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Readers' Hit New Books of the Year (So Far)
According to the calendar, we’re already halfway through 2024. That means it’s time for our annual midyear check-in, where we suss out the most popular new releases of the year so far, according to Goodreads members. As always, these selections are based on the total number of reader reviews and which titles are making their way to members’ Read and Want to Read shelves.
Below, we’ve sorted out the top new books of 2024, in each of the usual categories, in order of popularity. So, for instance, The Women by Kristin Hannah currently holds the overall top spot in contemporary/historical fiction. We’ve followed the same routine for mystery, fantasy, science fiction, horror, romance, young adult, and nonfiction. We’ve also added a new category this year for that increasingly popular genre-crash known as romantasy.
This can be a great way to see which new books, topics, and themes are resonating with the Goodreads community. As is often the case, the sheer variety on display is fun to contemplate: Reimagined Mark Twain stories. Courageous immigrant memoirs. Precognitive murder victims. Interdimensional book collectors. Lusty Norse mythology. Black market DNA transactions. Queer love via séance. You know, this kind of thing.
Feel free to continue the discussion or make your own recommendations in the comments section.
Historical fiction readers are celebrating this year’s return of author Kristin Hannah, who has won the Goodreads Choice Award for Historical Fiction for both The Nightingale and The Great Alone. Hannah’s new book, The Women, follows the fate of Frances “Frankie” McGrath, an idealistic young woman whose life is forever changed when she volunteers for the Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War.
Already one of the year’s most celebrated new novels, James is an unambiguously Great Idea. Acclaimed novelist Percival Everett presents a reimagining of Mark Twain’s immortal classic The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but told from the perspective of Jim, the enslaved runaway who joins Huck on fiction’s most famous Mississippi adventure. You can read our interview with Everett here.
Following his 2018 debut, There There, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, this new novel from Tommy Orange expands the author’s already vast canvas of story and character. The interconnected narratives begin with the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864, then fractal out through multiple generations and timelines. Wandering Stars documents one family’s Cheyenne bloodline and “America’s war on its own people.”
This ambitious novel from author Xóchitl González uses two parallel timelines to toggle between the perspective of two remarkable women. Anita, a rising New York City art star, is found dead in 1985. Raquel, a third-year art history student in 1998, finds some disturbing details about Anita’s death. As their stories converge, author González explores uncomfortable questions about art, history, and remembrance.
Author and poet Kaveh Akbar has delivered one of the year’s surprise sensations with this deeply personal novel about an orphaned young man obsessed with the concept of martyrs. Cyrus Shams, the son of an Iranian immigrant, is a recovering addict and alcoholic. In his spiritual quest for serenity, he uncovers some rather astonishing family secrets. Goodreads members are really getting into this one.
Author Vanessa Chan pioneers new territories in historical fiction with this World War II saga of survival and espionage in Japanese-occupied Malaya, circa 1945. The story pivots on the actions of Cecily Alcantara, a Malayan mother whose decision to spy for the Japanese threatens to bring terrible consequences for her children and her community. For enthusiasts of this particular era of historical fiction, Chan offers a different kind of World War II story.
This deliciously twisty mystery-thriller from author Ashley Elston introduces readers to Evie Porter, a normal kind of girl with a normal kind of life. Except for one thing: Her name isn’t Evie Porter and her life is not normal at all. Assigned to gather intelligence on a small Southern town and the people in it, Evie works for the mysterious Mr. Smith, who’s targeting one man in particular. One man Evie kinda likes…
Prolific author Freida McFadden (The Housemaid series) returned to shelves in February with The Teacher, a tense and timely thriller about an unfortunate high school math teacher, her extremely troublesome student, and some insidious rumors. Readers are citing the book’s hairpin curves and third-act flips, so be careful of spoilers if you’re browsing the community reviews.
L.A. transplant Lucy Chase has worked hard to bury her past. Specifically, she’d like to forget that one night in Texas when she woke up covered in her best friend’s blood. Now that the podcast Listen for the Lie has launched an investigation, Lucy must face some unpleasant possibilities. Amy Tintera’s latest brain-bender involves our culture’s weird obsession with true-crime podcasts.
