReadingRate runs multi-reader book clubs. Create one, share its invite code, and up to twenty readers can join, read the same book, and see each other's pace and progress. The reading schedule is built backwards from the slowest reader in the group, so the weekly milestones are ones everybody can actually hit, and each milestone carries five discussion questions written not to spoil anything past that page.
Available on web and iOS.
This is the group side of book clubs. There is a separate flow in the iOS app for preparing for a club that meets elsewhere, which builds talking points out of your own quotes and reflections; this one is for running the club itself.
Pacing to the slowest reader is the decision that matters. A schedule set by the fastest member is how clubs lose people in week three, and the app already knows each member's pace because it knows their reading.
Choosing the book is the other hard part. Suggestions are built from what members have already read — scored on shared themes and genres, kept to books at least half the club matches on, held inside a difficulty band around the group's average, and filtered to exclude anything any member has already read. The reasons attached to the top few are written by a model; the shortlist itself is not.
Discussion happens in the club: threaded posts with replies, three reactions, and spoiler-gating that hides a post from anyone who has not yet reached the page it discusses.
What it can't do
- On the web, clubs are a membership feature.
- Twenty members by default, and clubs are private by default. There is no directory of public clubs — you join with a code someone gives you.
- Milestone questions are written from the book and the page range, not from what members have highlighted. The iOS solo flow does the latter.
- Discussion is one level deep — posts and replies, with heart, insightful and agree. There is no live chat, and nothing updates without a refresh.
- Members can suggest and vote on the next book in the iOS app. On the web only the generated suggestions are shown.
- The schedule paces the reading — weekly, fortnightly or monthly — rather than scheduling a meeting. There is no calendar and no meeting invitation.
- Invitation is by shareable code. There is no way to invite a specific person by email.
Questions people ask
- Does ReadingRate have book clubs?
- Yes, for multiple readers. Create a club, share its invite code, and up to twenty people read the same book together with a shared schedule, visible progress, milestone discussion questions and threaded discussion.
- How do I invite people to a book club on ReadingRate?
- Every club has an invite code. Share it and anyone with an account can join from the web or the iOS app, up to the twenty-member limit.
- Are book club discussions spoiler-safe?
- Yes. Posts record the furthest page they discuss, and are hidden from members who haven't reached it. The generated milestone questions are also written only from the pages up to that milestone.