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Lithub's Ultimate Best Books of 2024

Every year, Literary Hub compiles the List of Lists, a collated list of the most recommended books of the year. Out of 69 'best of' lists from 39 different outlets, these are the 90 books published in 2024 that were named to 5 or more lists--all in one place!
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James (Percival Everett)
James
1
Percival Everett
Martyr! (Kaveh Akbar)
Martyr!
2
Kaveh Akbar
All Fours (Miranda July)
All Fours
3
Miranda July
Intermezzo (Sally Rooney)
Intermezzo
4
Sally Rooney
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension (Hanif Abdurrqib)
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
5
Hanif Abdurrqib
Creation Lake (Rachel Kushner)
Creation Lake
6
Rachel Kushner
The God of the Woods (Liz Moore)
The God of the Woods
7
Liz Moore
Grief Is for People (Sloane Crosley)
Grief Is for People
8
Sloane Crosley
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder (Salman Rushdie)
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
9
Salman Rushdie
Colored Television (Danzy Senna)
Colored Television
10
Danzy Senna
The Ministry of Time (Kaliane Bradley)
The Ministry of Time
11
Kaliane Bradley
Headshot (Rita Bullwinkel)
Headshot
12
Rita Bullwinkel
Long Island (Colm Tobin)
Long Island
13
Colm Tobin
Rejection (Tony Tulathimutte)
Rejection
14
Tony Tulathimutte
Long Island Compromise (Taffy Brodesser-Akner)
Long Island Compromise
15
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Our Evenings (Alan Hollinghurst)
Our Evenings
16
Alan Hollinghurst
Wandering Stars (Tommy Orange)
Wandering Stars
17
Tommy Orange
The Light Eaters (Zoe Schlanger)
The Light Eaters
18
Zoe Schlanger
The Safekeep (Yael Van Der Wouden)
The Safekeep
19
Yael Van Der Wouden
Small Rain (Garth Greenwell)
Small Rain
20
Garth Greenwell
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here : The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis (Jonathan Blitzer)
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here : The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
21
Jonathan Blitzer
The Mighty Red (Louise Erdrich)
The Mighty Red
22
Louise Erdrich
Challenger (Adam Higginbotham)
Challenger
23
Adam Higginbotham
Playground (Richard Powers)
Playground
24
Richard Powers
The Wide Wide Sea (Hampton Sides)
The Wide Wide Sea
25
Hampton Sides
The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi (Wright Thompson)
The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi
26
Wright Thompson
The Coin (Yasmin Zaher)
The Coin
27
Yasmin Zaher
Great Expectations (Vinson Cunningham)
Great Expectations
28
Vinson Cunningham
You Dreamed of Empires (Álvaro Enrigue)
You Dreamed of Empires
29
Álvaro Enrigue
The Anxious Generation (Jonathan Haidt)
The Anxious Generation
30
Jonathan Haidt
My Friends (Hisham Matar)
My Friends
31
Hisham Matar
Patriot (Alexei Navalny)
Patriot
32
Alexei Navalny
The Anthropologists (Aysegul Savas)
The Anthropologists
33
Aysegul Savas
The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq (Steve Coll)
The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the CIA, and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
34
Steve Coll
Clear (Carys Davies)
Clear
35
Carys Davies
The Bright Sword (Lev Grossman)
The Bright Sword
36
Lev Grossman
Funny Story (Emily Henry)
Funny Story
37
Emily Henry
The Book of Love (Kelly Link)
The Book of Love
38
Kelly Link
This Strange Eventful History (Claire Messud)
This Strange Eventful History
39
Claire Messud
I Heard Her Call My Name (Lucy Sante)
I Heard Her Call My Name
40
Lucy Sante
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