About r/booksuggestions
In its own words:
In need of a good read? Let us know what you want and we guarantee you'll find a great book, or your money back. This subreddit is for people to ask for suggestions on books to read. Please only post requests for suggestions, not unsolicited recommendations or “should I read this book or that book” type posts.
The community was created on Jul 25, 2010, which makes it 16 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 1,971 subscribers (+0.14%). Among the 11 communities on our books list it is number 3 by size.
What sets r/booksuggestions apart
Compared with other large communities, r/booksuggestions leans heavily on text posts (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 35.4 new posts a day per million members, more than 96% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.62% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 96% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (21:00 UTC) sees about 4.2× as many posts as the quietest (03:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/booksuggestions climbed from 1,382,547 to 1,391,082 subscribers (+8.5K, +0.62%). That is about 213 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/booksuggestions talks about
We read the titles of 368 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “books”, “book”, “looking”, “recommendations” and “romance”. Other frequent themes are read, similar, reading, suggestions, fantasy and life. Recurring phrases include “book recommendations”, “books similar”, “book recs” and “book suggestions”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Other (75), Fiction (49), Romance (45), Sci-Fi/Fantasy (44), Non-fiction (29), Literary Fiction (21).
Activity and best time to post
r/booksuggestions gets about 49 new posts a day. The public archive holds 302,284 posts and 2,788,961 comments in total, about 9.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (58 posts) and the quietest was Monday (48). Posting peaks around 21:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/booksuggestions
The moderators of r/booksuggestions list 7 rules. In short:
- Not a book request
- No self-promotion or advertising
- Follow Reddiquette
- No illegal content
- Not a suggestion
- No posts about where to find books & book recomendations
- No AI or ChatGPT posts or comments
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/booksuggestions and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/booksuggestions have?
r/booksuggestions has 1,391,082 subscribers, which makes it the #761 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 8,535 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/booksuggestions?
r/booksuggestions was created on Jul 25, 2010, so it has been around for 16 years.
How active is r/booksuggestions?
Very active: r/booksuggestions gets about 49 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 302,284 posts and 2,788,961 comments. In a sample of 368 recent posts we counted 359 different authors.
When is r/booksuggestions most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 21:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/booksuggestions about?
The community describes itself as: “In need of a good read? Let us know what you want and we guarantee you'll find a great book, or your money back. This subreddit is for people to ask for suggestions on books to read. Please only post requests for sugges…” Recent post titles often mention books, book, looking, recommendations and romance. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/booksuggestions safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/booksuggestions as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/booksuggestions?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/booksuggestions accepts text posts only. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Not a book request”; “No self-promotion or advertising”; “Follow Reddiquette”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/booksuggestions?
Communities with similar topics include r/books (27.3M), r/suggestmeabook (3.4M), r/horror (3.6M), r/anime (14.5M) and r/TwoXChromosomes (13.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/booksuggestions.