The best books of 2024

This list is part of the best books of 2024.

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder

Catherine Yardley ❤️ loved this book because...

Knife is a searingly honest memoir about a horrific attack. It is both unputdownable, and also a complete workout for the brain. Salman Rushdie lets us into his heart and soul. I can't stop thinking about this book. It's bravery and perfect prose will stay with me for a long time.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Salman Rushdie,

Why should I read it?

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

What is this book about?

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring—and surviving—an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him
 
On the morning of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black—black clothes, black mask—rushed down the aisle toward him, wielding a knife. His first thought: So it’s you. Here you are.

What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Wedding People

Catherine Yardley ❤️ loved this book because...

This book is absolute perfection. The characters, the plot, everything. Ten out of ten. No notes.

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    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Alison Espach,

Why should I read it?

7 authors picked The Wedding People as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick

A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.

It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Comeback

Catherine Yardley ❤️ loved this book because...

The Comeback is about an actor who left Hollywood at the peak of her fame for reasons that become clear. The writing is fantastic and the story is riveting, despite being hard-hitting. It's a brave and engrossing book that covers the acting industry and the metoo movement.

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    🥇 Writing 🥈 Thoughts
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Ella Berman,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Comeback as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK! •  An empowering, behind-the-scenes novel of a young Hollywood actress and the dark secret she’s ready to confront.
 
One of Summer 2020’s Most Anticipated Novels
Marie Claire, Entertainment Weekly, Oprah magazine, Bustle, E! Online, Popsugar, Goodreads, Today Show online, New York Post, Betches, Better Homes & Gardens, HelloGiggles, Bad on Paper podcast, The Stripe, Shondaland, HuffPost, CNN.com, Mashable

“Beautifully written and compulsively readable…At its core, this book is about redemption, grace, and pain.”
—Jenna Bush Hager

“A novel so full-blooded, so humane, that the pages feel almost warm to the touch. A clarifying,…


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Book cover of Ember

What is my book about?

A family torn apart by their father's infidelity are forced to confront the past thirty years later. As Natalie's younger sister, Amanda, prepares for marriage and impending motherhood, her plea for the family to reunite uncovers pent-up tension and animosity. Can they forget the past and become a family again?

Natalie's life begins to unravel as their father starts to creep back into their lives and family tensions resurface, affecting her relationship with her boyfriend, Rob. Will the couple find their way back to each other, and can a family that has been torn apart ever heal their wounds?

Can you ever walk away from someone you love, or do some fires never die out?