In past years, I’ve kept my best books list to a total of 15, usually a top ten list plus five honorable mentions. But this year’s list just didn’t fall out that way. Because I read a lot of good books throughout 2024, I’m putting them all together here while capping the total at 15.
You’ll find all my year’s best books lists—going back to 1996—here.
Beard, Mary. Emperor of Rome
Bieker, Chelsea. Madwoman
Dave, Laura. The Night We Lost Him
Everett, Percival. James
Frank, Edwin. Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel
Khong, Rachel. Real Americans
Kim, Angie. Happiness Falls
Mason, Richard. The Drowning People
Moore, Liz. The God of the Woods
Ng, Celeste. Our Missing Hearts
Oshetsky, Claire. Poor Deer
Towles, Amor. A Gentleman in Moscow
Verghese, Abraham. The Covenant of Water
Weinstein, Arnold. The Lives of Literature: Reading, Teaching, Knowing
Wilkerson, Charmaine. Black Cake
I look forward to reading other bloggers’ best books lists.
How About You?
What are the best books you read in 2024? If you’ve posted a list to your blog, let me know in the comments and I’ll include it in a list I’ll post here on New Year’s Day.
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