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What Maven does

Four ways Maven works.

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Answers from the real shelves

Someone texts asking what the staff is loving right now. Maven answers from Phinney Books's real homepage picks, event calendar, and reading-program surfaces.

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Knows which reader to nudge

Staff-pick fiction, kids books, author nights, or the subscription side, Maven can steer someone toward the part of Phinney they would actually care about.

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Makes the neighborhood stop easier

Instead of making someone read the whole site, Maven can answer the quick question: what should I start with and is it worth the stop today?

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Run Phinney by text

Text Maven to push a staff pick, flag an author event, or help someone find the right reading lane faster.

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The week’s work, counted.

One page shows the week: who was welcomed, what was answered, who came back. You can check every one.

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Today at Phinney Books.

This week. 24 new readers, 40 conversations.
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New releases20+25%
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Events7+8%
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3033 · The new release everyone’s been asking about just came in, easy nudge for the regulars on the list…
Maven replied
9:17 AM
1334 · This week’s staff pick lines up with what a few regulars usually reach for…
Maven replied
1:50 PM
1190 · Author night is filling up, worth flagging the people who came to the last one…
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1:33 PM
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