diff --git a/packages/web/components/elements/images/OmnivoreLogoBase.tsx b/packages/web/components/elements/images/OmnivoreLogoBase.tsx
index 94c3fae86..b5203de8d 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/elements/images/OmnivoreLogoBase.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/elements/images/OmnivoreLogoBase.tsx
@@ -10,24 +10,27 @@ export type OmnivoreLogoBaseProps = {
 }
 
 export function OmnivoreLogoBase(props: OmnivoreLogoBaseProps): JSX.Element {
+  const router = useRouter()
+
   return (
     <Box
       style={{
         textDecoration: 'none',
         display: 'flex',
         alignItems: 'center',
+        cursor: 'pointer',
       }}
       onClick={(event) => {
         const navReturn = window.localStorage.getItem('nav-return')
         if (navReturn) {
-          window.location.assign(navReturn)
+          router.push(navReturn)
           return
         }
         const query = window.sessionStorage.getItem('q')
         if (query) {
-          window.location.assign(`${DEFAULT_HOME_PATH}?${query}`)
+          router.push(`${DEFAULT_HOME_PATH}?${query}`)
         } else {
-          window.location.replace(DEFAULT_HOME_PATH)
+          router.push(DEFAULT_HOME_PATH)
         }
       }}
       tabIndex={-1}
diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/article/PdfArticleContainer.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/article/PdfArticleContainer.tsx
index 32713da06..4e63e694f 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/article/PdfArticleContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/article/PdfArticleContainer.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   useMergeHighlight,
   useUpdateHighlight,
 } from '../../../lib/networking/highlights/useItemHighlights'
+import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 
 export type PdfArticleContainerProps = {
   viewer: UserBasicData
@@ -38,12 +39,12 @@ export type PdfArticleContainerProps = {
 export default function PdfArticleContainer(
   props: PdfArticleContainerProps
 ): JSX.Element {
+  const router = useRouter()
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
   const [notebookKey, setNotebookKey] = useState<string>(uuidv4())
   const [noteTarget, setNoteTarget] = useState<Highlight | undefined>(undefined)
-  const [noteTargetPageIndex, setNoteTargetPageIndex] = useState<
-    number | undefined
-  >(undefined)
+  const [noteTargetPageIndex, setNoteTargetPageIndex] =
+    useState<number | undefined>(undefined)
   const highlightsRef = useRef<Highlight[]>([])
   const createHighlight = useCreateHighlight()
   const deleteHighlight = useDeleteHighlight()
@@ -481,14 +482,14 @@ export default function PdfArticleContainer(
           case 'u':
             const navReturn = window.localStorage.getItem('nav-return')
             if (navReturn) {
-              window.location.assign(navReturn)
+              router.push(navReturn)
               return
             }
             const query = window.sessionStorage.getItem('q')
             if (query) {
-              window.location.assign(`${DEFAULT_HOME_PATH}?${query}`)
+              router.push(`${DEFAULT_HOME_PATH}?${query}`)
             } else {
-              window.location.replace(DEFAULT_HOME_PATH)
+              router.push(DEFAULT_HOME_PATH)
             }
             break
           case 'e':
diff --git a/packages/web/lib/hooks/useHandleAddUrl.ts b/packages/web/lib/hooks/useHandleAddUrl.ts
index 577f74f29..4b47508ce 100644
--- a/packages/web/lib/hooks/useHandleAddUrl.ts
+++ b/packages/web/lib/hooks/useHandleAddUrl.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import { useCallback } from 'react'
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
 import { useAddItem } from '../networking/library_items/useLibraryItems'
 import { showErrorToast, showSuccessToastWithAction } from '../toastHelpers'
+import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 
 export const useHandleAddUrl = () => {
+  const router = useRouter()
   const addItem = useAddItem()
   return useCallback(async (url: string, timezone: string, locale: string) => {
     const itemId = uuidv4()
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ export const useHandleAddUrl = () => {
     console.log('result: ', result)
     if (result) {
       showSuccessToastWithAction('Item saving', 'Read now', async () => {
-        window.location.href = `/article?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`
+        router.push(`/article?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`)
         return Promise.resolve()
       })
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/web/lib/networking/library_items/gql.tsx b/packages/web/lib/networking/library_items/gql.tsx
index e74e118f4..930c45745 100644
--- a/packages/web/lib/networking/library_items/gql.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/lib/networking/library_items/gql.tsx
@@ -69,18 +69,6 @@ export const GQL_SEARCH_QUERY = gql`
             readAt
             savedAt
             wordsCount
-            recommendations {
-              id
-              name
-              note
-              user {
-                userId
-                name
-                username
-                profileImageURL
-              }
-              recommendedAt
-            }
             highlights {
               ...HighlightFields
             }
diff --git a/packages/web/package.json b/packages/web/package.json
index 383d603dd..6d6ba26e4 100644
--- a/packages/web/package.json
+++ b/packages/web/package.json
@@ -30,9 +30,12 @@
     "@radix-ui/react-separator": "^0.1.0",
     "@radix-ui/react-slider": "^1.1.0",
     "@radix-ui/react-switch": "^1.0.1",
+    "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "^1.24.0",
     "@sentry/nextjs": "^7.42.0",
     "@stitches/react": "^1.2.5",
+    "@tanstack/query-async-storage-persister": "^5.51.21",
     "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.51.21",
+    "@tanstack/react-query-persist-client": "^5.51.23",
     "allotment": "^1.20.2",
     "antd": "4.24.3",
     "axios": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/web/pages/_app.tsx b/packages/web/pages/_app.tsx
index a21001afa..234192d3b 100644
--- a/packages/web/pages/_app.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/pages/_app.tsx
@@ -24,10 +24,23 @@ import { updateTheme } from '../lib/themeUpdater'
 import { ThemeId } from '../components/tokens/stitches.config'
 import { posthog } from 'posthog-js'
 import { GoogleReCaptchaProvider } from '@google-recaptcha/react'
-import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage'
+import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { PersistQueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query-persist-client'
+import { createAsyncStoragePersister } from '@tanstack/query-async-storage-persister'
 import React from 'react'
 
