We read a total of 482 books and are excited to share fifteen of our favorite titles from our 2024 reading list. Explore these new releases alongside our favorite backlist books for your best reading year yet.

We invite you to browse our book lists featuring 25 of our favorites. Patrons will receive a printable checklist with today's book titles and some of our honorable mentions. 

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Best Books of the Year Full Lists:

Larry's Top 25 Books of 2024 (Including Honorable Mentions)

Amy's Top 25 Books of 2024

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode:

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

Family Family by Laurie Frankel

Real Americans by Rachel Khong

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

Beautiful Ugly by Alec Feeney

PS I Hate You by Lauren Connolly

The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Honey by Isabel Bonta

Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Wish You Weren't Here by Christy Schillig

Friends with Secrets by Christine Gunderson

Things Don’t Break on Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins

James by Percival Everett

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Wicked by Gregory Maguire

Dear Fang, with Love by Rufi Thorpe

Don’t Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino

She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino

Crafting a Killer Redemption Story With Heart (Rob Hart Interview)

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

How Braving a Literary Seminar Shaped The Lost Story (With Meg Shaffer)

The Best Escapist Island Books Podcast with Meg Shaffer

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

Everything Beautiful Began After by Simon Van Booy

We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian

The Nix by Nathan Hill

The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman

Redefining the Missing Girl Narrative With Emiko Jean

The Kennedy Ryan Phenomenon: Inclusive Narratives With Heart (Kennedy Ryan Interview)

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