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Wattpad - Read & Write Stories
Books and entertainment
If you’re a booklover searching for your next great read or an author looking to get your story in front of an audience, Wattpad is the place to be. It’s a library, book club, and publishing house all in one, complete with writing contests, staff-curated reading lists and even an annual awards program called (what else?) the Wattys.
What we love: No matter your interests, Wattpad has just the virtual shelf for you to browse: young adult romances, LGBTQ+ mysteries, techno-thrillers, sword-and-sorcery epics – and, of course, tales of vampires, werewolves and assorted creatures of the night.
Quick tip: Authors can use the Apple Watch app to track their audience (and its reactions) on the go. The Wattpad app is free to download; a Premium subscription does away with ads to let you get right into the story.
Meet the creator: After five years of big ideas and false starts, Wattpad was born in 2006, turning the team’s dream of making reading accessible on mobile a reality. Wattpad launched with public-domain books like Pride and Prejudice to draw readers in.