How to Find Books by Author with Claude
Find books by author with Claude and ToolRouter. Explore complete author bibliographies.
Tool
Claude maps an author complete body of work through exploratory conversation. Find all their books, then ask about reading order, which titles are most acclaimed, and how their thinking evolved across publications. The dialogue helps you navigate a bibliography with purpose rather than picking at random.
Connect ToolRouter to Claude
1Go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2Enter the details below and click Add
Name
ToolRouterURL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Done — works on Claude chat, desktop, and mobile
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Book Search tool:
- Ask Claude: "Search for all books by Cal Newport using book-search"
- Claude returns the author's bibliography
- Ask: "Which should I read first if I liked Deep Work?"
- Get a reading order recommendation
Example Prompt
Try this with Claude using the Book Search tool
Find all books by Robert Caro using book-search. I want to see his complete body of work including the Lyndon Johnson series.
Tips
- Ask Claude to organize the results chronologically to see the author's evolution
- Request a recommended reading order if the books are related
- Check for both standalone works and series by the author