Studies have shown that literacy and reading are key predictors to life success [1][2]. But students are awash in digital distractions – YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram, and the endless noise of the internet. How can we drive reading passion and engagement …
Books
My year in reading, 2018
As I’ve taken to doing the last few years, at the Christmas season I like to look back on my reading for the year to see what stands out, and to think about about what I want to read in …
An Unlikely Story
So, out and about last weekend looking at tile for a remodeling project….so….bored…let’s go to a Bookstore! Much better. Turns out we’re not that far away from An Unlikely Story, an indie bookstore opened a few years back in Plainville, …
Keep your Reading List on Bookship
Bookship is a social reading app for sharing your reading experiences with friends, family co-workers or book club. Whether it’s reading a great novel with your best friend across the country, a neighborhood book club, or a business book with …
Bookship comes to the browser
Bookship is a social reading app for sharing your reading experiences with friends, family and co-workers. It’s great for sharing thoughts, comments, photos and quotes while you read. And the mobile form factor means it’s always with you, whether you’re …
A little North Atlantic book excursion
I’ve always had a bit of what W.H. Auden called “The Northern Thing”. So imagine my delight when I discovered a book featuring a Boston detective (I live part time in Boston) called to Iceland to investigate a murder involving…wait …
Announcing Bookship integration with Kindle!
Bookship is a social reading app for sharing your reading experiences with your friends, family and co-workers. We’re excited to announce that Bookship is now integrated with your Kindle app!* TL/DR: You can now post Quotes and Share Progress from …
A new bookstore in Hawaii
I was on my way to book club (the Greener Reader book club), we were reading Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor. Interesting, if erratic, alien “first contact” book set in Nigeria. I was early, and I’d seen a tweet there was …
How to sound spontaneous when you pitch
Bookship was very fortunate to be selected by The Bookseller as one of six candidates for BookTech Company of the Year. Super exciting; great validation; great reason to go to London :). As part of the event, each candidate gets 5 …
Read more books with friends in 2018
A great new year’s resolution is to read more/better books, especially in today’s age of distraction. I made a mobile app called Bookship that helps you read more books with friends, family and co-workers. It’s free. I hope you can …