The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Here One Moment

Deborah Hopkinson ❤️ loved this book because...

Liane Moriarty's new novel is one of her best. It's warm, thought-provoking, and human. It's not what you think at the beginning--so keep going!

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Liane Moriarty,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Here One Moment as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the beloved author of Big Little Lies, Apples Never Fall, and The Husband’s Secret comes a moving novel of love, marriage, family, and trying to find certainty in a fragile world.
 
“A riveting story so wild you don’t know how she’ll land it, and then she does, on a dime.”—Anne Lamott

Life is full of twists and turns you never see coming. But what if you did?
 
The plane is jam-packed. Every seat is taken. So of course the flight is delayed! Flight attendant Allegra Patel likes her job—she’s generally happy with her…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Paradise Lodge

Deborah Hopkinson ❤️ loved this book because...

Nina Stibbe's unique and humorous style delivers another winner!

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Nina Stibbe,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Paradise Lodge as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Lizzie Vogel's story continues in Paradise Lodge, the brilliantly comic sequel to Nina Stibbe's hilarious Man at the Helm.

'LOVE it! Instant classic - funny, wise, touching, entirely delightful' MARIAN KEYES

*****

Working in a care home is not really a suitable job for a schoolgirl but 15-year-old Lizzie Vogel went for it. It just seemed too exhausting to commit to being a full-time girlfriend or a punk (it is the 1970s after all), plus she has some knowledge of old people. They're not suited to granary bread, and you mustn't compare them to toddlers, but she doesn't know there's…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Wedding People

Deborah Hopkinson ❤️ loved this book because...

Such a fun romance, with lots of interesting characters and an appealing protagonist.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Writing
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Alison Espach,

Why should I read it?

5 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…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

World War II Close Up: They Saved the Stallions

By Deborah Hopkinson,

Book cover of World War II Close Up: They Saved the Stallions

What is my book about?

The remarkable true story of the rescue of the magnificent Lipizzan horses during World War II. Named one of Kirkus Review's best books to read in October of 2024. Aimed at readers eight and up!

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