-const queryClient = new QueryClient()
+const queryClient = new QueryClient({
+  defaultOptions: {
+    queries: {
+      gcTime: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 48, // 48 hours
+    },
+  },
+})
+
+const asyncStoragePersister = createAsyncStoragePersister({
+  storage: AsyncStorage,
+})
 
 TopBarProgress.config({
   barColors: {
@@ -79,14 +92,6 @@ const ConditionalCaptchaProvider = (props: {
   return <>{props.children}</>
 }
 
-// const queryClient = new QueryClient({
-//   defaultOptions: {
-//     queries: {
-//       gcTime: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24,
-//     },
-//   },
-// })
-
 export function OmnivoreApp({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps): JSX.Element {
   const router = useRouter()
 
@@ -102,7 +107,10 @@ export function OmnivoreApp({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps): JSX.Element {
 
   return (
     <ConditionalCaptchaProvider>
-      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+      <PersistQueryClientProvider
+        client={queryClient}
+        persistOptions={{ persister: asyncStoragePersister }}
+      >
         <KBarProvider actions={generateActions(router)}>
           <KBarPortal>
             <KBarPositioner style={{ zIndex: 100 }}>
@@ -116,7 +124,7 @@ export function OmnivoreApp({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps): JSX.Element {
             <Component {...pageProps} />
           </IdProvider>
         </KBarProvider>
-      </QueryClientProvider>
+      </PersistQueryClientProvider>
     </ConditionalCaptchaProvider>
   )
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 62c57a3f9..9e721740f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5664,6 +5664,13 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-dnd/shallowequal/-/shallowequal-2.0.0.tgz#a3031eb54129f2c66b2753f8404266ec7bf67f0a"
   integrity sha512-Pc/AFTdwZwEKJxFJvlxrSmGe/di+aAOBn60sremrpLo6VI/6cmiUYNNwlI5KNYttg7uypzA3ILPMPgxB2GYZEg==
 
