Here are the Books We Love: 350+ great 2024 reads recommended by NPR

By Beth Novey, Dhanika Pineda, Meghan Collins Sullivan, Alyson Hurt, Brent Jones

Published November 25, 2024 at 4:00 AM PST

NPR's Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place – that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

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Beth Novey

Beth Novey is a producer for NPR's Arts, Books & Culture desk. She creates and edits web features, plans multimedia projects, and coordinates the web presence for Fresh Air and Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!

Meghan Collins Sullivan

Meghan Collins Sullivan is a senior editor on the Arts & Culture Desk, overseeing non-fiction books coverage at NPR. She has worked at NPR over the last 13 years in various capacities, including as the supervising editor for NPR.org – managing a team of online producers and reporters and editing multi-platform news coverage. She was also lead editor for the 13.7: Cosmos and Culture blog, written by five scientists on topics related to the intersection of science and culture.

Alyson Hurt

Brent Jones