I just saw that there have been some updates to the book page on mobile and I'm really sad that the Editions picker is now hidden behind a drop-down. I use that button on basically every book I read, because the format that pops up on search is almost never the correct one. Having to tap the drop-down every time I do this now is a disappointing change since it's such a high traffic button for me.

Additionally, I already just exploring one single book accidentally hit the "To Read" button when I meant to hit the new drop-down. An easily rectifiable mistake, but also one I'm sure I will be repeating very often.

I know that space is at a premium on this page, but please reconsider this design choice, because it will make the app so much harder to use for my most common workflows.

When adding a new book manually, the system asks for a full edition publication date (year, month, day). Other sources never cite the full date, just the year, so I end up entering random months and days.
Request: allow entering edition date by year only.

It would be nice if we could reorder the layout/listing of the info page for books. The ability to collapse/uncollapse the review section would also be nice since it's kinda huge.

Like if I wanted content warnings to be the first thing on the list before getting to the recommendations, etc.

Would like to have an optional alternative to the star ratings since I, personally speaking, don't really quantify my reading numerically but rather by how much I felt I enjoyed it.

Something like a binary rating system with at least three options (like/dislike/ambivalent) or the traffic light rating system which is similar to the former but uses colors instead (green = like, red = dislike, yellow = ambivalent).

Star ratings just leaves me trying to guess which number(s) best correlates to how I feel about a book which just ends up with me not rating them at all.

Hello!
I have been looking for new books similar to an author I have read, but all the recommendation in the personalised and non-personalised book recommendations aren't what I'm looking for (https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/77a020da-5351-42ff-a144-f34b0b3c32d2/similar)
I was wondering if it would be possible to forsee an option for Rob to develop similar to a chatbot where you could ask questions for new recommendations. I'm specifically thinking questions like "I like this series (URL or click and select) and this series/author. What do they have in common and what does this tell you about my tastes in books (referencing reading history and reading preferences survey)? Based on this info, what books/series/authors do you recommend I read next?

I would like to retrieve the books I have read and have not yet rated. Is it possible to display/sort unrated books?

CSV Export for Stats and Reading Journal

I would like to request the ability to export my StoryGraph stats and Reading Journal data in a CSV format that can be used in Excel.

Requested Functionality:
• Export all core reading stats in CSV, including genres, moods, pacing, formats, page counts, and other categories StoryGraph already tracks.
• Export Reading Journal entries: pages read, reading duration, and reading dates.
• Allow users to select a custom date range for the export.
• Allow users to choose which data categories to include in the file.

Why This Matters:
StoryGraph provides monthly charts, but the visuals are limited and not customizable. Being able to export this data would let users create their own charts, graphics, and reading reports in Excel. Since StoryGraph already logs all of this information, users should be able to export their own data in a flexible format for personal analysis and documentation.

I've really loved the switch in most places to having the edition format (paperback, hardback, digital, audio) included in information list, but for some reason it hasn't been done on the book page. I saw the preview of the new format for the book page and noticed it's not there either, so I thought I'd put in a request!

With the new update I was thinking more about the mood chart and I started thinking about how the moods are distinct from each other in the chart, but books usually include more than one. I think it would be really neat to have some way to show how often moods correlate with each other. For example, a book that's funny and lighthearted is pretty different than a book that's funny and dark. Looking at my top two moods, a combination of them accounts for about half of #1 and 2/3 of #2, so it would be interesting to see what the other related moods are. Right now, if we click on a bar, the book list ONLY shows the mood we clicked on and not any of the others that the book has, so it's kind of difficult to see easily.

Ability to remain in current order instead of going back to newest challenge

A button similar to the archive button.

"Editor" in both fiction and non-fiction is probably the most commonly used contributor in book data after author. When entering a new book manually it would be incredibly helpful to be able to tag a contributor as "Editor." I manually add a lot of academic non-fiction books.

