The Best Books of 2024

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. SUPPORT MY WORK through Patreon!Best Books of the Year Full Lists:Larry's Top 25 Books of 2024 (Including Honorable Mentions)Amy's Top 25 Books of 2024Other Books Mentioned in This Episode:The God of the Woods by Liz MooreCleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco MellorsBlue Sisters by Coco MellorsFamily Family by Laurie FrankelReal Americans by Rachel KhongHere One Moment by Liane MoriartyBeautiful Ugly by Alec FeeneyPS I Hate You by Lauren ConnollyThe Women by Kristin HannahThe Great Alone by Kristin HannahHoney by Isabel BontaCinema Love by Jiaming TangThe Wedding People by Alison EspachWish You Weren't Here by Christy SchilligFriends with Secrets by Christine GundersonThings Don’t Break on Their Own by Sarah Easter CollinsJames by Percival EverettThe House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ KluneAdventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainWicked by Gregory MaguireDear Fang, with Love by Rufi ThorpeDon’t Forget to Write by Sara Goodman ConfinoShe’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman ConfinoCrafting a Killer Redemption Story With Heart (Rob Hart Interview)The Wishing Game by Meg ShafferHow Braving a Literary Seminar Shaped The Lost Story (With Meg Shaffer)The Best Escapist Island Books Podcast with Meg ShafferThe Westing Game by Ellen RaskinThe Chronicles of Narnia by CS LewisCamp Damascus by Chuck TingleEverything Beautiful Began After by Simon Van BooyWe Could Be So Good by Cat SebastianThe Nix by Nathan HillThe Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen LoigmanRedefining the Missing Girl Narrative With Emiko JeanThe Kennedy Ryan Phenomenon: Inclusive Narratives With Heart (Kennedy Ryan Interview)Bookshop.org pays a 10% commission on every sale and matches 10% to independent bookstores!Connect With Us:Browse Our 2025 Book Club BooksConnect with Larry on InstagramConnect with Amy on Instagram, TikTok, or MomAdviceGet My Happy List NewsletterBuy Me a Coffee (for a one-time donation)