Rising
Books more HN commenters brought up in the last 12 months than their usual yearly rate (across 3+ threads).
2025–2026Careless People
Sarah Wynn-Williams
Recommended by 60 · mentioned by 11660 recommend · 116 mention60 recommend · 11660 recommend
2022–2026Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman
Recommended by 43 · mentioned by 7243 recommend · 72 mention43 recommend · 7243 recommend
2025–2026If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
Eliezer Yudkowsky, Nathaniel Soares
Recommended by 6 · mentioned by 356 recommend · 35 mention6 recommend · 356 recommend
2007–2026Hyperion
Dan Simmons
Recommended by 154 · mentioned by 245154 recommend · 245 mention154 recommend · 245154 recommend
Empire of AI
Karen Hao
Recommended by 13 · mentioned by 3213 recommend · 32 mention13 recommend · 3213 recommend
2009–2026Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown
Recommended by 13 · mentioned by 3513 recommend · 35 mention13 recommend · 3513 recommend
2025–2026Apple in China
Patrick McGee
Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 3815 recommend · 38 mention15 recommend · 3815 recommend
2007–2026The Dilbert Principle
Scott Adams
Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 3112 recommend · 31 mention12 recommend · 3112 recommend
2009–2026Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain
Recommended by 47 · mentioned by 8447 recommend · 84 mention47 recommend · 8447 recommend
2008–2026Hyperion Cantos
Dan Simmons
Recommended by 53 · mentioned by 7553 recommend · 75 mention53 recommend · 7553 recommend
2008–2026Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 409 recommend · 40 mention9 recommend · 409 recommend
The Nerd Reich
Gil Durán
Recommended by 3 · mentioned by 93 recommend · 9 mention3 recommend · 93 recommend
Camp of the Saints
Jean Raspail, Norman R. Shapiro
Recommended by 2 · mentioned by 262 recommend · 26 mention2 recommend · 262 recommend
Shroud
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Recommended by 8 · mentioned by 108 recommend · 10 mention8 recommend · 108 recommend
2010–2026Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Recommended by 170 · mentioned by 301170 recommend · 301 mention170 recommend · 301170 recommend
2007–2026Crime and punishment
Recommended by 113 · mentioned by 276113 recommend · 276 mention113 recommend · 276113 recommend
Chariots of the gods?
Erich von Däniken
Recommended by 3 · mentioned by 293 recommend · 29 mention3 recommend · 293 recommend
2008–2026Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain, John D. Seelye
Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 8417 recommend · 84 mention17 recommend · 8417 recommend
Breakneck
Dan Wang
Recommended by 8 · mentioned by 118 recommend · 11 mention8 recommend · 118 recommend
2007–2026The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Recommended by 58 · mentioned by 23858 recommend · 238 mention58 recommend · 23858 recommend
The Master and Margarita
Edward Kemp
Recommended by 74 · mentioned by 11174 recommend · 111 mention74 recommend · 11174 recommend
2009–2026Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Recommended by 63 · mentioned by 26563 recommend · 265 mention63 recommend · 26563 recommend
2009–2026Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 4836 recommend · 48 mention36 recommend · 4836 recommend
2007–2026Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 4811 recommend · 48 mention11 recommend · 4811 recommend
2007–2026House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
Recommended by 59 · mentioned by 13959 recommend · 139 mention59 recommend · 13959 recommend
2007–2026Compilers, principles, techniques, and tools
Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman
Recommended by 195 · mentioned by 659195 recommend · 659 mention195 recommend · 659195 recommend
2007–2026Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Douglas Adams
Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 4718 recommend · 47 mention18 recommend · 4718 recommend
2010–2026Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen, Katherine Kellgren
0 recommend · 18 mentioned0 recommend · 18 mention0 recommend · 180 recommend
2017–2026There Is No Antimemetics Division
qntm
Recommended by 64 · mentioned by 8964 recommend · 89 mention64 recommend · 8964 recommend
2008–2026Working effectively with legacy code
Michael C. Feathers
Recommended by 186 · mentioned by 234186 recommend · 234 mention186 recommend · 234186 recommend
