About this tool
A book title is a promise about tone and territory. This generator takes genre, keywords, and optional tone and returns title-plus-tagline options you can say out loud — not character names, not chapter labels.
How to use it
- List concrete nouns and tensions (lighthouse, second chance, unpaid debt), not just “sad but hopeful”.
- Set genre so the title does not wander into the wrong shelf.
- Generate a dozen, then test the shortlist against covers in your category.
- Search retailers before you fall in love.
Examples
Input
Genre: Fantasy · Keywords: found family, coastal magic, grief, lighthouse
What you get
**The Tide Keeps Our Names** — grief and magic without a chosen-one banner. **Lantern Season** — shorter, commercial, still wet with setting.
Input
Genre: Romance · Tone: punchy · Keywords: merger, secret garden on the roof
What you get
Titles that can sit next to contemporary romance without looking like a legal textbook.
Input
Genre: Mystery · Keywords: ice moon, missing geologist, radio delay
What you get
Titles that imply a question and a place, not a character nickname.
Titles versus names versus chapter heads
This is the work’s name
If the output sounds like a person, you are in the wrong tool. Use the character name generator.
Subtitle is a shelf-talker
A tagline should name the promise (who hurts, what world) without spoiling the last turn.
Uniqueness is practical
Titles are rarely exclusive, but a crowded phrase makes you unsearchable. Always check.
Avoid
- Reusing a famous title with one adjective swapped.
- Keyword stuffing that no human would say at a bookstore.