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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Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten by Ina Garten

Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten

Ina Garten

8h 29m • 2024 • 14 editions

nonfiction business food and drink memoir inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Smoke Kings by Jahmal Mayfield

Smoke Kings

Jahmal Mayfield

256 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

fiction mystery thriller dark emotional tense fast-paced
Joy in service on Rue Tagore by Paul Muldoon

Joy in service on Rue Tagore

Paul Muldoon

136 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

fiction poetry
James by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

303 pages • 2024 • 59 editions

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney

442 pages • 2024 • 105 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Hunter: A Novel by Tana French

Cal Hooper #2

The Hunter: A Novel

Tana French

480 pages • 2024 • 27 editions

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel

Headshot

Rita Bullwinkel

248 pages • 2024 • 16 editions

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham

Great Expectations

Vinson Cunningham

257 pages • 2024 • 9 editions

fiction literary reflective medium-paced
Good Material by Dolly Alderton

Good Material

Dolly Alderton

352 pages • 2023 • 60 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Godwin by Joseph O'Neill

Godwin

Joseph O'Neill

288 pages • 2024 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary literary adventurous reflective medium-paced