In the aftermath of their mother's death, three siblings return to their childhood home to sort through a lifetime of stuff, figuratively and literally. But when they stumble upon an old videotape with some highly incriminating footage, the siblings must make some difficult and possibly deadly decisions. Jeneva Rose (The Perfect Marriage) explores the shadowy areas between mystery, horror, and family drama.
The title of this debut cozy from Kristen Perrin conjures interesting questions, doesn’t it? It seems our young heroine, Annie Adams, has wandered into a peculiar situation involving a quaint English village, a fortune teller’s prophecy, and a murder victim who has not only predicted her own murder, but sleuthed out the killer, too. Goodreads regulars are liking this debut rather a lot.
When the richest woman in North Carolina leaves her nine-figure fortune to her adopted son, Camden McTavish does the weirdest thing: He refuses it all. Ten years later, Cam hasn’t changed his mind—but his new wife has some plans of her own. Author Rachel Hawkins (The Wife Upstairs) delivers another suspense thriller concerning shady relations, family secrets, and lovely views from the terrace.
London author Stuart Turton (The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle) specializes in high-concept murder mysteries spiked with sci-fi twists and lateral thinking. His new book features a bizarre death on an isolated island with exactly 125 citizens. Well, 124, considering recent events. Meanwhile, the island’s glitchy security system is fending off the deadly fog that’s swept the rest of the planet. Everybody’s pretty tense.
Ruth Ware’s meticulously crafted mystery novels are often compared with those of Golden Age crime writers like Agatha Christie, Josephine Tey, and Dorothy L. Sayers. In her new book, five couples competing in an island reality show run into trouble when an unexpected storm separates them from the rest of the production crew. Making matters rather worse, there’s a vicious killer on the loose, too. Uh-oh.
Foster kids Jessica, Norah, and Alicia are family in all the ways that matter. Rescued from tragic circumstances as kids, they were raised by the magnanimous Miss Fairchild on an idyllic farmstead. But it seems Miss Fairchild has some childhood issues of her own. A body has been discovered under the old farmhouse, and that means a new suspense novel from Australian genre ace Sally Hepworth (The Good Sister).
Fantasy Novels
The innovative Leigh Bardugo (Ninth House) turns her attention to historical fantasy with this imaginative novel set in 16th-century Madrid. Jewish scullery maid Luzia Cotado must fight back against murderous bigotry when her knack for magic attracts the attention of royal spies, mad alchemists, and the Spanish Inquisition. Yes, the actual Spanish Inquisition. Didn’t expect that.
Canadian author Heather Fawcett returns to her delightful Emily Wilde series, concerning a professor of folklore and the incredibly strange problems she encounters, pretty much daily. Book two of the series finds Prof. Wilde trying to navigate a delicate romantic situation with fellow scholar Wendell Bambleby, who also happens to be an exiled faerie king. It’s complicated.
Fantasy readers who appreciate books about books have evidently discovered a lot to like in this debut novel from Scottish author Gareth Brown. The story concerns New York City bookseller Cassie Andrews and her latest acquisition, The Book of Doors, a hardcover beauty that opens up limitless travel opportunities. Alas for young Cassie, several other collectors are interested in this magical book. And they play rough.
A kind of Holmes-and-Watson mystery wrapped in thoughtful speculative fiction, The Tainted Cup is the first in a new series from author Robert Jackson Bennett, author of the beloved Founders Trilogy. A classically structured murder mystery, the story introduces detective Ana Dolabra and her assistant Dinios Kol as they investigate an impossible crime in an ecologically evolved future world.
This evocatively titled historical fantasy from Katherine Arden (The Bear and the Nightingale) transports readers to northern Belgium in the year 1918. Investigating the mysterious death of her brother as the shells rain down, field nurse Laura Iven chases down rumors of missing soldiers, haunted battlefield trenches, and a ghostly hotelier with an offer that’s hard to refuse.
