Pick Better Books
Better recommendations start with you

How we pick better books for you

Your examples, reactions and current mood become a reading profile, the recipe our recommendation engine uses to understand your taste.

1

Build your reading profile

Add at least three books, films, shows, authors or thinkers you love or dislike. You can also tell us why.

2

Choose how to use it

Find My Next Book creates a personalized list. Enter a Book compares a specific title or author with your profile.

3

See the reasons behind every result

We explain why each book may work for you and where it might lose you. Your profile stays in this browser until you choose Start over.

Recommendations tailored to you

Stop choosing
the wrong books.

Tell us what you like, what you don’t like, and what you’re in the mood for today. Our AI builds a personalized list of books for you, or checks a specific book to see whether it fits your taste.

Find your next book
STEP 1Choose how
to startFind books or enter one
STEP 2Build your
profileAdd three examples
STEP 3Get your
answerRecommendations or a fit check

Your personalized matches

Created from your examples, corrections and what you want to read right now.

Less scrolling. More reading.

I believe a good book is still one of the best ways to spend your time. Pick Better Books helps you discover stories you’ll love and rediscover the joy of reading.

Why I built PBB →

Take PBB with you

Add Pick Better Books to your home screen for quick access whenever you’re looking for your next great read.

How to install →

iPhone or iPad: Open this site in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. If shown, leave Open as Web App on, then tap Add.

Android: Open this site in Chrome, open the menu and choose Install app or Add to Home screen. Follow the browser’s prompts.

Chrome on desktop: Click the three-dot menu (⋮) at the top right, choose Cast, save, and share, then Install page as app… and confirm Install. You don’t need an install icon in the address bar.

Microsoft Edge on desktop: Use the install icon in the address bar or the browser menu’s install option when available.

You can keep using PBB without installing it. Recommendations need an internet connection. Saved preferences stay in the browser or app where you enter them. On iPhone, your Safari profile may not carry over to the home-screen app, so you may need to enter it again there.