Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Books
Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar

Library Journal Best Literary Fiction of 2024

James - Percival Everett

NPR 12 Novels That NPR Critics and Staff Were Excited to Share with You in 2024

There's Always This Year - Hanif Abdurraqib

Book Riot Best Books of 2024

I Was Working - Ariel Yelen

New York Public Library Best Books of 2024

The Ministry of Time - Kaliane Bradley

Vanity Fair 21 Best Books of 2024

James - Percival Everett

Chicago Tribune: Christopher Borrelli 10 of the Best Books of 2024

Bluff - Danez Smith

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2024

The Age of Magical Overthinking - Amanda Montell

BookPage The Best Nonfiction of 2024

The Safekeep - Yael van der Wouden

BookPage The Best Fiction of 2024

We Were the Universe - Kimberly King Parsons

Them The 16 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2024

Headshot - Rita Bullwinkel

Time The 100 Must-Read Books of 2024

One Way Back - Christine Blasey Ford

Economist The Best Books of 2024

Colored Television - Danzy Senna

Washington Post The 10 Best Books of 2024

The Achilles Trap - Steve Coll

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2024

Wild Houses - Colin Barrett

Washington Post 50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2024

Our Evenings - Alan Hollinghurst

Financial Times: Laura Battle Best Fiction of 2024

Soldiers and Kings - Jason De León

National Book Award Nonfiction 2024

James - Percival Everett

National Book Award Fiction 2024

The Coin - Yasmin Zaher

Independent Best Fiction Books of 2024

The God of the Woods - Liz Moore

Chicago Public Library Top 10 Books of 2024

Orbital - Samantha Harvey

The Booker Prize 2024 Award

Parade - Rachel Cusk

Goldsmiths Prize Best Fiction of 2024

All Fours - Miranda July

Publishers Weekly 10 Best Books of 2024

Challenger - Adam Higginbotham

Kirkus Prize Nonfiction 2024