For those who believe the journey is the destination, this debut novel offers an interesting premise: Aubry Tourvel must keep moving, quite literally, or she will die a painful death. Aubry can only stay in one place for a few days, and she can never return to the same place twice. Aubry’s journey begins in Paris, 1885, and continues around the world. Several times. Think Addie LaRue meets Life of Pi.
Romantasy Novels
The estimable Ms. Maas is back with this third installment in her innovative Crescent City series of sexy urban fantasy-romance. Romantasy, some call it. The action takes place just after 2022’s House of Sky and Breath, with our half-fae heroine Bryce Quinlan trying to get back to the realm of Midgard. Maas’ series has been a genuine hit with readers—the first book won a Goodreads Choice Award in 2020.
Drenched in the blood and lust of Norse mythology, the new book from author Danielle L. Jensen (The Bridge Kingdom series) introduces shield maiden Freya, whose martial prowess spurs the envy of both women and men. Freya’s magical shield abilities allow her to fend off any attack, but can she guard her heart from the jarl’s handsome son? Forbidden love! It’s the best kind of love.
Inspired by classic Greek mythology, the Hades x Persephone Saga from author Scarlett St. Clair chronicles the unlikely romance between the Goddess of Spring and the God of the Dead. This fourth installment finds Persephone trying to sort things out from her new official position as Queen of the Underworld.
As the first book in her new series, Sarah A. Parker’s When the Moon Hatched invites readers to get acquainted with an innovative new fantasy world. If nothing else, the series details a particularly cool origin story regarding dragons and orbital physics. Goodreads reviewers are also praising other core strengths: a strong and sassy female protagonist, an original new magic system, and a searing-hot love story.
Resonating with our current societal anxieties around artificial intelligence, this debut from author Sierra Greer tackles some tough questions about autonomy, intimacy, and artificial personhood. As a companion machine, Annie Bot is programmed to be the perfect girlfriend for her owner, attending to all his emotional and physical needs. Unsurprisingly, things get complicated.
Did you hear the one about the underemployed civil servant who fell in love with the 19th-century polar explorer? The Ministry of Time pivots off an interesting SF concept: a government agency that gathers time-space expats from across the vast panorama of history. London author Kaliane Bradley gleefully straddles several genres, including science fiction, espionage thriller, romance, and workplace comedy.
Another futuristic thriller ripped straight from the news headlines, Baby X tackles several knotty biotech issues just around the corner for our accelerating civilization. It seems that advances in genetics have spawned a black market for stolen celebrity DNA, with criminal resellers willing to gather genetic tissue by any means necessary. Goodreads members are enjoying the novel’s classic mystery elements and the plotline’s switchback twists.
From the author of Peace Like a River, this near-future novel features a more literary approach to traditional speculative fiction. The setup: A grieving musician sets sail on Lake Superior with a broken heart. After encountering otherworldly storms—and floating corpses—he returns to find a decaying society with desperate people exploited by a billionaire ruling class. The term plausible comes to mind. Maybe prophetic?
How’s this for an intriguing premise: Sixteen-year-old Odile lives in a rather unique small town. In the valley to the west, the town is 20 years behind in time. To the east, it’s 20 years in the future. The three towns repeat an endless sequence—forever together, forever apart. Atop this compelling spec-fic foundation, debut author Scott Alexander Howard spins a heartfelt and otherwise realistic story about love, loss, and temporal mechanics.
Philadelphia author Marie-Helene Bertino finds a new approach to an old SF tradition with this story of an extraterrestrial visitor in our midst. Young Adina Giorno was born at the precise moment when the space probe Voyager 1 was launched into the sky. Since then, she’s been secretly communicating with her relatives on a faraway planet. A coming-of-age story with a cosmic perspective, Beautyland is getting some serious love from readers.
Horror Novels
Here’s a handy safety tip for motorists: When exploring new areas, avoid any local route called Murder Road. Newlyweds April and Eddie learn this the hard way when they stop to pick up a hitchhiker outside a small town in Michigan. Turns out the road has a long and bloody history, and something supernatural may be in play. It’s more sinister fun from the author of The Sun Down Motel.
