Best Reading Forums

FAQ

What are Reading forum communities?

These communities have a forum format, where typically any user can make a post, comment on a post, and upvote/downvote. Hive Index lists 16 reading forum communities in the Hive Index directory of communities. Browse the full Reading topic for every platform and feature combination, or learn more about Forum communities across topics.

How many Reading communities with forum are listed?

Hive Index lists 16 reading forum communities in the Hive Index directory of communities. This is a smaller slice of our database, so read trends as directional. See the main Reading topic for the full community list across platforms and features.

What are the most popular reading forum communities on Hive Index?

r/books, r/whatsthatbook, Historium, and r/BookRecommendations are among the most popular reading forum communities in the Hive Index directory of communities, based on visitor interest on Hive Index.

Which platforms have the most reading forum communities?

Independent Platforms (8), Reddit (6), and Quora (1) host the most reading forum communities in the Hive Index directory of communities.

What other features do reading forum communities offer?

Among reading forum communities, other common features include Online/Offline Events (19%).

Are there free reading forum communities?

16 of 16 (100%) reading forum communities in the Hive Index directory of communities are free to join , including:

• r/books
• r/whatsthatbook
• Historium
• r/BookRecommendations

How large are reading forum communities?

Hive Index lists 16 reading forum communities in the Hive Index directory of communities. The largest include r/books (27.2M members), r/suggestmeabook (3.4M members), and r/booksuggestions (1.4M members). Median reported size is about 384K members. This is a smaller slice of our database, so read trends as directional.

How do I grow my Reading community with forum?

List your Reading community for free on Hive Index and tag it with forum so people searching for reading forum communities can find you. Paid promotion can feature your listing more prominently across relevant pages.

How does Hive Index collect and rank these listings?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for topic relevance, and tagged with features like forum. Hive Index updates platform, member, review, and traffic data where available. Popular reflects visitor interest in the Hive Index directory of communities. These listings in the Hive Index directory of communities were last updated 6/8/2026.