---
title: ToolRouter — Agent Use Case Guide
description: Step-by-step guide for completing a task with a specific AI agent using ToolRouter.
url: https://toolrouter.com/tools/book-search/use-cases/find-books-by-author/chatgpt
---
# How to Find Books by Author with ChatGPT

ChatGPT presents author bibliographies with personal reading guidance. It explains the connections between an author different books, recommends which to start with based on your interests, and can suggest similar authors when you want to branch out. Exploring an author work becomes a guided literary journey.

## Setup

{"mcpServers":{"toolrouter":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","toolrouter-mcp"]}}}

## Steps

1. Configure ToolRouter in ChatGPT
2. Ask: "Find all books by Malcolm Gladwell"
3. ChatGPT returns the author's complete bibliography
4. Request: "Which is his most popular and which is most underrated?"
5. Choose your next read with informed context

## Example Prompt

```
Show me all books by Nassim Taleb. I read The Black Swan -- what should I read next in his Incerto series?
```

## Tips

- ChatGPT can recommend a reading order based on your interests
- Ask about the connections between an author's different books
- Request similar authors if you want to branch out from a favorite writer
