AI book recommendations
Tell BookSense a book or author you loved. Its AI reads what makes it special and picks four books to read next, each with a short reason why. It's free and you don't need an account.
How it works
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Name what you loved
Type a book or an author. Add up to ten to blend their tastes, like a fantasy you loved and a mystery you couldn't put down.
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Get four picks
The AI suggests four books, each with a one-line reason tied to what you named. Every pick is checked against Open Library, so they're real books with real covers.
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Refine or start again
Ask for something shorter, darker, newer or less known, or turn on Hidden gems. Not for you? Ask for four others.
Loved Dune? Here's what we'd pick
An example. Your picks come from the books you enter.
- Hyperion
HyperionDan SimmonsSeven pilgrims, one mystery and a war across the galaxy, with Dune's sweep and politics.
- The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le GuinA whole culture shaped by its climate, the way Arrakis shapes the Fremen.
- Children of Time
Children of TimeAdrian TchaikovskyEvolution over thousands of years, with ecology as big an idea as the spice.
- The Fifth Season
The Fifth SeasonN. K. JemisinA brutal world that shapes everyone in it, and a story about who holds power.
Why BookSense
Four picks, not forty
A short list you can act on, instead of an endless feed.
A reason for each
Every pick says why it fits what you loved, so you can decide quickly.
Checked, not invented
Picks are matched to Open Library's catalog, and ones that can't be found are dropped.
Private by default
No account, no tracking cookies. Sign in with Google only if you want to save books or get picks from your own shelf.
Questions
›Is it free?
Yes. Searching is free and needs no account. BookSense earns a small commission if you buy through its Amazon links, at no extra cost to you.
›How does the AI choose books?
It looks at the themes, tone, setting and style of what you named and suggests books that share them. Each pick is then looked up on Open Library, and anything it can't confirm is left out.
›Can I get recommendations from several books at once?
Yes. Add up to ten books or authors and the picks will draw on all of them.
›Can it suggest less famous books?
Turn on Hidden gems for lesser-known books, at most one bestseller in four.
›Can it use what I've already read?
Sign in with Google, import your Goodreads library or add books in My books, and Picks for me suggests books based on your shelf and scores. Books you've read are never suggested.
›Which languages does it work in?
English, Spanish and French, with picks of books available in that language.