Read the world.

A living map of readers everywhere, and the books they can't put down. The first chapter of any book, free, in your language.

Hover a pin to see a reader and their book · click to open it· green = finished, gold = reading now.

GlobalReads is where the world reads.
Book Factory Café is where books are made.

Publish a book or post a review on either site and it appears on both automatically — double the visibility, in twelve languages — unless the author opts a book out. One catalog, two front doors.