I would really like to see estimates for how long it may take me to read something based on previously read books in my personalised summary for books. E.g. This lighhearted romance is 300 pages, similar to others you have read in the past. If you maintain the same reading pace, you may be able to finish this book in 4 days.

I tend to have a fair few ideas that I've posted in the Roadmap and I would love to be able to see them in my user profile or be able to search for my username to see any updates on them!

When browsing editions of a book, it would be nice to search for editions with a specific contributor, for example to see all the editions of Emily Wilson's translation of The Illiad.

This would also help in finding specific edition. For example, I saw that The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller appears in Emily Wilson's list of works. I could guess she's written an introduction/foreward at one point and wanted to see which edition that is. But the only way to find that on StoryGraph is to go to the list of editions of The Song of Achilles, scroll down and ctrl+F for Emily Wilson's name (there are 300+ editions so this took a while).

A lot of the time a person is only a contributor on some editions. When browsing the list of books on their page, I'd like to be able to see the specific edition that they contributed to. eg on an illustrator's page I'd like to see the illustrated edition of a book and rather than the default one; on an audiobook narrator's page it would be nice to see audio editions.

I know you just shipped an update to the scatter plot. Sorry for adding more! This came up as I was clicking around on the new chart.

Would it be possible to see the edition pub date on the chart and not just the first pub date? Maybe a way to toggle between the two?

I read translations and it's helpful to see when a book was published in the language I read it in against the read year because that's when it became accessible to me.

It would be good if you could add pages you've read but might not necessarily want to add as a book you've read. For me, this is novellas or short fanfics that I wouldn't necessarily add to my account, but sometimes I get in a binge of fics and can't track any reading unless I read one that is either already uploaded, upload one for it myself (even if it's very short and I don't want to add to my book count for the year) or pick up another book.

Would it be possible to just make user added tags visible without having to click on the little caret for each individual book? It makes visually scanning the page easier to have that just be visible.

I'd love to be able to mark a book as "read" without counting all its pages as in my "pages read" statistic.

A number of the books I read have pages I use as reference when needed (think maps, glossary pages, multiple pages of contributor bios in anthologies, several pages of endnotes and citations in academic books) but don't actually read front-to-end. When I finish these books and mark them as "read", those pages I didn't read get included in my pages read stats. Could you please introduce a way to mark say a 300-page book as "read" without counting all 300 pages as read?

I would love to see some of the creative ways that users are using Custom Stats. I want to use them more, but I need ideas! I could see this being something where you toggle on/off making a graph public, or maybe it’s just featuring them regularly on social media and in emails. Not sure what the most feasible option is!

The monthly reading recap graphics provide useful data, but the current visuals feel very basic and do not match the aesthetic standards of today’s book-tracking and book-sharing communities.

As reading wrap ups are highly shared content across platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest, more polished and customizable designs would better represent StoryGraph and support users who want to proudly share their stats without recreating graphics elsewhere.

Suggested improvements:

1. Theme options (modern, minimalist, dark mode, illustrated, cozy, etc.)
2. Customizable color palettes
3. More refined book stack layout with better spacing and shadow depth
4. Options to toggle rating badges, text placement, and icons
5. Export templates sized for:
   • Instagram square posts
   • Instagram Stories
   • Desktop / blog sharing
6. Light design accents such as gradients, texture, or subtle dimension

Why this matters:
These upgrades would:

• Elevate the visual presentation of monthly stats
• Encourage in-app sharing instead of external redesigns
• Strengthen StoryGraph’s identity in the book community
• Support user engagement and organic platform visibility

Improving the look and flexibility of these graphics would allow StoryGraph’s auto-created summaries to feel more polished and social-media ready, matching the quality of the platform’s data insights.

It would be brilliant if there was a way to identify yourself in StoryGraph as an author, and then have your books shown on your profile.

With this, it would then be brilliant if the author could update their book details/covers/etc, as and when needed.