Find Your Genre
- Bookfinity
Take the quiz to "discover your Reader Type to get book recommendations customized just for you." Requires free account.
Discover
- WhichBook
Explore based on mood/emotion, location on a world map, based on character and plot, or "read alikes" for bestsellers.
- BookPage
Simply looking for inspiration? Explore recommendations on BookPage.
- MoreDiverse
Enter a title and discover similar books with more diverse protagonists.
Read Alikes
Love a book, but don't know what to read next? Explore "read alikes."
- Goodreads Read Alikes Book Lists
Lists of recommended books that are similar to popular titles.
- BookBrowse
Search by title or author. Preview a few suggested titles, but you must join ($) to see a complete list.
- Microsoft Copilot
Ask your preferred AI platform for recommendations based on a favorite title or author. PSU users have free access to Copilot Pro, which does not collect user data (be sure to log in with your PSU credentials).
Book Lists
There are lots of booklists if you do a little searching. We'll share a few.
- New York Public Library's Reading Lists
Best books of the year, staff picks, essential reads, books we love... and more!
- A few book prizes (nominees and winners are all great!)
- National Book Awards - celebrating the best literature published in the U.S
- Women's Prize for Fiction - celebrating and honoring fiction written by women
- Stonewall Book Awards - since 1971, the first and most enduring award for LGBTQIA+ books
- Coretta Scott King Book Awards - recognizing outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience
- PEN America Literary Awards - honoring outstanding voices in translation, fiction, poetry, science writing, essay, sports writing, biography, children’s literature, and drama
- Booker Prizes - for fiction published in the UK in English
- Pulitzer Prizes - awarded across 23 categories, including books and journalism