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 241–288 of 367

2024Fiction & literature

Swift River

Essie Chambers

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2024Young readers

The Bad Ones

Melissa Albert

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2024Mystery & crime

The Cliffs

J. Courtney Sullivan

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2024Science fiction & fantasy

The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

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2024Mystery & crime

The Fox Wife

Yangsze Choo

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2024Young readers

The Greatest

Veera Hiranandani, illustrated by Vesper Stamper

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2024Fiction & literature

The Horse

Willy Vlautin

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2024Mystery & crime

The Hunter

Tana French

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2024Science fiction & fantasy

The Husbands

Holly Gramazio

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