NYPL's Best Books of 2024

Updated November 27, 2024
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Agnes Sharp and the trip of a lifetime /
Swann, Leonie,
Paper Book
As winter begins to bite at Sunset Hall, Agnes Sharp is grudgingly pleased to discover that one of her fellow OAP housemates has won a luxury holiday to a secluded Cornish hotel called the Eden. The incredible menu, spa treatments and an unexpected boa constrictor aside, Agnes and her geriatric...
Bride /
Hazelwood, Ali
Paper Book
A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis. Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most...
Challenger :
Higginbotham, Adam
Paper Book
'Gripping' ED CAESAR * 'Masterly' GEOFF DYER * 'Incredible' TIM HARFORD * 'A universal story that transcends time' NEW YORK TIMES * 'Superb' DAILY TELEGRAPH * 'We know what's going to happen, but feel the suspense nonetheless' THE TIMES ** THE NEW...
The God of the Woods
Moore, Liz
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'I was totally gripped' DOUGLAS STUART'Immersive and enthralling' PAULA HAWKINSWINNER OF GOODREADS' MYSTERY & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024WINNER OF JIMMY FALLON'S SUMMER READS BOOK CLUBPICKED FOR BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER 2024 READING LISTAN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2024 ...
The familiar /
Bardugo, Leigh.
Paper Book
In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court. ...
Hum
Phillips, Helen
Paper Book
From critically acclaimed, prize-winning author Helen Phillips comes an urgent, compelling and deeply human novel that asks: how do we raise our children for a future that is unknown, that we can't see ourselves?
The last murder at the end of the world /
Turton, Stuart
Paper Book
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SEVEN DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE AND THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER 'A mind-bending, genre-blending, boy-that-ending mystery unlike any I've ever read' A. J. FINN 'I loved it' C....
Martyr! /
Akbar, Kaveh,
Paper Book
'I will carry this story, and the people in it, with me for the rest of my life' JOHN GREEN, author of The Fault in Our Stars AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024 A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST 2024 A...
Nuclear war :
Jacobsen, Annie
Paper Book
The Sunday Times bestselling edge-of-your-seat exploration of what would happen in the event of nuclear war, perfect for readers of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. *Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non...
A sunny place for shady people :
Enriquez, Mariana,
Paper Book
A delicious, diabolical collection of short stories, from the International Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Dangers of Smoking in Bed and Our Share of Night
You dreamed of empires /
Enrigue, Alvaro,
Paper Book
'An Aztec West Wing' GUARDIAN 'A triumph' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Glorious' i-D A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF 2024 A GUARDIAN TOP FIVE TRANSLATED FICTION OF 2024 In 1519, Conquistador Hernán Cortés...
Rebel skies /
Sei Lin, Ann,
Paper Book
Snowglobe /
Park, Soyoung
Paper Book
Discover the groundbreaking Korean YA thriller, for fans of Squid Game, Black Mirror and The Hunger Games! WHEN YOU'RE INSIDE, THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING . . . Raised in a climate-ravaged, frozen world, every day is a struggle for survival for...
Barracoon /
Hurston, Zora Neale
Paper Book
Abducted from Africa, sold in America. "A deeply affecting record of an extraordinary life"- Daily Telegraph A major literary event: a newly published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, with a foreword from...
Impossible creatures /
Rundell, Katherine.
Paper Book
''There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell. Wondrous invention, marvellous writing.'' - Michael Morpurgo ''Rundell''s first foray into fantasy is both a deft, rich homage to the greats of children''s literature and an...
Island of whispers /
Hardinge, Frances.
Paper Book
"A grown-up gothic fairy tale" -- one of The Guardian's Five Best YA Books 2023 "With its silver-sprinkled jacket, this elegiac story . . . is perfect for autumn" Children's Book of the Week - The Sunday Times The award-winning,...
The ocean gardener /
Anganuzzi, Clara,
Paper Book
  Ayla and her marine biologist mum live on a beautiful tropical island, surrounded by a coral reef. One morning, Ayla notices that many of the fish have disappeared, and the once vibrant corals have turned pale. Is it too late to save the reef? This stunningly illustrated...

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