I’ve been experimenting with ChatGPT in my professional and personal life and have some strong opinions about how it might be used to boost our reading lives.

Today, I share the specific prompts I used inside ChatGPT to decide what to read next. I was shocked at the accurateness of the information and even more surprised at the level of reflection it prompted about my reading life.

Here are the books mentioned in this episode. You’ll find links to my Amazon and Bookshop affiliate stores below. Thanks for your bookish support!

  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  • Normal People by Sally Rooney
  • The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett.
  • Dune by Frank Herbert
  • The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
  • The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
  • The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
  • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
  • Becoming by Michelle Obama
  • An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
  • Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
  • Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
  • The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
  • The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah Mackenzie
  • The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation by Elena Aguilar
  • The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller –
  • Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy by Gholdy Muhammad
  • The Writing Strategies Book: Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Writers by Jennifer Serravallo
  • The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
  • Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
  • The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
  • The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
  • The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Now, it’s your turn!

What do you think ChatGPT should recommend I read next?

Share all of your suggestions in the comments below so I can add them to my stack, too!