diff --git a/app/controllers/books_controller.rb b/app/controllers/books_controller.rb
index c5e60479..99a8452f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/books_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/books_controller.rb
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ def show_more
     skip_authorization
     page = params[:page]
 
+    current_user_id = (current_user.nil?) ? nil : current_user.id
     books = Book
-      .most_recent_with_content(page)
+      .most_recent_with_content(current_user_id, page)
       .map do |book|
         BookSerializer.new(book)
     end
diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
index e5503949..7b2c103f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def index
     @user = current_user
     @hashedEmail = Digest::MD5.hexdigest(@user.email)
     @books = Book
-      .most_recent_with_content
+      .most_recent_with_content(@user.id)
       .map do |book|
         BookSerializer.new(book)
     end
diff --git a/app/models/book.rb b/app/models/book.rb
index 39c42c74..84e6226d 100644
--- a/app/models/book.rb
+++ b/app/models/book.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ class Book < ActiveRecord::Base
   after_create :send_admin_notification
   self.per_page = 10
 
-  def self.most_recent_with_content(page = 1)
-    joins(:phrase_pairs)
+  def self.most_recent_with_content(current_user_id = nil, page = 1)
+    where
+      .not(user_id: current_user_id)
+      .joins(:phrase_pairs)
       .uniq
       .includes(:user)
       .order("created_at DESC")