💡 WiseUp! Vol. 77 — Discover the new Readwise

📍 Let's start with a reading recommendation

20 YouTube videos to watch before you die

This week’s rec is a little different. With Wisereads editor Abi under the weather, all she’s up to is light reading and the occasional YouTube think piece. These recommendations from The Feed Filter fit the bill. “YouTube is one of the best resources we have for learning and I will die on that hill. But, given that there are over 14 billion videos on the app, finding the good stuff can be hard. It’s made harder by the fact that the algorithm can be shit, largely because it recommends content to keep you glued to the screen rather than what’s actually useful or good for you.”

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.

❓ A Readwise question from Idris M:

Is there a way to mark a Daily Review as complete through the Reader API?

Your Daily Review progress can now stay up to date when you use Reader with other apps or custom workflows. The Reader API includes a new endpoint for marking a Daily Review as complete. Everything you need to use it is available in the updated API documentation.

❓ A Reader question from Chris C:

How can I hide the sidebars for a cleaner reading view?

Reader already has a few ways to make the screen feel less crowded while you read. Press Cmd+K on web or desktop, then type Hide side panels, Focus Mode or Full Screen Mode from the command palette. If you want to learn more, here's our documentation on Appearance.

📖 New help doc of the week

Skim ahead, sneak a peek, and never lose your place

Scrolling fast through a document won't budge your progress, because Reader can tell reading from skimming. This week's docs explain the progress bar's colors, that mysterious grey dot, and the button that jumps you back to where you left off.

🎬 New video of the week

We rebuilt Readwise!

Readwise users, meet Readwise 2.0. A rebuilt version of the app we know and love, created so you can easily revisit and learn from your highlights... with a couple of new features you'll surely enjoy. Check out our announcement and update your app to try it out!

📰 June 27 - July 3 updates

What's new in Reader and Readwise

🕰️ NEW! Clock While Reading — You can now keep an eye on the time without leaving your book: turn on "Show clock" in the Reader mobile app's settings and the current time stays visible while you read. Thanks to Piotr for getting this out the door.

📚 Fixed Books Not Opening — Artem tracked down a crash where tapping a book on the iOS app could bounce you back to the home screen or leave you on a black screen. Books now open right up again.

🔍 Fixed Search History — Piotr fixed the ✕ button next to recent searches in the mobile app, so you can properly tidy up your search history with a single tap again.

ℹ️ Fixed Sidebar Info — Ibai shipped a fix for the Info sidebar on web sometimes showing details from a document you'd viewed earlier. The sidebar now always matches the document in front of you.

📖 Fixed EPUB Loading — Tristan resolved a bug where opening certain EPUBs on web could leave you staring at an endless loading spinner. Books now load reliably.

🔊 Improved Text-to-Speech Pacing — Thanks to Tristan, text-to-speech now tracks your position more accurately in languages with regional variants, like Chinese. The moving highlight should keep pace with the narration instead of drifting ahead or behind.

⚡ Fixed API Timeouts — If you build on the Reader API or browse your library through the MCP server, listing your inbox no longer times out on large accounts. Tristan added a database index (plus a follow-up query tweak) so those requests come back quickly.

🐦 Fixed Twitter Digests — Piotr shipped a fix for Twitter List digests getting tripped up by tweets that quote themselves, which could also slow down other feed updates while the digests churned. Digests now arrive reliably and the rest of your feed stays snappy.

🧹 Fixed Content Erasing — Tristan moved the "erase my Reader content" option to a background job, so even the largest libraries now clear out completely instead of stopping partway through.

👆 Improved Quick Lookup — Quick Lookup now warms up ahead of time on mobile, so it opens noticeably faster, even right after you switch back to the app. Thanks to Tristan for shipping this fix.

🛜 Parsing Updates — Krzys improved how Reader handles documents from wsj.com, the New York Times, huxiu.com, seattletimes.com, and sciencedirect.com, and RSS items that arrive without article content now fall back to the feed's own text instead of coming in empty.

👍 Three featured finds from the team

From generalist writer Abi

Something to read 📖
Abi just started The Way of Integrity by Martha Beck on Florence Given's recommendation: "Martha Beck explains how living out of alignment with your true desires can make you sick, anxious and depressed. She shows you the way back to your most authentic and delicious life in the most human, hilarious and beautiful way possible."

Something to focus ☕
If you're late to the coffee game like Abi, you might also enjoy this automatic milk frother. One stay at an Airbnb with a fancy coffee setup was all it took to convert her.

Something to unwind 🪴
To fill the recipe-and-inspiration gap left by quitting social media, Abi treated herself to a good old-fashioned subscription to Better Homes and Gardens. Her downtime feels calmer now, and she actually makes the recipes that catch her eye.

💬 From the Readwise group chat

Too gouda to be true

According to this 19th-century book of spells, all you need to win someone's heart is a piece of cheese. Dan claims it's how he and Meghan started dating. A cheesy origin story, but we believe him.