The Dirt: Vol I

Hi friend !

Welcome to the inaugural Bookworm Reads newsletter–a space to connect and grow. Thank you so much for being a wormy; I love you and I am honored to be a part of this gorgeous community of readers and sharers. In the spirit of growing and giving back, I’m hosting a giveaway!! Win an adorable bookworm bookmark AND sticker pack to dress it up! Refer 5 friends to bookworm by August 1st to win yourself one of THESE. To refer friends, press the "invite friends" button in your notifications to get your referral link, or your friends can enter your username as 'referred by' when they create an account).

New Features

I’ve been working hard to build the features you’ve requested! Here are some recent highlights:

📚 Customize your library

• Private bookshelves: You can now make a bookshelf private so it’s only visible to you. You can always make it public later, and vice versa.

• Reorder your shelves: Put your bookshelves in the order that makes the most sense to you.

• Import from Goodreads: Coming from goodreads? Say goodreaddance without having to start over. Import your library at bookwormreads.co/goodreads-import

🪄 Magic Login

Forgot your password? Don’t sweat it. Get a magic code sent to your email to log in

🐛 Profile updates

• Add a bio: tell the community about yourself

• Add your social media links: so we can get to know you better

• Summer outfits: dress your wormy in hawt new summer outfits to put more wiggle in your wriggle

🌻 Hot Worm Summer

New season, new reading challenge! How many books do you want to read for Hot Worm Summer (June 21-Sept 22)? The number of books you choose is only visible to you, but the community can see you joined the challenge to cheer you on. And you’ll get a cute accessory for your wormy whether you complete your challenge or not

🗓 Edit Dates Read

You can now change herstory! Edit the dates you started reading or finished a book. In the app, find said book, save it to your shelves, and then click “Edit Dates Read” to turn back time.

📍 Push Notifications

Get notifications sent to your phone. Get pinged when a friend finally reads that book you recommended.

🔥 React to Comments

New custom reactions to comments! Press and hold a comment to react.

Hot Worm Trends

What the wormies are reading this summer:

Coming soon

Bookworm merch babbyyyy. T-shirts, baseball caps, beanies, bucket hats, tote bags, bookmarks, and stickers, oh my! Follow bookworm IG to find out when they're ready.

Give a worm some dirt!

I love to hear your bookworm-related ideas, dreams, desires, and issues. Any time you’ve thought “wouldn’t it be great if bookworm could...” I want to hear it! That being said, what worm doesn't love positive reinforcement, so feel free to also send what you love about bookworm and/or what you love about me.

With much love, joy, and abundance,

meelworm (aka Amelia Goodman)