diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/discover/discover.html b/bookwyrm/templates/discover/discover.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a419e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/discover/discover.html
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{% extends "layout.html" %}
+{% load i18n %}
+
+{% block title %}{% trans "Discover" %}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+<header class="block">
+    <h1 class="title has-text-centered">{% trans "Discover" %}</h1>
+</header>
+
+<section class="tile is-ancestor">
+    <div class="tile is-vertical">
+        <div class="tile is-parent">
+            <div class="tile is-child box has-background-white-ter">
+                {% include 'discover/large-book.html' with status=large.0 %}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="tile">
+            <div class="tile is-parent is-6">
+                <div class="tile is-child box has-background-white-ter">
+                    {% include 'discover/small-book.html' with status=small.0 %}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="tile is-parent is-6">
+                <div class="tile is-child box has-background-white-ter">
+                    {% include 'discover/small-book.html' with status=small.1 %}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="tile is-vertical">
+        <div class="tile">
+            <div class="tile is-parent is-6">
+                <div class="tile is-child box has-background-white-ter">
+                    {% include 'discover/small-book.html' with status=small.2 %}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="tile is-parent is-6">
+                <div class="tile is-child box has-background-white-ter">
+                    {% include 'discover/small-book.html' with status=small.3 %}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="tile is-parent">
+            <div class="tile is-child box has-background-white-ter">
+                {% include 'discover/large-book.html' with status=large.1 %}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</section>
+
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/discover/large-book.html b/bookwyrm/templates/discover/large-book.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b273d431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/discover/large-book.html
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{% load bookwyrm_tags %}
+{% load markdown %}
+{% load i18n %}
+
+{% if book %}
+    {% with book=book %}
+        <div class="columns is-gapless">
+            <div class="column is-5-tablet is-cover">
+                <a
+                    class="align to-b to-l"
+                    href="{{ book.local_path }}"
+                >{% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with cover_class='is-w-l-mobile is-w-auto-tablet' %}</a>
+
+                {% include 'snippets/stars.html' with rating=book|rating:request.user %}
+            </div>
+
+
+            <div class="column mt-3-mobile ml-3-tablet">
+                <h3 class="title is-5">
+                    <a href="{{ book.local_path }}">{{ book.title }}</a>
+                </h3>
+
+                {% if book.authors %}
+                    <p class="subtitle is-5">
+                        {% trans "by" %}
+                        {% include 'snippets/authors.html' with limit=3 %}
+                    </p>
+                {% endif %}
+
+                {% if book|book_description %}
+                    <blockquote class="content">
+                        {{ book|book_description|to_markdown|safe|truncatewords_html:50 }}
+                    </blockquote>
+                {% endif %}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    {% endwith %}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/discover/small-book.html b/bookwyrm/templates/discover/small-book.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..052a540c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/discover/small-book.html
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{% load bookwyrm_tags %}
+{% load utilities %}
+{% load i18n %}
+
+{% if status %}
+    {% with book=status.book %}
+        <a href="{{ book.local_path }}">
+            {% include 'snippets/book_cover.html' with cover_class='is-w-l-mobile is-h-l-tablet is-w-auto align to-b to-l' %}
+        </a>
+
+        {% include 'snippets/stars.html' with rating=book|rating:request.user %}
+
+        <h3 class="title is-6">
+            <a href="{{ book.local_path }}">{{ book.title }}</a>
+        </h3>
+
+        {% if book.authors %}
+            <p class="subtitle is-6">
+                {% trans "by" %}
+                {% include 'snippets/authors.html' with limit=3 %}
+            </p>
+        {% endif %}
+
+        <div class="media">
+            <figure class="media-left" aria-hidden="true">
+                <a class="image is-48x48" href="{{ status.user.local_path }}">
+                    {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=status.user ariaHide="true" medium="true" %}
+                </a>
+            </figure>
+
+            <div class="media-content">
+                <h3 class="has-text-weight-bold">
+                    <a href="{{ status.user.local_path }}">
+                        <span>{{ status.user.display_name }}</span>
+                    </a>
+                </h3>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+    {% endwith %}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/landing/large-book.html b/bookwyrm/templates/landing/large-book.html
index 93026991..b273d431 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/landing/large-book.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/landing/large-book.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                 {% if book.authors %}
                     <p class="subtitle is-5">
                         {% trans "by" %}
-                        {% include 'snippets/authors.html' %}
+                        {% include 'snippets/authors.html' with limit=3 %}
                     </p>
                 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/landing/small-book.html b/bookwyrm/templates/landing/small-book.html
index 3f7cbecc..2ca505d9 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/landing/small-book.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/landing/small-book.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         {% if book.authors %}
             <p class="subtitle is-6">
                 {% trans "by" %}
-                {% include 'snippets/authors.html' %}
+                {% include 'snippets/authors.html' with limit=3 %}
             </p>
         {% endif %}
     {% endwith %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/discover.py b/bookwyrm/views/discover.py
index 9bef6974..685a4ded 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/discover.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/discover.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 """ What's up locally """
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
+from django.core.paginator import Paginator
+from django.db.models import Q
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 from django.views import View
 
-from bookwyrm import forms
-from . import helpers
+from bookwyrm import models
+from bookwyrm.settings import PAGE_LENGTH
+from .helpers import privacy_filter
 
 
 # pylint: disable= no-self-use
@@ -15,9 +18,19 @@ class Discover(View):
 
     def get(self, request):
         """tiled book activity page"""
+        activities = privacy_filter(
+            request.user,
+            models.Status.objects.select_subclasses().filter(
+                Q(comment__isnull=False)
+                | Q(review__isnull=False)
+                | Q(quotation__isnull=False),
+                user__local=True
+            ),
+            #privacy_levels=["public"]
+        )
+        #paginated = Paginator(activities, PAGE_LENGTH)
         data = {
-            "register_form": forms.RegisterForm(),
-            "request_form": forms.InviteRequestForm(),
-            "books": helpers.get_landing_books(),
+            "large": activities.filter(~Q(review__isnull=True, review__content=None))[:2],
+            "small": activities.filter(~Q(content=None))[:4],
         }
-        return TemplateResponse(request, "landing/landing.html", data)
+        return TemplateResponse(request, "discover/discover.html", data)