+"@react-native-async-storage/async-storage@^1.24.0":
+  version "1.24.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-native-async-storage/async-storage/-/async-storage-1.24.0.tgz#888efbc62a26f7d9464b32f4d3027b7f2771999b"
+  integrity sha512-W4/vbwUOYOjco0x3toB8QCr7EjIP6nE9G7o8PMguvvjYT5Awg09lyV4enACRx4s++PPulBiBSjL0KTFx2u0Z/g==
+  dependencies:
+    merge-options "^3.0.4"
+
 "@redis/bloom@1.2.0":
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@redis/bloom/-/bloom-1.2.0.tgz#d3fd6d3c0af3ef92f26767b56414a370c7b63b71"
@@ -7620,11 +7627,32 @@
   dependencies:
     defer-to-connect "^1.0.1"
 
+"@tanstack/query-async-storage-persister@^5.51.21":
+  version "5.51.21"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tanstack/query-async-storage-persister/-/query-async-storage-persister-5.51.21.tgz#27e6635d89e0814c65586b8047372349698c7841"
+  integrity sha512-T22f99fDKk+XrT0kCEwETNehn8gjGfdNaaYM0xRA7VvwFKUKNYETOwUQgXV6kZ+xg6LKbZeI22YsTcuYDFOx5w==
+  dependencies:
+    "@tanstack/query-persist-client-core" "5.51.21"
+
 "@tanstack/query-core@5.51.21":
   version "5.51.21"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tanstack/query-core/-/query-core-5.51.21.tgz#a510469c6c30d3de2a8b8798e340169a4b0fd08f"
   integrity sha512-POQxm42IUp6n89kKWF4IZi18v3fxQWFRolvBA6phNVmA8psdfB1MvDnGacCJdS+EOX12w/CyHM62z//rHmYmvw==
 
+"@tanstack/query-persist-client-core@5.51.21":
+  version "5.51.21"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tanstack/query-persist-client-core/-/query-persist-client-core-5.51.21.tgz#5ee605f730c28ebdf3e2bf075257f65ceab80ccb"
+  integrity sha512-W/H3SFIMPjxgiwkrl511pG2JhvKnFWtLCgO+AlNqk9keyClMbm9tb3oLUHveLuzviCaROpmFShW+eSP5zYwk4g==
+  dependencies:
+    "@tanstack/query-core" "5.51.21"
+
+"@tanstack/react-query-persist-client@^5.51.23":
+  version "5.51.23"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tanstack/react-query-persist-client/-/react-query-persist-client-5.51.23.tgz#f4f4d7ba854907c43a864614eea94579a20f0651"
+  integrity sha512-SwTNwxhG4zgpji3B8oLZqZuaOXYtOjbuqVerMQkOX/vGroIU6dGh1SzOwy4glW3IVr+G3kUKMcS3JYibWPQZiQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@tanstack/query-persist-client-core" "5.51.21"
+
 "@tanstack/react-query@^5.51.21":
   version "5.51.23"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tanstack/react-query/-/react-query-5.51.23.tgz#83c223f4cb6054b206de8856b73ca7e41a63ba1f"
@@ -22194,6 +22222,13 @@ merge-descriptors@1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/merge-descriptors/-/merge-descriptors-1.0.1.tgz#b00aaa556dd8b44568150ec9d1b953f3f90cbb61"
   integrity sha1-sAqqVW3YtEVoFQ7J0blT8/kMu2E=
 
+merge-options@^3.0.4:
+  version "3.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/merge-options/-/merge-options-3.0.4.tgz#84709c2aa2a4b24c1981f66c179fe5565cc6dbb7"
+  integrity sha512-2Sug1+knBjkaMsMgf1ctR1Ujx+Ayku4EdJN4Z+C2+JzoeF7A3OZ9KM2GY0CpQS51NR61LTurMJrRKPhSs3ZRTQ==
+  dependencies:
+    is-plain-obj "^2.1.0"
+
 merge-stream@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/merge-stream/-/merge-stream-2.0.0.tgz#52823629a14dd00c9770fb6ad47dc6310f2c1f60"