The AI Shelf · UK · Week 41, 2026
The books AI recommends, every week
Bestseller lists count last week's sales. These lists count what ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini tell readers to read next, from the same reader-style questions asked every week.
- Psychological thrillers
- 1The Silent PatientAlex Michaelides42%
- 2Gone GirlGillian Flynn35%
- 3RebeccaDaphne du Maurier21%
- Crime thrillers
- 1Gone GirlGillian Flynn26%
- 2In the WoodsTana French18%
- 3The Black EchoMichael Connelly18%
- Romantasy novels
- 1A Court of Thorns and RosesSarah J. Maas32%
- 2From Blood and AshJennifer L. Armentrout25%
- 3RadianceGrace Draven21%
- Epic fantasy novels
- 1Mistborn: The Final EmpireBrandon Sanderson29%
- 2A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones)George R.R. Martin29%
- 3The Lord of the Rings trilogyJ.R.R. Tolkien29%
- Cosy crime novels
- 1The Thursday Murder ClubRichard Osman53%
- 2Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of DeathM. C. Beaton22%
- 3A Murder Is AnnouncedAgatha Christie21%
- Science fiction novels
- 1DuneFrank Herbert24%
- 2FoundationIsaac Asimov22%
- 3Children of TimeAdrian Tchaikovsky21%
- Cookbooks
- 1Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good CookingSamin Nosrat22%
- 2Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 1Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, and Simone Beck14%
- 3The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through ScienceJ. Kenji López-Alt13%
- True crime books
- 1In Cold BloodTruman Capote44%
- 2I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State KillerMichelle McNamara43%
- 3Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBIDavid Grann38%
- Health & fitness books
- 1Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad OnesJames Clear26%
- 2Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and DreamsMatthew Walker14%
- 3In Defense of Food: An Eater's ManifestoMichael Pollan10%
- Romance novels
- 1Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen19%
- 2The FlatshareBeth O'Leary18%
- 3People We Meet on VacationEmily Henry17%
- Young adult novels
- 1Six of Crows duologyLeigh Bardugo21%
- 2The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas18%
- 3The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins17%
- Self-help books
- 1Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad OnesJames Clear36%
- 2Mindset: The New Psychology of SuccessCarol S. Dweck17%
- 3The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You AreBrené Brown14%
- Memoirs
- 1EducatedTara Westover35%
- 2The Glass CastleJeannette Walls32%
- 3Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest TrailCheryl Strayed19%
- Business books
- 1Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don'tJim Collins21%
- 2The Lean StartupEric Ries18%
- 3The Innovator's DilemmaClayton M. Christensen13%
- Historical fiction
- 1Wolf HallHilary Mantel31%
- 2All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr21%
- 3The Name of the RoseUmberto Eco18%
- Personal finance books
- 1Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial IndependenceVicki Robin & Joe Dominguez32%
- 2The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and HappinessMorgan Housel32%
- 3The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free lifeJ.L. Collins28%