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20 Best Books of the Year According to the Independent

The Independent's chief books critic Martin Chilton ranks his 20 best reads of 2024, from state-of-the-nation novels to surprising memoirs.
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Caledonian Road (Andrew O'Hagan)
Caledonian Road
1
Andrew O'Hagan
Didion and Babitz (Lili Anolik)
Didion and Babitz
2
Lili Anolik
The Heart in Winter (Kevin Barry)
The Heart in Winter
3
Kevin Barry
The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading (Sam Leith)
The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading
4
Sam Leith
The Land in Winter (Andrew Miller)
The Land in Winter
5
Andrew Miller
Sandwich (Catherine Newman)
Sandwich
6
Catherine Newman
Box Office Poison (Tim Robey)
Box Office Poison
7
Tim Robey
Long Island (Colm Tobin)
Long Island
8
Colm Tobin
England: A Natural History (John Lewis-Stempel)
England: A Natural History
9
John Lewis-Stempel
Munichs (David Peace)
Munichs
10
David Peace
The Story of a Heart: Two Families, One Heart, and the Medical Miracle That Saved a Child's Life (Rachel Clarke)
The Story of a Heart: Two Families, One Heart, and the Medical Miracle That Saved a Child's Life
11
Rachel Clarke
James (Percival Everett)
James
12
Percival Everett
The Catchers (Can Brooks)
The Catchers
13
Can Brooks
Pity (Andrew McMillan)
Pity
14
Andrew McMillan
My Family and Other Rock Stars (Tiffany Murray)
My Family and Other Rock Stars
15
Tiffany Murray
The Body in the Library (Graham Caveney)
The Body in the Library
16
Graham Caveney
Reading Lessons (Atherton)
Reading Lessons
17
Atherton
You Are Here (David Nicholls)
You Are Here
18
David Nicholls
The Missing Thread (Daisy Dunn)
The Missing Thread
19
Daisy Dunn
The Vulnerables (Sigrid Nunez)
The Vulnerables
20
Sigrid Nunez
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