The best books of 2024

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Join 378 readers and share your 3 favorite reads of the year.

My favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of Honey Girl

A.M. Kirsch I ❤️ loved this book because...

Being a woman in love with a woman, I can’t get enough of positive sapphic relationship stories. This one hit all the right notes for me, including figuring out what to do with a PhD (hello!), professional and personal angst, discovering yourself, support from friends, and a happy ending.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Morgan Rogers,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Honey Girl as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Named Most Anticipated of 2021 by Oprah Magazine * Marie Claire * Ms. Magazine * E! * Parade Magazine * Buzzfeed * Cosmo * The Rumpus * GoodReads * Autostraddle * Brit & Co * Refinery29 * Betches * BookRiot and others!

A LibraryReads Pick
 
“HONEY GIRL is an emotional, heartfelt, charming debut, and I loved every moment of it.”
— Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Proposal

When becoming an adult means learning to love yourself first.

With her newly completed PhD in astronomy in hand, twenty-eight-year-old Grace Porter goes on a girls’ trip to Vegas…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of Yours for the Taking

A.M. Kirsch I ❤️ loved this book because...

I was a huge Ray Bradbury fan in elementary school, so this futuristic story set in 2050 took me back to places I didn’t think I’d ever return to. A feminist utopia amidst climate dystopia hooked me quickly after I fell for the initial lesbian subplot. This really needs to be a movie if it isn’t already in production!

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Originality
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Gabrielle Korn,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Yours for the Taking as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The year is 2050. Ava and her girlfriend live in what's left of Brooklyn, and though they love each other, it's hard to find happiness while the effects of climate change rapidly eclipse their world. Soon, it won't be safe outside at all. The only people guaranteed survival are the ones whose applications are accepted to The Inside Project, a series of weather-safe, city-sized structures around the world.

Jacqueline Millender is a reclusive billionaire/women’s rights advocate, and thanks to a generous donation, she’s just become the director of the Inside being built on the bones of Manhattan. Her ideas are…


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My 3rd favorite read in 2024…

Book cover of Home Field Advantage

A.M. Kirsch I ❤️ loved this book because...

I couldn’t help but fall in love with this story of a closeted cheerleader who falls for a female quarterback named Jack. Tension kept the plot moving as the two fight the misogyny and queerphobia of the football-crazy school and town.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Dahlia Adler,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Home Field Advantage as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 13, 14, 15, and 16.

What is this book about?

"Home Field Advantage has it all. A swoony romance, characters you will be cheering for from start to finish, and a plot that sucks you in from the very first page. An instant favorite, perfectly capturing the power in being true to yourself and fighting for what is right." - Rachael Lippincott, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart and She Gets the Girl

Amber McCloud’s dream is to become cheer captain at the end of the year, but it’s an extra-tall order to be joyful and spirited when the quarterback of your team has been killed…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Murder of an Uncommon Man

By A.M. Kirsch,

Book cover of Murder of an Uncommon Man

What is my book about?

Based on the story of my father’s life and death, Murder of an Uncommon Man follows Janet Berg as she investigates the life and death of Daniel, found dead in a field with a shotgun. Poring over scribbled notes and emails, police reports, and his well-worn Bible, she uncovers a life that ended in one of two ways. Janet’s memoir chronicles the life and death of her father, from his youth in 1950s Saskatchewan to unraveling the mystery of his death ten years afterward.