NoveList Plus allows your library to stand out by helping readers find books that perfectly match their reading preferences and moods. If you get a little nervous when a reader asks for recommendations in a genre you don't personally read, you’ll love our recommendations.
Human powered
Our experts evaluate and write recommendations, crafting them by hand. We consider many different elements of stories and intentionally look for unusual and unexpected matches. Every recommendation has a human touch. Our team is made up of people who are experienced and know what it takes to help readers. Read more about our team.
Trustworthy
A good reading recommendation is built on trust. We'll always tell you why we made a recommendation so you can decide if it is the one for you. This trust, in combination with an extensively tagged database of titles and unique story elements like appeal, genre, and theme, makes searching for book recommendations truly helpful.
Delightful
We think the best recommendation is often one that surprises and delights the reader because it offers them something they didn’t even know they wanted but are excited to read. NoveList goes beyond the obvious and beyond the bestsellers and instead uncovers the unexpected. There isn’t one right answer when it comes to reading. Instead, there are different paths to explore and surprises to uncover. Our goal is to support joyful exploration.
Extensive
Many different aspects of a book may catch your attention. At NoveList, we call these different aspects “story elements.” We curate an extensive set of “story elements,” which can be used by readers to get a deeper understanding of their likes and dislikes and also used to power custom searches. Our story elements include appeal factors, moods, identities, themes, and genres. They make it easy for you and your readers to find the kinds of books they are interested in, using language that they understand.
Suggestions welcome
Got a read-alike you'd like to see included in the databases? Let us know. Every page in NoveList Plus has a feedback link – use it to tell us anything.
