The 10 Best Books of 2024
Episode description
Don't let anyone tell you differently — end of year list time is a wonderful time, indeed. And, as we do every December, we are ready to discuss the 10 best books of the year. Host Gilbert Cruz gathers the editors of the New York Times Book Review to discuss the most exciting fiction and nonfiction of the year.
The New York Times Book Review's Top 10 Books of 2024
"James," by Percival Everett
"You Dreamed of Empires," by Álvaro Enrigue; translated by Natasha Wimmer
"Good Material," by Dolly Alderton
"All Fours," by Miranda July
"Martyr!," by Kaveh Akbar
"The Wide Wide Sea," by Hampton Sides
"Everyone Who is Gone is Here," by Jonathan Blitzer
"Reagan," by Max Boot
"I Heard Her Call My Name," by Lucy Sante
"Cold Creamatorium," by József Debreczeni; translated by Paul Olchváry
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