On Display: Best Books of 2024
January 15, 2025
We are excited to announce our 16th annual Best Books display! Our display features more than 250 titles published in 2024 that have appeared on 17 year-end best books lists*, covering a broad selection of fiction and nonfiction across subjects and genres. Some of these books are bestsellers that you'll surely recognize, while others are critically acclaimed works that may have received less publicity or escaped your attention.
Stop by the library to browse the physical display now until February 28th, or visit the online display which includes eBook and digital audiobook options. The online display allows you to browse all the books by category (fiction, nonfiction) and format (print, eBook, audiobook). You will also be able to check a book's current availability, access eBooks and digital audiobooks, place holds on items, and/or pin items to save for later.
Curious to know about the "best of the best"? These were books that appeared on nine or more of the lists we consulted:
- James by Percival Everett
- Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
- All Fours by Miranda July
- Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
- Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
- Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
- Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst
- There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
- Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
Borrow now or add these to your "to be read" list for the coming year.
Best Books Display Archives
Take a look back at our previous Best Books displays!
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*Sources consulted: Audible, AudioFile, Barnes & Noble, Bloomberg, Booklist, The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Economist, The Financial Times, The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, The New York Times, NPR, Publishers Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.