About Books of the Day
One good book a day, and an honest guide to whether it is right for you.
Books of the Day is an independent book discovery site. Every day we feature one book, and for every book in our catalog we publish a guide that explains what it is about, its key ideas, who should read it, who should probably skip it, and where it falls short.
How we write our book guides
Our guides are written with the help of AI and built from publisher descriptions, bibliographic data and widely available information about each book. Every guide goes through automatic quality checks for length, specificity and copied text. Guides that do not pass are kept as drafts and are not shown to search engines.
Our guides are not substitutes for the books. They are meant to help you decide what to read next. If you spot a mistake, please tell us and we will fix it.
How the site is funded
Books of the Day is free to read. We may earn a commission when you buy a book through some of our links, and we may show ads. This never changes what we say about a book. Read more in our affiliate disclosure.
Contact
Questions, corrections or partnership ideas: hello@booksoftheday.com.