It's time for the best, the worst, and everything in-between: in the 2024 Novelties, Shruti and Neha give awards to their favorite reads of 2024 so far. Ranging from classics to new releases, we share our picks for most unexpected, best character, worth the hype, best page-turner, weirdest book, and more!

Books Mentioned:

Emma of 83rd Street by Audrey Belleza and Emily Harding

My Death by Lisa Tuttle

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

The Illness Lesson by Clare Beams

James by Percival Everett

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Women by Kristin Hannah

The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

The Membranes by Ta-Wei Chi wei

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Cuckold by Kiran Nagarkar

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