There’s a new dating app on the market, and this one skips the gym selfies entirely. Readme, created by the team behind the wildly popular astrology app Co-Star, matches users based on their book taste and reading interests. Founder Banu Guler announced the launch on X this week, and the app is available to download now.
The concept is refreshingly straightforward. Instead of small talk about where you’re from, you start with what’s on your nightstand. According to the announcement, someone’s taste in books says more about their true spirit than a carefully workshopped line on a traditional dating profile. Given how much people already bond over books, that logic tracks.
One question remains unanswered: will astrology play a role in Readme? Co-Star turned birth charts into a compatibility language for an entire generation, so the curiosity is understandable. For now, no confirmation, which means readers and star-gazers alike will just have to find out for themselves.
Would you swipe right on someone based only on their bookshelf? Let us know in the comments.
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