Free AI Book Title Generator

Describe your book in a few sentences, choose a genre and tone, and get ten title and subtitle ideas to react to. They are AI suggestions — a starting point to edit, combine and check, not a final answer.

What makes a good book title

A title has one job: make the right reader stop scrolling. It should signal the genre at a glance, be easy to say out loud and spell into a search box, and leave a little curiosity. It doesn't need to summarise the book — the cover, subtitle and description do that.

Fiction

Fiction titles lean on mood and genre signals. Thrillers favour short, hard words (Gone Girl, The Silent Patient); fantasy uses names, places and objects (The Name of the Wind); romance often uses playful phrases or wordplay. Look at the top 20 in your sub-genre and notice the patterns — then decide whether to fit in or stand out deliberately.

Non-fiction

Non-fiction usually pairs a short, memorable title with a subtitle that states the promise: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. The title is the hook; the subtitle tells the reader exactly what they get and carries your search terms.

How to get better results from the generator

Be specific. "A thriller about a hacker" gives generic titles. "A burned-out Lagos security engineer discovers her bank's AI is laundering money for a cartel" gives distinctive ones.
Name the reader for non-fiction: "for first-time managers in tech" changes the subtitles a lot.
Pick a tone. "Witty & humorous" and "Dark & atmospheric" produce very different lists from the same description.
Run it twice and mix the best halves — a title from one list with a subtitle from another.

How to test a shortlist

Search Amazon for each title in quotes. If the first page is full of books with the same name, move on.
Say it out loud as if recommending it to a friend. If you stumble, a listener will too.
Mock it up on a cover at thumbnail size — it has to read at 150 pixels wide.
Ask readers, not friends: a quick poll in a genre group or your mailing list is worth more than any generator.

Mistakes to avoid

Inside jokes that only make sense after reading the book.
Hard-to-spell words that readers can't type into a search bar.
Genre confusion — a cosy-sounding title on a dark thriller attracts the wrong readers and bad reviews.
Trademarked names or famous phrases that can get a listing blocked.

Next: write the back-cover copy with the book blurb generator, or plan the chapters with the outline generator.

Frequently asked questions

Is the book title generator free?+

Yes. You can run it a few times a day without an account. Inkora members get unlimited title ideas inside the book studio.

Can I use a title that another book already has?+

In most countries titles can't be copyrighted, so duplicates are legal — but a title shared with a bestseller makes your book hard to find, and series names or brand-like titles may be trademarked. Search Amazon and your trademark register before you commit.

Who owns the titles the AI suggests?+

You can use any suggestion freely. They are generated on the fly for your description and aren't reserved for anyone — which is also why you should check they aren't already in use.

How long should a book title be?+

Most bestselling titles are one to five words. Non-fiction often pairs a short title with a longer, keyword-rich subtitle. On KDP the title and subtitle together must be under 200 characters.

Should I put keywords in my title?+

Only if they read naturally. A subtitle like "A Beginner's Guide to Sourdough" helps searchers; a title stuffed with keywords breaks Amazon's metadata rules and looks spammy.

What happens to the description I type?+

It is sent to our AI provider to generate the ideas and isn't saved to an account or shown to anyone. Don't paste anything confidential.