A quiet place to read.
the library,
but yours.
507 classics, hand-curated into 17 rooms. No notifications. No streaks. No nudges. Just a place to read, on every screen you own.
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Crime & Punishment
Part one
On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge.
He had successfully avoided meeting his landlady on the staircase. His garret was under the roof of a high, five-storied house and was more like a cupboard than a room.
Why people stay
A reading app that doesn’t try to be a casino.
Quiet by design
No streak counters. No push notifications. No “you missed a day.” Reading on your time, not the app’s.
Built for long reading
Real serif typography, four themes, five font sizes. Your spot saves on every paragraph and across every device.
17 curated rooms
Hand-picked classics, organised so each room feels different to step into. Not the firehose.
Yours alone
No social, no comments, no algorithm trying to keep you scrolling. Your reading life stays private.
Worth reading
Some to begin with.
A few books from the shelf. Tap one to look closer.
The library
17 rooms. Hand-curated.
507 books, chosen because they're worth reading. Each room feels different to step into.
Fiction & Literature
the world as it is, and almost was.
42 books
Romance
two people, a long letter, a season.
26 books
Mystery & Detective
rain on the windowpane. someone is at the door.
31 books
Science Fiction & Fantasy
elsewhere, other-when.
29 books
Horror & Gothic
the lamp gutters. the wallpaper moves.
28 books
Adventure & Exploration
set out before sunrise.
28 books
Comedy & Satire
tea spilled, dignity intact.
29 books
Drama & Theatre
the curtain. the light. the line.
39 books
Poetry
small rooms with tall windows.
31 books
Philosophy & Essays
a fire, a chair, a long sentence.
35 books
History & Politics
the long argument with the past.
29 books
Biography & Memoir
letters tied with string, a life in pieces.
29 books
Children's & Fairy Tales
once upon a time, and always.
38 books
Travel
the train pulls in. the page begins.
25 books
Nature
the garden, the marsh, the small hours of birds.
28 books
Cooking
a slow pot, an open window, hands that know.
15 books
Wisdom & Contemplation
old books, slow questions, lamp-light.
25 books
The reading experience
The whole product is the page.
Reading view
A page that knows its job.
Real serif typography. Generous margins. Tap left or right to turn the page. Tap center for controls. Two-finger tap to bookmark. That’s it.
Themes
Paper, sepia, dark, e-ink.
Four reading themes. Each one tuned to the time of day and the kind of evening you’re having. E-ink kills every animation, exactly the way it should.
Continuity
Pick up where you left off.
Phone in line. iPad before bed. Laptop on Sunday. Your spot follows you, saved every paragraph and every ten seconds, never lost.
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