The AI Shelf · UK · Week 41, 2026
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
by Jonathan Haidt
On 5 lists this week. Here is how often ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini recommend it, and the reader questions that bring it up.
- #13Books about anxiety6%
4 of 72 answers · first week of this list
- Live shelf
- 4%
- Memory shelf
- 8%
It came up when readers asked:
- “Are there any good books on anxiety that have come out in the last year or so? I'd like something up to date.”
- #22Productivity books3%
2 of 72 answers · first week of this list
- Live shelf
- 0%
- Memory shelf
- 8%
It came up when readers asked:
- “What are the best new productivity books that have come out in the last year or so? Fed up of the same old recommendations.”
- #34Parenting books3%
2 of 72 answers · first week of this list
- Live shelf
- 4%
- Memory shelf
- 0%
It came up when readers asked:
- “What are the best parenting books that have come out in the last year or so? Looking for up to date advice.”
- #35Self-help books3%
2 of 72 answers · steady (was #22, within the normal wobble)
- Live shelf
- 2%
- Memory shelf
- 4%
It came up when readers asked:
- “What are the best self-help books that have come out in the last year or so? Fed up of seeing the same old ones recommended.”
- #62Health & fitness books1%
1 of 72 answers · new this week
- Live shelf
- 2%
- Memory shelf
- 0%
It came up when readers asked:
- “Our book club wants to pick a health or wellbeing book that will get people talking and arguing. Any suggestions?”
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