💡 WiseUp! Vol. 44 — Rediscover the quiet power of reading

📍 Let's start with a reading recommendation

Reading cannot be replaced, here's why

Although all of us already read for personal growth, lifelong student and creator Robin Waldun makes a clear case for reading for pleasure as a restorative habit heading into the holidays and 2026. “Sometimes, we like to overcomplicate the question: why should we read? Well, let this experiment be a convincing reason for getting back into reading in 2026: it is one of the only forms of entertainment that doesn’t give us a crash, no matter how long we do it for. In fact, Dr Ruth Simmons from this video here even compared reading to a forced meditation.” This piece is from his weekly 1-2-Read letter, which shares one practical idea and two journal prompts to improve how you read and think.

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From the support inbox

Have questions about using Readwise or Reader in your workflow? We'd love to be your guide! Reply to this email with your question and you might be featured in an upcoming issue. Even if your question isn’t featured, we’ll respond to every message.

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❓ A Readwise question from Allan A:

How can I un-discard a highlight I accidentally discarded?

This feature helps you bounce back from accidental deletions so you can keep every idea you care about. Go to your dashboard > Discards > select the highlight > press the red X (discarded) in the options to restore it. This keeps your collection complete and reliable.

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❓ A Reader question from Bruce K:

Is there a way to increase the the font size in the Reader app?

Adjusting your font helps you read more comfortably and reduces strain on your eyes. On mobile you can open the Aa menu in the top right to choose the size and style that feels right. If you prefer the entire app to appear larger, you can change your device’s font settings. It all works together to keep things clear and easy on the eyes.

📖 New help doc of the week

Use Ghostreader in the Chat sidebar

Ghostreader just got a major glow-up! The Chat sidebar on web is now home to all of Reader’s AI-powered reading tools, with the existing default and custom prompts integrated into one cohesive interface. Check out Cayla's updated guide to learn how you can leverage the new workflow while still using all the same keyboard shortcuts to summon Ghostreader as you read.

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🎬 New video of the week

The best books for Fantasy lovers

In case you missed it under last week’s deluge of Black Friday emails, we’re bumping the inaugural episode of our new book recommendation series. To kick things off, booktuber Michael Cronk has pulled 10 deep-cut fantasy series to check out (that aren’t Brandon Sanderson)!

If there’s a fantasy lover in your life, consider this video your gift guide 😉

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📰 Nov 22 - Nov 28 updates

What's new in Reader and Readwise

🪝 NEW! Webhooks — Webhooks allow you to receive real-time notifications when certain events occur in your Readwise account. This enables you to integrate Readwise with external services and automate workflows based on your reading activity. Thanks to Rasul, we now support two types of webhook integrations: Zapier Webhooks, which are automatically managed through Zapier's platform, and Custom Webhooks, which are manually configured endpoints for direct integrations.

👻 NEW! Ghostreader Prompts — The chat sidebar on web is now a first-class feature, works *much* better, and has subsumed all of our existing Ghostreader functionality. All your Ghostreader prompts (summarize, define, explain, custom, etc.) now live directly inside the chat sidebar. All the same keyboard shortcuts will still work to activate them. This unifies Ghostreader's logic with the new chat interface so that AI in Reader all feels like one coherent tool :)

🐦 Fixed Twitter DMs — Tweets sent via Twitter’s new encrypted chat will now make their way to Readwise, thanks to Tristan and Ibai.

🔀 Fixed Medium Import — If you previously had trouble connecting your Medium account, it should work now. Big thanks to the Medium team for fixing the regression in their API.

🔀 Updated O'Reilly Import — Rasul updated the import flow for O’Reilly Learning. You can now upload a .csv file of all your highlights and annotations to import them to Readwise.

🔐 Improved Logout — Artem fixed a logout-related bug that was interfering with switching accounts.

↕️ Fixed Tablet Modal — Arek fixed a bug where the image highlight action modal was sometimes too tall on tablets.

🟡 Fixed Enhanced Highlights — Adam fixed a bug where highlights weren't reappearing when toggling between enhanced and original transcripts in video documents, or original view and text view emails.

🛜 Parsing Updates — Krzys made improvements to how Reader handles posts from the-american-interest.com, lavanguardia.com, substack.com, and medium.com.

👍 Three featured finds

From Community Manager Erin

Something to read 📖 
Erin’s making her way through Thinking In Bets, Annie Duke’s guide to making decisions when you don’t have all the facts. Whether you’re thinking through your 2026 marketing strategy, raising kids, or grappling with a crossroads in your personal life, this book offers applicable advice from a World Series Poker Champion ♠️

Something to focus 📝
Erin’s using Readwise Chat to locate highlights for a 60-page literature review she’s doing for university right now. With highlight-hunting made easier, she can spend more time on the writing itself.

Something to unwind 🎄
The start of December means it’s seasonally appropriate to listen to Vince Guaraldi’s timeless rendition of Christmastime Is Here. But Erin will admit, the time of year has never stopped her from playing this song when she needs to relax.

💬 From the Readwise group chat

2000 days of Readwise ☀️

If you're setting goals for 2026, take inspiration from Tadek's incredible streak! And isn't it better when you share with friends and have your team cheering you on?

(P.S.: Your streak pics are ALWAYS welcome!) 😉