diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/publish.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/publish.hoon
index 5f64d52567..93f3df0b3e 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/publish.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/publish.hoon
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
       =/  uid  (sham %publish who book eny.bol)
       =/  inv=invite
         :*  our.bol  %publish  /notebook/[book]  who
-            (crip "invite for notebook {<who>}/{<book>}")
+            (crip "invite for notebook {<our.bol>}/{(trip book)}")
         ==
       =/  act=invite-action  [%invite /publish uid inv]
       [%pass /invite %agent [who %invite-hook] %poke %invite-action !>(act)]
@@ -523,12 +523,11 @@
           now.bol
           ~  ~  ~
       ==
-    =/  group-path=path
-      ?:  =(writers.new-book /)
-        /~/publish/(scot %p our.bol)/[book-name]
-      writers.new-book
     =+  ^-  [grp-car=(list card) write-pax=path read-pax=path]
-      (make-groups book-name group-path ~ %.n %.n)
+      ?:  =(writers.new-book /)
+        =/  group-path  /~/publish/(scot %p our.bol)/[book-name]
+        (make-groups book-name group-path ~ %.n %.n)
+      [~ writers.info subscribers.info]
     =.  writers.new-book      write-pax
     =.  subscribers.new-book  read-pax
     =+  ^-  [read-cards=(list card) notes=(map @tas note)]
@@ -881,7 +880,7 @@
   =/  uid  (sham %publish who book eny.bol)
   =/  inv=invite
     :*  our.bol  %publish  /notebook/[book]  who
-        (crip "invite for notebook {<who>}/{<book>}")
+        (crip "invite for notebook {<our.bol>}/{(trip book)}")
     ==
   =/  act=invite-action  [%invite /publish uid inv]
   [%pass / %agent [our.bol %invite-hook] %poke %invite-action !>(act)]
@@ -899,7 +898,7 @@
     ?<  =('~' i.group-path.group)
     :_  [group-path.group group-path.group]
     %-  zing
-    :~  (create-security group-path.group group-path.group %channel)
+    :~  (create-security group-path.group group-path.group %village)
         [(perm-hook-poke [%add-owned group-path.group group-path.group])]~
         (generate-invites book (~(del in u.grp) our.bol))
     ==
@@ -914,19 +913,19 @@
     :_  [group-path.group group-path.group]
     %-  zing
     :~  [(contact-view-create [%create group-path.group invitees.group])]~
-        (create-security group-path.group group-path.group %channel)
+        (create-security group-path.group group-path.group %village)
         [(perm-hook-poke [%add-owned group-path.group group-path.group])]~
         (generate-invites book (~(del in invitees.group) our.bol))
     ==
   ::  make unmanaged group
-  ?>  ?=(^ group-path.group)
-  ?>  =('~' i.group-path.group)
   =*  write-path  group-path.group
   =/  read-path   (weld write-path /read)
   =/  scry-path=path
     ;:(weld /=group-store/(scot %da now.bol) group-path.group /noun)
   =/  grp  .^((unit ^group) %gx scry-path)
   ?^  grp  [~ write-path read-path]
+  ?>  ?=(^ group-path.group)
+  ?>  =('~' i.group-path.group)
   :_  [write-path read-path]
   %-  zing
   :~  [(group-poke [%bundle write-path])]~
diff --git a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/sidebar-invite.js b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/sidebar-invite.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e8bce9a1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/sidebar-invite.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import classnames from 'classnames';
+import _ from 'lodash';
+
+export class SidebarInvite extends Component {
+
+  onAccept() {
+    let action = {
+      accept: {
+        path: '/publish',
+        uid: this.props.uid,
+      }
+    }
+    window.api.action("invite-store", "invite-action", action);
+  }
+
+  onDecline() {
+    let action = {
+      decline: {
+        path: '/publish',
+        uid: this.props.uid,
+      }
+    }
+    window.api.action("invite-store", "invite-action", action);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const { props } = this;
+
+    return (
+      <div className='pa3 bb b--gray4'>
+        <div className='w-100 v-mid'>
+          <p className="dib f9 mono gray4-d">
+            {props.invite.text}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <a
+          className="dib pointer pa2 f9 bg-green2 white mt4"
+          onClick={this.onAccept.bind(this)}>
+          Accept Invite
+        </a>
+        <a
+          className="dib pointer ml4 pa2 f9 bg-black bg-gray0-d white mt4"
+          onClick={this.onDecline.bind(this)}>
+          Decline
+        </a>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/sidebar.js b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/sidebar.js
index 0e209969e3..861f1db523 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/sidebar.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/lib/sidebar.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react'
 import { Route, Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { NotebookItem } from './notebook-item';
+import { SidebarInvite } from './sidebar-invite';
 
 export class Sidebar extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -105,6 +106,18 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component {
       hiddenClasses = props.sidebarShown;
     };
 
+    let sidebarInvites =  !(props.invites && props.invites['/publish'])
+      ? null
+      : Object.keys(props.invites['/publish'])
+          .map((uid, i) => {
+            return (
+              <SidebarInvite
+                uid={uid}
+                invite={props.invites['/publish'][uid]}
+                key={i} />
+            )
+        });
+
     let notebookItems = [...state.sortedBooks].map(([path, book]) => {
       let selected = (props.path === path);
       let author = path.split("/")[0];
@@ -159,10 +172,13 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component {
             </select>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div className="overflow-y-scroll h-100">{notebooks}</div>
+        <div className="overflow-y-scroll h-100">
+          {sidebarInvites}
+          {notebookItems}
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
 }
 
-export default Sidebar;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default Sidebar;
diff --git a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/root.js b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/root.js
index 27d22817de..ff7760edcf 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/root.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/root.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export class Root extends Component {
               active={"sidebar"}
               rightPanelHide={true}
               sidebarShown={true}
+              invites={state.invites}
               notebooks={state.notebooks}>
                 <div className={`h-100 w-100 overflow-x-hidden flex flex-column
                  bg-white bg-gray0-d dn db-ns`}>
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export class Root extends Component {
             active={"rightPanel"}
             rightPanelHide={false}
             sidebarShown={true}
+            invites={state.invites}
             notebooks={state.notebooks}>
               <NewScreen
                 notebooks={state.notebooks}
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ export class Root extends Component {
                   active={"rightPanel"}
                   rightPanelHide={false}
                   sidebarShown={true}
+                  invites={state.invites}
                   notebooks={state.notebooks}>
                     <JoinScreen notebooks={state.notebooks} {...props} />
                   </Skeleton>
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ export class Root extends Component {
                 active={"rightPanel"}
                 rightPanelHide={false}
                 sidebarShown={true}
+                invites={state.invites}
                 notebooks={state.notebooks}
                 path={path}>
                 <NewPost
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ export class Root extends Component {
                 active={"rightPanel"}
                 rightPanelHide={false}
                 sidebarShown={true}
+                invites={state.invites}
                 notebooks={state.notebooks}
                 path={path}>
                 <Notebook
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ export class Root extends Component {
               active={"rightPanel"}
               rightPanelHide={false}
               sidebarShown={true}
+              invites={state.invites}
               notebooks={state.notebooks}
               path={path}>
               <Note
diff --git a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/skeleton.js b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/skeleton.js
index 6c68a61523..9365f4e049 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/skeleton.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/publish/src/js/components/skeleton.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export class Skeleton extends Component {
             active={props.active}
             notebooks={props.notebooks}
             path={props.path}
+            invites={props.invites}
             />
           <div className={"h-100 w-100 overflow-container " + rightPanelHide} style={{
             flexGrow: 1,