Novel Neighbor's 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by kassiereadsbooks

a bestselling book from a previous year
(you can use any year that isn’t 2024 and any bestselling list, including weekly NYT/USA Today lists, or even end of the year bestsellers from indie bookstores! we’re flexible!)
All books added
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

The Nickel Boys

Colson Whitehead

224 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

Leave the World Behind

Rumaan Alam

241 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Pact: A Love Story by Jodi Picoult

The Pact: A Love Story

Jodi Picoult

384 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective fast-paced
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything by Chris Hadfield

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything

Chris Hadfield

8 hours, 45 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction memoir science adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

The Atlas Six

The Atlas #1

Olivie Blake

375 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

Big Swiss

Jen Beagin

325 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary dark funny medium-paced
Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

Apples Never Fall

Liane Moriarty

18 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Gabrielle Zevin

259 pages • first pub 2014 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

512 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Making It So by Patrick Stewart

Making It So

Patrick Stewart

18 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional reflective medium-paced