Introducing Brian RSS: Your Personalized Book Insights Feed
Are you passionate about reading and eager to receive tailored updates about your favorite books? Meet Brian RSS, a sophisticated tool designed to deliver curated, AI-generated content directly to your RSS reader, helping you stay inspired and informed on your literary journey.
What is Brian RSS?
Brian RSS is a customizable RSS feed generator that leverages artificial intelligence to provide daily snippets and insights from the books you’re interested in. Not only does it summarize or highlight key sections, but it also produces an audio recording of each update—effectively transforming your feed into a mini-podcast, perfect for listening on the go.
Why ‘Brian’?
A playful nod to the acronym of “brain,” this project aims to deliver quick, digestible pieces of knowledge—each one crafted to motivate further reading or inspire new areas of exploration in your free time.
Core Features
- Personalized content based on your reading list, delivering summaries or interesting insights from random sections of your selected books
- Daily audio narration for each update, enabling an auditory learning experience
- Automated updates scheduled at 6 AM UTC to keep your feed fresh every day
- Fully self-hosted solution compatible with Docker, ensuring privacy and control
Background
Initially developed for my own use, I realized the potential for others to benefit from this setup and decided to share it openly. The project is available on GitHub, and you can see it in action by subscribing to my personal RSS feed: brian.achris.me/rss.
Feedback & Development
I’m eager to hear from the community to improve this project. If you’re interested, please share your thoughts on:
- Clarity of the setup instructions and documentation
- Additional configuration options that could enhance usability
- Features or functionalities you’d like to see integrated in future updates
Explore the possibilities of personalized book insights with Brian RSS, and turn your reading into an engaging, audio-visual experience. Stay inspired, stay curious.
