The New York Public Library released their list of the best books of 2024.
Every year, librarians and staff at The New York Public Library select noteworthy new books for readers of all ages and recommend them as our Best Books of the Year. These lists continue the Library’s century-old tradition of recommending the best-loved titles published for children each year, and in recent years have expanded to encompass titles for teens and adults, as well as books in Spanish for younger readers. They have always sought to reflect the diversity of New York City’s readership and encompass fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry, and much more.
The 10 Most Notable Adult Books of 2024:
The Light Eaters, by Zoë Schlanger
Other titles include:
The Black Utopians, by Aaron Robertson
The Familiar, by Leigh Bardugo
The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore
I Was Working, by Ariel Yelen
Rare Flavours, by Ram V; art by Filipe Andrade
Small Rain, by Garth Greenwell
A Sunny Place for Shady People, by Mariana Enriquez; translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell
You Dreamed of Empires, by Álvaro Enrigue; translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer
You Should Be So Lucky, by Cat Sebastian
