Jun 30, 2026 · 16 min · 13 segments
If you're thinking about writing an authority building book, and I really hope you are, and you don't want to be counting pennies or checking your book sales all the time, you actually want a book…
Anna DavidHost
So I decided- I'm going to go and see if AI considers Party Girl one of the best funny novels about addiction and recovery.

I went to chat and I asked about Addiction Recovery Quitlet and it gave you all the ones it always does.

And then there was this other list that said, maybe you're interested in funny novels.

And look, I've been rejected by almost any publication you can name, some men as well.

This is shelf placement because your future clients aren't browsing Barnes and Noble.

They're asking chat GPT, what are the best books about whatever their topic is? And whoever shows up in that answer wins.

So I'm going to tell you why one AI knew my book and one didn't, how these things actually decide what to recommend, and how to find out in like five minutes for free whether your book is invisible to AI.

So I decided- I'm going to go and see if AI considers Party Girl one of the best funny novels about addiction and recovery.

I went to chat and I asked about Addiction Recovery Quitlet and it gave you all the ones it always does.

And then there was this other list that said, maybe you're interested in funny novels.

And look, I've been rejected by almost any publication you can name, some men as well.

This is shelf placement because your future clients aren't browsing Barnes and Noble.

They're asking chat GPT, what are the best books about whatever their topic is? And whoever shows up in that answer wins.

So I'm going to tell you why one AI knew my book and one didn't, how these things actually decide what to recommend, and how to find out in like five minutes for free whether your book is invisible to AI.
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