Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News

In plain words

This project tracks books frequently mentioned in comments on Hacker News, the popular technology and startup discussion forum. It aggregates references to titles across discussions to identify which books the community talks about most. The tool is useful for people seeking reading recommendations from a tech-savvy audience or interested in what topics engage the Hacker News community. It provides a data-driven way to discover popular books without relying on bestseller lists or marketing.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

• RL
  Reading list of popular Hacker News users2019 · collectoral.com · ▲143
• BM
  Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025Dec 2025 · hackernews-readings-613604506318.us-west1.run.app · ▲613
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  40k HN comments mentioning books, extracted using deep learning2021 · hacker-recommended-books.vercel.app · ▲1,359

  Thinking, Fast and Slow - with 523 comments from the Hacker News community

• T1
  Top 10 mentioned books from Hacker News in 20172018 · medium.com · ▲19
• HN
  Hacker News Comments2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · ▲189
• MB
  Meta book recommendations from Ask HN threads2020 · mapfilterfold.com · ▲273

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲930

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 3d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 15d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 16d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 10d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 24d ago · space.bl2.net

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  Notion 1.0 Web + Mac App▲1,015

  Docs, wikis, tasks – a minimal & unified workspace for teams

  Work · 2016 · notion.so

• GF
  Generating fantasy maps – an interactive exploration▲1,004

  Life & fun · 2016 · mewo2.com

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  Pricing Pages▲837

  Curated directory of the best pricing pages

  Work · 2016 · pages.xyz

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  HTML Email▲783

  Responsive HTML email templates for startups & developers

  Growth · 2016 · htmlemail.io

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  Google Duo▲688

  One-to-one video calling. Google's FaceTime competitor.

  Work · 2016 · accounts.google.com

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  Boomerang Respondable▲687

  Write perfect emails with Artificial Intelligence

  AI · 2016 · boomeranggmail.com