Reading List Roundup: The First “Best of 2024” Book Lists

November New Releases

Here are November’s most buzzworthy books, as chosen by Amazon, CBC, Epic Reads, L.A. Times, LitHub (SFF, poetry), New York Times, and Town & Country. And then, of course, we have key November titles selected by Book Rioters, so make sure to check out our general picks, along with romance, mystery/thrillers, horror, SFF, historical fiction, nonfiction, queer titles, children’s books, and comics/graphic novels.

The Best Books of 2024

Publishers Weekly is always one of the first to come out with their Best Of the Year list, and I always find it to be an…interesting selection. There are the titles that you just assume are going to show up on every list (this year, it’s James and Intermezzo), but there are also a lot of titles that I’m unfamiliar with. My favorite end-of-the-year lists tend to tap into popular appeal more than the Publishers Weekly list does, but to each their own. Maybe this list really speaks to you and your patrons’ reading interests! And then there are also a couple of (non-Publishers Weekly) lists for the best horror of 2024 and the best romantasy of 2024.

Display Ideas & Resources

Native American Heritage Month

• 36 Children’s and YA Books That Celebrate Native American Heritage
• 5 Essential Books For Understanding Native American History
• The Best Books For Native American Heritage Month
• 5 Amazing New Native American Picture Books
• 8 Native and Indigenous Mysteries & Thrillers

Cozy, Escapist Reads (Gee, I wonder why?)

• 15 Cozy, Comforting, Stress-Free Books
• 20 Books That Offer Pure Escapism
• The Best Cozy Reads to Curl Up With This Fall
• 8 Cozy, Queer Autumnal Reads

Books For Foodies

• 21 Books For Serious Foodies
• 4 Novels Where Food is the Main Course
• 35 Best Cookbooks of All Time

Which of these books would you be most likely to pull from a library display?

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