Best Novels For 2024. The best new novels of 2024, as selected by the editors of the literary recommendations site five books and judges of the biggest fiction prizes. The best books we read this week.
These questions and more drive the best books of the year so far, a crop of novels, memoirs, and essay collections that tackle love, loss, friendship, and more. From political science fiction to gothic mystery, these are the books we recommend adding to your shelves this year.