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New York Public Library's Best Books for Adults 2024

The New York Public Library is proud to present our Best Books of 2024. Our annual recommendations of the best books for adults, kids, and teens, curated by our expert staff and librarians, encompass fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry, kids' books in Spanish, and much more.
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Agnes Sharp and the Trip of a Lifetime (Leonie Swann)
Agnes Sharp and the Trip of a Lifetime
1
Leonie Swann
Any Duke in a Storm (Amalie Howard)
Any Duke in a Storm
2
Amalie Howard
Banal Nightmare (Halle Butler)
Banal Nightmare
3
Halle Butler
The Black Utopians (Aaron Robertson)
The Black Utopians
4
Aaron Robertson
Bluff (Danez Smith)
Bluff
5
Danez Smith
Book of Kin (Darius Atefat-Peckham)
Book of Kin
6
Darius Atefat-Peckham
Bride (Ali Hazelwood)
Bride
7
Ali Hazelwood
Brittle Joints (Maria Sweeney)
Brittle Joints
8
Maria Sweeney
Challenger (Adam Higginbotham)
Challenger
9
Adam Higginbotham
The Coin (Yasmin Zaher)
The Coin
10
Yasmin Zaher
A Daughter of Fair Verona (Christina Dodd)
A Daughter of Fair Verona
11
Christina Dodd
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins (P. Djèlí Clark)
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins
12
P. Djèlí Clark
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
13
Jonathan Blitzer
The Ex Vows (Jessica Joyce)
The Ex Vows
14
Jessica Joyce
The Familiar (Leigh Bardugo)
The Familiar
15
Leigh Bardugo
Forest of Noise (Mosab Abu Toha)
Forest of Noise
16
Mosab Abu Toha
Gaslight (Jonathan Mingle)
Gaslight
17
Jonathan Mingle
Glorious Exploits (Ferdia Lennon)
Glorious Exploits
18
Ferdia Lennon
The God of the Woods (Liz Moore)
The God of the Woods
19
Liz Moore
Gretel and the Great War (Adam Ehrlich Sachs)
Gretel and the Great War
20
Adam Ehrlich Sachs
Horror Movie (Paul Tremblay)
Horror Movie
21
Paul Tremblay
Hum (Helen Phillips)
Hum
22
Helen Phillips
I Was Working (Ariel Yelen)
I Was Working
23
Ariel Yelen
If Only (Vigdis Hjorth)
If Only
24
Vigdis Hjorth
The Last Murder at the End of the World (Stuart Turton)
The Last Murder at the End of the World
25
Stuart Turton
Lesser Ruins (Mark Haber)
Lesser Ruins
26
Mark Haber
The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on E (Zoë Schlanger)
The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on E
27
Zoë Schlanger
Martyr! (Kaveh Akbar)
Martyr!
28
Kaveh Akbar
The Mercy of Gods (James S. A. Corey)
The Mercy of Gods
29
James S. A. Corey
My Good Bright Wolf (Sarah Moss)
My Good Bright Wolf
30
Sarah Moss
Navola (Paolo Bacigalupi)
Navola
31
Paolo Bacigalupi
Nuclear War: A Scenario (Annie Jacobsen)
Nuclear War: A Scenario
32
Annie Jacobsen
Rare Flavours (Ram V)
Rare Flavours
33
Ram V
Rat City (Jon Adams & Edmund Ramsden)
Rat City
34
Jon Adams & Edmund Ramsden
Rejection (Tony Tulathimutte)
Rejection
35
Tony Tulathimutte
Sacrificial Animals (Kailee Pedersen)
Sacrificial Animals
36
Kailee Pedersen
Sirens of the City (Joanne Starer)
Sirens of the City
37
Joanne Starer
Sketchy, Vol. 1 (Makihirochi)
Sketchy, Vol. 1
38
Makihirochi
Small Rain (Garth Greenwell)
Small Rain
39
Garth Greenwell
Smoke Kings (Jahmal Mayfield)
Smoke Kings
40
Jahmal Mayfield
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