The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Amerikaland

Sarah Seltzer ❤️ loved this book because...

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Writing 🥈 Thoughts
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Danny Goodman,

Why should I read it?

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

What is this book about?

In a reimagined present day, Sabine, a guarded, independent German tennis player, and Sandy, a Brooklyn-born Jewish baseball player, find themselves in New York City for World Day-a sporting event meant to celebrate international peace.


For years, Sabine was regarded as a tennis legend until an act of violence threatened her life and career. Now, she is determined to stand before the crowds once again a winner. Sandy is the beloved star of his hometown team, but a recent horrific antisemitic crime nearly unravels him.


Their lives are forever changed when a massive terrorist attack strikes World Day. As Sabine…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Dear Edna Sloane

Sarah Seltzer ❤️ loved this book because...

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Writing 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Amy Shearn,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Dear Edna Sloane as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Dear Edna Sloane is a funny, fast-paced epistolary novel about fame, writers, ambition, and the ups and downs of a creative life.

Edna Sloane was a promising author at the top of her game. Her debut novel was an instant classic and commercial success, vaulting her into the heady echelons of the 1980s New York City lit scene. Then she disappeared and was largely forgotten. Decades later, Seth Edwards is an aspiring writer and editor who feels he's done all the right things to achieve literary success, but despairs that his dream will be forever out of reach. He becomes…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of When We Were Silent

Sarah Seltzer ❤️ loved this book because...

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Emotions
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Fiona McPhillips,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked When We Were Silent as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Discover the dark boarding school psychological thriller, an exploration of power, corruption and retribution, perfect for fans of Girl A, My Dark Vanessa and Anatomy of a Scandal.

'Excruciating suspense' Stephen King
'One of the most compelling books I've ever read...compulsive, tender and chilling' Jessica Bull, author of Miss Austen Investigates
'A powerful, unforgettable read' Andrea Mara, bestselling author of No One Saw A Thing
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"I'm not here for prestige. I'm here for revenge."

Lou Manson is an outsider when she joins the final-year class at Highfield Manor, Dublin's most exclusive private school.

Beyond the granite pillars and the…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Book cover of The Singer Sisters

What is my book about?

Two generations of folk-rock singers in one family: their rivalries, lyrics, love affairs... and secrets.

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