2009–2026IBM and the Holocaust
Edwin Black
Recommended by 37 · mentioned by 19137 recommend · 191 mention37 recommend · 19137 recommend
2010–2026The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 2715 recommend · 27 mention15 recommend · 2715 recommend
2013–2026Ur-Fascism
Umberto Eco
Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 4817 recommend · 48 mention17 recommend · 4817 recommend
2012–2026Endymion
Dan Simmons
Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 3010 recommend · 30 mention10 recommend · 3010 recommend
2007–2026Animal Farm
George Orwell
Recommended by 105 · mentioned by 407105 recommend · 407 mention105 recommend · 407105 recommend
2008–2026The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, Marc Simonetti
Recommended by 60 · mentioned by 9960 recommend · 99 mention60 recommend · 9960 recommend
The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI
Cory Doctorow
Recommended by 1 · mentioned by 71 recommend · 7 mention1 recommend · 71 recommend
2009–2026The Way Things Work
David Macaulay
Recommended by 33 · mentioned by 4833 recommend · 48 mention33 recommend · 4833 recommend
2008–2026Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 11536 recommend · 115 mention36 recommend · 11536 recommend
2008–2026Amusing Ourselves to Death
Neil Postman
Recommended by 174 · mentioned by 306174 recommend · 306 mention174 recommend · 306174 recommend
2010–2026The Call of the Wild
Jack London
Recommended by 14 · mentioned by 3814 recommend · 38 mention14 recommend · 3814 recommend
2008–2026Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies
Douglas R. Hofstadter, Fluid Analogies Research Group
Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 3117 recommend · 31 mention17 recommend · 3117 recommend
2015–2026Annihilation
Jeff VanderMeer
Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 1710 recommend · 17 mention10 recommend · 1710 recommend
2009–2026The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 4527 recommend · 45 mention27 recommend · 4527 recommend
2013–2026Plato's The republic
C. H. Patterson
Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 2312 recommend · 23 mention12 recommend · 2312 recommend
2009–2026Communicating sequential processes
C. A. R. Hoare
Recommended by 25 · mentioned by 6325 recommend · 63 mention25 recommend · 6325 recommend
2007–2026Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
Recommended by 58 · mentioned by 13558 recommend · 135 mention58 recommend · 13558 recommend
2009–2026Cadillac desert
Marc Reisner
Recommended by 80 · mentioned by 10780 recommend · 107 mention80 recommend · 10780 recommend
2023–2026The Anxious Generation
Jonathan Haidt
Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 6827 recommend · 68 mention27 recommend · 6827 recommend
2018–2026The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
Recommended by 47 · mentioned by 8147 recommend · 81 mention47 recommend · 8147 recommend
2008–2026The Happiness Hypothesis
Jonathan Haidt
Recommended by 40 · mentioned by 5140 recommend · 51 mention40 recommend · 5140 recommend
2015–2026Dark Forest
Cixin Liu, Joel Martinsen
Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 9536 recommend · 95 mention36 recommend · 9536 recommend
The Magic Mountain
Thomas Mann
Recommended by 20 · mentioned by 3720 recommend · 37 mention20 recommend · 3720 recommend
2009–2026Great Books of the Western World
Blaise Pascal, Mortimer J. Adler
Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 2612 recommend · 26 mention12 recommend · 2612 recommend
2011–2026Pushing Ice
Alastair Reynolds
Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 2518 recommend · 25 mention18 recommend · 2518 recommend
2008–2026Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
Recommended by 63 · mentioned by 12063 recommend · 120 mention63 recommend · 12063 recommend
2010–2026Exit, voice, and loyalty
Albert Otto Hirschman
Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 4816 recommend · 48 mention16 recommend · 4816 recommend
2012–2026Dead Souls
Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ
Recommended by 14 · mentioned by 2714 recommend · 27 mention14 recommend · 2714 recommend
Myth of Sisyphus
Albert Camus, Daniel Ortega
Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 7036 recommend · 70 mention36 recommend · 7036 recommend
2007–2026War and Peace
Lev Tolstoi
Recommended by 78 · mentioned by 37078 recommend · 370 mention78 recommend · 37078 recommend