Keep a private reading log
A private reading log is your own list of the books you've read, when you finished each one, and what you thought of it. Holigram keeps it as a Books collection you can open, edit, export, or delete, and answers from it when a familiar cover catches your eye in a bookstore.
What does a reading log keep?
Every book starts with these fields, and your review sits beside your rating. Add your own fields beside them, such as who recommended it.
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
| Title | Text |
| Author | Text |
| ISBN | Text |
| My Rating | Rating |
| Pages | Whole number |
| Year Published | Whole number |
| Date Read | Date |
| Review | Text |
Can I bring in the books I've already read?
- Import a spreadsheetUpload a CSV with one book per row, column headers that match the field names above, and dates written as YYYY-MM-DD. Books already in the collection are merged rather than duplicated, and Holigram tells you what it imported, merged, and skipped.
- Describe themPaste a list of titles, one per line, and the AI drafts each row with the author, year and page count it knows. You edit any cell before anything is saved, and the ratings stay yours to add.
- Photograph a stackOn a paid plan, photograph a stack of books with the spines showing and Holigram drafts an entry for each title it can read, for you to review.
- Say it in passingTell Spotlight "I just finished Piranesi, five stars", typed or spoken, and an entry card appears with the rating filled in. Nothing is saved until you tap it.
What can I ask my book collection?
- You're in a bookstore holding a novel that sounds familiar. Have I read this one, and did I like it?
- A friend wants something for the beach. Which books did I rate five stars in the last two years?
- Your book club settles on its next author. What have I read by her, and which did I rate highest?
Will it tell me when a book I read becomes a film?
On a paid plan, yes. When a screen adaptation of a book you keep gets a release date, Holigram alerts you two weeks ahead and again on the day, unless you rated the book low.
Can I ask about books and movies together?
Yes. Name Books and Movies together in Spotlight and the answer draws on both, so you can ask which novels you've read that you've also seen on screen, and which version you rated higher.
Books is one of 60+ ready-made collections you can add to your Holigram.