Curate a Reader's List
A Reader's List is a curated, shareable reading list your studio owns, and it can hold any studio's published work, not just yours. That makes it two things at once: a way for a creator to lift the people they collaborate with, and a way for a critic to share their picks. Same feature, and here's how to run it either way.
1Turn it on
Reader's Lists are off by default, so switch them on first. In your studio's feature toggles, enable Reader's Lists ("Curate shareable reading lists of assets, your own and other studios', shown on your public page"). A Reader's Lists tab then appears in your studio, where you build and manage them.
2Build a list
In the Reader's Lists tab, hit New list and give it a name (something like Staff Picks) and an optional description. Flip it Public when it's ready for the world, and drag your lists into the order you want them shown. Each list has View on public page, Rename / describe, and Delete right there.
3Add your work, and your friends'
This is the collaboration engine. Inside a list, use Search any studio's assets to add to pull in books from anywhere on FoundryInk, yours or a studio you love. You can also add straight from the wild: every release card carries an Add to reader's list button, so when you're browsing and spot a collaborator's issue worth boosting, it goes on the list in a tap. Reorder freely, and Remove from list anything that no longer fits.
4For critics: share your picks
If you run a critic studio, a Reader's List is where your verdicts become a shelf. Turn the books you rated Crisp into a living list, This month's Crisp picks, Best horror of the year, Hidden gems, and readers who trust your eye get a curated route straight to the good stuff. There's nothing separate to set up: a critic studio uses the exact same Reader's Lists, its picks are just its list.
5Where it shows
Your public lists appear as a Reader's Lists tab on your public studio page, each one a tidy row of covers under your studio's name. Readers open a list, browse the picks, and jump straight to any book. The tab shows up on its own once the feature is on and you have a public list, there's no separate switch to flip.
Quick questions
Yes, that's the point. Use Search any studio's assets to add, or the Add to reader's list button on any release card. You can add any publicly visible work on FoundryInk, so a list is a genuine way to lift collaborators and friends.
Your studio. Reader's Lists carry your studio's name and avatar, and they're managed from the studio's Reader's Lists tab, not your personal My Lists page (that's a separate reader feature).
No special tooling, and that's deliberate. A critic studio uses the same Reader's Lists; the picks are simply its lists. Turn your Crisp verdicts into a shelf your readers can browse.
Published issues. Add anything publicly visible; if a book later goes private or unlisted, the manager flags it so you can remove it, since readers won't see it anyway.
On the Reader's Lists tab of your public studio page. The tab appears on its own once the feature is enabled and you have at least one public list.
A shelf worth following
Your picks, your friends' best work, gathered in one shareable place. Generous, and good for everyone on it. Next, market the whole thing.