100 Notable Books of 2024

katieprewett Host

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.

Challenge Books

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The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

429 pages • 2024 • 10 editions

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative medium-paced
Shred Sisters by Betsy Lerner

Shred Sisters

Betsy Lerner

304 pages • 2024 • 7 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective fast-paced
Fi: A Memoir of My Son by Alexandra Fuller

Fi: A Memoir of My Son

Alexandra Fuller

264 pages • 2024 • 5 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz

The Book Series #2

The Sequel

Jean Hanff Korelitz

304 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

The Safekeep

Yael van der Wouden

262 pages • 2024 • 34 editions

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte

Rejection

Tony Tulathimutte

272 pages • 2024 • 9 editions

fiction contemporary literary short stories challenging dark funny medium-paced
Reboot by Justin Taylor

Reboot

Justin Taylor

304 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction literary funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright

Praiseworthy

Alexis Wright

662 pages • 2023 • 10 editions

fiction literary challenging dark sad slow-paced
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar

The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain

Sofia Samatar

127 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

fiction science fiction challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

The Pairing

Casey McQuiston

411 pages • 2024 • 52 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced