Year archive

Best books of 2024

Books selected by independent literary juries and editorial teams in 2024, gathered into one transparent, source-linked reading list. The chronology uses the award year for prizes and list year for editorial recommendations.

Selections
367
Authors
365
Lists & prizes
16

Showing 49–96 of 367

2024Science fiction & fantasy

Bride

Ali Hazelwood

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2024Mystery & crime

Cahokia Jazz

Francis Spufford

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2024Fiction & literature

Clear

Carys Davies

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2024Mystery & crime

Cuckoo

Gretchen Felker-Martin

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2024Young readers

Dragonfruit

Makiia Lucier

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2024Fiction & literature

Entitlement

Rumaan Alam

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2024Young readers

Faker

Gordon Korman

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2024Fiction & literature

Fire Exit

Morgan Talty

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2024Fiction & literature

Forgottenness

Tanja Maljartschuk, translated by Zenia Tompkins

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