We read a total of 482 books and are excited to share fifteen of our favorite titles from each of our 2024 reading list. Explore these new releases alongside our favorite backlist books for your best reading year yet.
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.
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Larry's Top 25 Books of 2024 (Including Honorable Mentions)
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
Family Family by Laurie Frankel
Real Americans by Rachel Khong
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Beautiful Ugly by Alec Feeney
PS I Hate You by Lauren Connolly
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Honey by Isabel Bonta
Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Wish You Weren't Here by Christy Schillig
Friends with Secrets by Christine Gunderson
Things Don’t Break on Their Own by Sarah Easter Collins
James by Percival Everett
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Dear Fang, with Love by Rufi Thorpe
Don’t Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino
She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino
Crafting a Killer Redemption Story With Heart (Rob Hart Interview)
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
How Braving a Literary Seminar Shaped The Lost Story (With Meg Shaffer)
The Best Escapist Island Books Podcast with Meg Shaffer
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
Everything Beautiful Began After by Simon Van Booy
We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
The Nix by Nathan Hill
The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Redefining the Missing Girl Narrative With Emiko Jean
The Kennedy Ryan Phenomenon: Inclusive Narratives With Heart (Kennedy Ryan Interview)
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