100 Notable Books of 2024

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5 participants (100 books)

26 Nov 2024—31 Dec 2026

Overview

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

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All the Worst Humans: How I Made News for Dictators, Tycoons, and Politicians by Phil Elwood

All the Worst Humans: How I Made News for Dictators, Tycoons, and Politicians

Phil Elwood

272 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction memoir politics dark informative reflective fast-paced
You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

You Should Be So Lucky

Cat Sebastian

395 pages • digital • 2024

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance sports emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue

You Dreamed of Empires

Álvaro Enrigue

224 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction historical literary adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Women

Kristin Hannah

471 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced
What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella

What Does It Feel Like?

Sophie Kinsella

144 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor

Whale Fall

Elizabeth O'Connor

224 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess by Becca Rothfeld

All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess

Becca Rothfeld

304 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction essays challenging lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Wandering Stars

Tommy Orange

336 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu

Someone Like Us

Dinaw Mengestu

272 pages • digital • 2024

fiction contemporary race medium-paced
The Silence of the Choir by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

The Silence of the Choir

Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

372 pages • digital • 2023

fiction literary dark emotional sad medium-paced