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Chapter One is for people in love with books and looking for someone to share them with.
Chapter One is developed by the team from LibraryThing. Since 2005, millions of book lovers have kept their personal library with us, and connected to other readers.
Books are great, dating apps are horrible. We come from humans and books, not dating apps or AI.
Chapter One is about creating meaningful connections with other readers.
Favorite Authors
Book Places
The Opener
The book I press on everyone.
I have bought this eleven times and given away eleven copies. Ask me about the ending and clear your evening.
The Opener
A book I gave up on, and why.
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The Opener
The shelf I would rescue first.
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Answer questions about the books you love, recommend, or still think about.
Share photos of your shelves. Talk about your favorite authors and genres, along with the bookstores, libraries, and reading places that matter to you.
We don’t think good dates need to read the same books, but books are a great way to know someone. When you match with someone, the chat has bookish conversation starters.
No AI or dating-app nonsense. You see people, read their profiles, and take it from there.
Create a profile and look around for free. After that, a simple price. No tiers, no boosts, no begging, no games!
Chapter One isn’t merely for book lovers. It’s built around books and the book world, powered by book data from LibraryThing and Bowker.
LibraryThing and Chapter One are made by these people. We’ve been making readers happy for 21 years.
Chapter One is launching in Boston soon. Come find us in the Hub of the Solar System, at the Boston Book Festival on October 17, in bookstores around town—and then near you!
Leave your email and we will send an invite when we open in Boston. No spam, no sharing your information. We will send you two emails: one when we open in Boston, one more when we open everywhere.