💡 WiseUp! Vol. 67 — Find your next great read

📍 Let's start with a reading recommendation

Escaping decision paralysis in the age of AI

Two recs this week for the choice-paralyzed reader. NPR put together a cover-forward book list to inspire your next pick (handy if you judge books by their covers, like editor Abi). And on Hanna Gets Hired, Hanna digs into why deciding anything has gotten so much harder. "If the paradox of choice felt overwhelming before, AI just made the menu of options infinite."

From the support inbox

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❓ A Readwise question from Amaya E:

Is there a feature in Readwise that can help me decide what to read next?

Take the guesswork out of picking your next book. The Receive Bonus Highlights feature is already turned on by default and looks at the passages you’ve highlighted to suggest books with similar ideas and themes. That way, your next read feels like a natural continuation of what you already enjoy. You can learn more about this feature here.

❓ A Reader question from Camilo A:

Is there a way in Reader to see what others are highlighting so I can find something good to read?

Find your next read by following what’s already standing out to others. Wisereads is a weekly email you receive that highlights the most popular articles, PDFs, and tweets in Reader. You can also access it directly in Reader by tapping the “+” icon and choosing “Discover new documents,” then add anything that catches your eye. This helps you stay connected to quality reading without extra effort.

📖 New help doc of the week

Discover your next great read with the Reader MCP server

Your AI assistant can now moonlight as a surprisingly good reading concierge. This week, Cayla explores how to use the Readwise MCP server to generate personalized reading recommendations with apps like Claude or ChatGPT.

🎬 New video of the week

Discover your next summer read

While we love our non-fiction books (it’s the whole reason we started Readwise!), there’s equal transformation to be found in fictional worlds and characters. This summer, consider adding one of these 10 fantasy books to your list.

📰 May 2 - May 8 updates

What's new in Reader and Readwise

📖 Fixed EPUB Chapter Headings — Tadek fixed an EPUB bug where only the first chapter heading after import was recognized as a heading in Readwise and every subsequent one was treated as a regular highlight. Chapter and section structure now carries through to your highlights and exports the way it's supposed to.

📨 Fixed Superhuman Forwards into Gmail — Tristan taught the Gmail parser how to read forwards that originated in Superhuman. If you forward a newsletter from Superhuman into Gmail and on to Reader, the original sender, subject, and body now come through cleanly instead of getting tangled in the Superhuman wrapper.

📱 Fixed Daily Review Buttons on iPad — Ibai restored the missing Daily Review buttons that had gone walkabout on iPad. You can now choose the Discard, Master, Feedback, and Keep options on iPad again.

🏷️ Improved Latest-Highlights API — Tadek tightened the /latest and /api/latest-highlight/ endpoints so they no longer surface section-title highlights as if they were normal highlights, and will now filter out discarded highlights. Integrations that pull your most recent highlight will now return intentional highlights, without pulling headings or things you already got rid of.

🪟 Smoother Reader Sidebar — Tristan smoothed out the appearance of Reader's left sidebar on initial page load, so the panel slides into place cleanly instead of popping in.

🐦 Improved Twitter Video Reliability — Krzys shored up Twitter video playback in Reader. Videos should now load reliably on iOS and Safari, and initial playback should feel snappier.

⌨️ Fixed Desktop Dropdown Keyboard Nav — Tristan shepherded a fix for the Reader desktop app's More Actions menu (M key). Items now show a clear highlight as you arrow through them, and stray arrow key presses no longer kick focus to unrelated parts of the page.

⚡ Zapier Export Tile — Thanks to Rasul, you can now find the official Zapier integration directly on the Readwise Export page. The new tile links straight to zapier.com/apps/readwise/integrations, so it's easier to wire your highlights into the rest of your stack.

🛜 Parsing Updates — Krzys improved how Reader handles posts from Substack publications hosted on custom domains. He also cleaned up several rough edges in how they display in-app: "Read More" cards on Notes posts are now clickable, action-button rows and "Read in app" get stripped instead of leaving empty boxes, forwarded-message preambles no longer italicize the body, inline color and font overrides are removed for consistent reading, and images with quirky computed heights are preserved instead of disappearing.

👍 Three featured finds from the team

From CX specialist Max

Something to read 📖
Max recently came across this fascinating video on human physiology and saved it to Reader to go through the transcript. It’s a powerful reminder that walking isn’t just exercise; it’s the fundamental "brain-builder" our bodies were literally built for.

Something to focus ☕
To stay sharp throughout the day, Max recommends this porcelain brewer that focuses on "slow-steeping" for a perfect extraction. He loves its simple, filter-free design, which allows for a mindful brewing ritual that delivers a cleaner, more intense coffee flavor.

Something to unwind ⛰️
When it’s time to decompress, Max turns to this app for its incredibly immersive, high-quality nature recordings. He suggests using headphones to get the full effect of a high-fidelity mental reset.

💬 From the Readwise group chat

When theft becomes a subscription service

I can imagine this guy's roommate prepping his ingredients for a mac and cheese and spilling pieces of a Death Star all over the counter instead.