Hi all, creator here :)<p>I launched Shepherd.com on a Show HN in April 2021 (<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26871660">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26871660</a>), and it has come a long way. We had over 3 million visitors in 2024 (which feels a bit surreal).<p>For 2024, I added user accounts so that readers could share their 3 favorite reads of 2024. So far, 1,600+ readers have shared their 3 favorite reads, and you can visually browse the results here:<p><a href="https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024" rel="nofollow">https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024</a><p>Check out their top sci-fi reads: <a href="https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024/science-fiction?only-published" rel="nofollow">https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024/science-fiction?only-publishe...</a><p>Or, their top nonfiction reads: <a href="https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024/nonfiction?only-published" rel="nofollow">https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024/nonfiction?only-published</a><p>You can bounce between most-read and most-read-and-published with the button on top.<p>What is new this year?<p>I built a referral setup for book communities to see their group's favorite reads.<p>For example, here is what Hacker News readers loved the most this year: <a href="https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024/hacker-news-community?referrer_id=329d2f" rel="nofollow">https://shepherd.com/bboy/2024/hacker-news-community?referre...</a><p>You can vote here if you want to share your 3 favorite reads: <a href="https://shepherd.com/bboy/my-3-fav-reads/join?referrer_id=329d2f" rel="nofollow">https://shepherd.com/bboy/my-3-fav-reads/join?referrer_id=32...</a><p>My email is ben@shepherd.com if you want to share feedback or ideas for 2025. My goal is to highlight the books we love the most while helping new authors get a chance to meet readers (it is a super tough environment for new authors right now).<p>Thanks for reading, Ben<p>P.S. I have a newsletter for readers here where I share what I am building, new features, my fav book lists: <a href="https://ilovebooks.shepherd.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">https://ilovebooks.shepherd.com/subscribe</a>