Given that popular BookTokkers have 100k+ followers, it seems strange that Levar Burton, our shining beacon for this app, has only 437 followers, including me, but I digress. Your profile also shows followers and following, so other users can see just how influential you are. Once you’re signed up, you can edit your user profile, add a photo, pronouns, and whatever information you’d like others to know to a standard bio section. I personally was reluctant to part with my cash without a preview, so I decided to test drive the free content.

At the time of this writing, Fable was not offering any free trials for premium content, so you’ll need to pony up if you want to join Levar Burton’s book club or any of the other “premium” book clubs. Both the app and the website are sleekly designed with a mix of photographs and whimsical doodles that give the sense that this content is polished, but fun! To access the premium features, it’s $69.99 per year or you can buy access to premium book clubs à la carte, which range from $5.99 to $9.99 a month. The basic account is free and gives you access to some of the book clubs, Folio recs, and books for sale through the app. I tested the free content on the site to see if Fable is worth joining.įable bills itself as an app, but you can sign up on the website or through the iOS or Android app. One of Fable’s signature book clubs is hosted by Levar Burton, so the app is clearly wooing those of us raised on Reading Rainbow. One such platform, Fable, bills itself as a “social reading platform” where readers can join clubs moderated by celebrities, authors, and influencers from TikTok, or start their own clubs. There are book sites that are social, like Goodreads and Storygraph, and social sites that have bookish elements (hello, #BookTok and #Booktube).Ī third, new crop of platforms are digital book clubs that offer online space for community and discussion. Now, in the pandemic world, many startups are trying to digitalize the bookworm social scene. For many bookworms like myself, in-person book clubs were a lowkey social outlet that led to new literary takes and more than a few friendships. Once upon a time, joining a book club meant discussing the themes of a novel with fellow readers over drinks and snacks.

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