Best books of 2024

597 readers and authors share their 3 favorite reads of the year.

Best nonfiction books of 2024
Book cover of Tap Dancing on Everest: A Young Doctor's Unlikely Adventure Book cover of The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder Book cover of An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Best fiction books of 2024
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Best kids books of 2024
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Best business books of 2024
Book cover of Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World Book cover of How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need Book cover of The Obstacle Is the Way
Best crime books of 2024
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Best fantasy books of 2024
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Best historical fiction books of 2024
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Best history books of 2024
Book cover of The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder Book cover of The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War Book cover of Nexus
Best mystery books of 2024
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Best romance books of 2024
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Best science fiction books of 2024
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Best thriller books of 2024
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