A classic Gothic tale wrapped around a unique queer love story, My Darling Dreadful Thing introduces spirit medium Roos Beckman and her long-dead ghostly companion, Ruth. When Roos starts to fall for the still-living young widow Agnes Coop, events lead to a murder in a haunted estate. Debut author Johanna van Veen is clearly having fun with the manor-on-the-moors template while subtly tweaking old genre tropes.
Chicago author Nick Medina (Sisters of the Lost Nation) specializes in supernatural horror steeped in Native American mythology. His latest follows the fate of Noemi Broussard, a young woman investigating the highly suspicious “suicide” of her boyfriend. With the help of her Uncle Louie—back from a mysterious 10-year absence—Noemi discovers that something wicked is coming to the reservation.
Family destination vacations can be rough. The high expectations. The smoldering resentments. The sanity-shattering ghosts. It seems the Pace family rented the wrong Italian villa to hold their annual get-together. The property has a dark and violent past, and the locals avoid it like the plague. Author Jennifer Marie Thorne delivers some wicked and funny Gothic vibes in this self-aware riff on the classic haunted house story.
Picking up four years after the events in last year’s thriller Don’t Fear the Reaper, the latest book from Blackfoot author Stephen Graham Jones concludes his acclaimed Indian Lake trilogy. Jones, who specializes in deconstructing the classic “slasher” story, continues his ongoing investigation of the links between generational trauma, American mythology, and contemporary horror. Serial killer cults, for instance.
A-list romance author Emily Henry returned to shelves in April with this mischievous riff on the old opposites-attract template. Daphne is feeling rather adrift since her ex-fiancé bailed. Her new roommate Miles has an interesting connection to all that, actually. But when you add up the connections, it gets a little dicey: Is Daphne really falling in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex? Funny story…
Reliably unlucky in love, online acquaintances Justin and Emma agree to a quick summer fling. It’s an idea borne of pure desperation: Maybe if they combine their terrible luck, their individual curses will cancel each other out? It’s worth a shot! But first, Emma and Justin must purify themselves in the waters of Lake Minnetonka. No, really. Abby Jimenez (Yours Truly) has the details.
Author Ali Hazelwood (The Love Hypothesis) turns her attention from STEMinist rom-coms to paranormal romance with this year’s most delightful genre curveball. The quick gist: To uphold a historic peacekeeping pact, vampyre outcast Misery Lark must forge a volatile alliance with alpha werewolf Lowe Moreland. Things get complicated. Then hot. Then weird. Recommended for fans of conflicted immortals and horny lycanthropes.
Goodreads romance fans are loving this lively sports rom-com from Tessa Bailey, which sets its story on the fairways and greens of the professional golf circuit. Fading tour pro Wells Whitaker doesn’t get followed around by the crowds anymore, except for one die-hard fan, sunny redhead Josephine Doyle. When Wells takes Josephine on as his caddy, his professional life and his love life both improve dramatically.
Newly minted sports agent Nora Mackenzie has just taken on a troublesome new client: NFL tight end Derek Pender. The trouble? Derek was her college boyfriend, and it didn’t end well. After a Las Vegas evening that neither can quite remember, Nora and Derek find themselves in a hotel bed—and kinda-sorta married. Sarah Adams has the rest of the story in this follow-up to her 2021 hit, The Cheat Sheet.
Toronto author Carley Fortune (Every Summer After) is winning over readers with her latest romance, which presents this tricky situation: Each summer, Lucy takes her vacation in a beach house on Prince Edward Island. Each summer, Lucy ends up in the bed of handsome local Felix, who knows all the best spots, as it were. The tricky part: Felix’s big sister is Lucy’s best friend. But this summer, things are going to be different. Right?
The inheritance plot meets the fake relationship storyline in this latest novel from veteran author Christina Lauren, which throws in a bonus marriage-of-convenience trope for no extra cost. The gist: Liam Weston stands to inherit $100 million if he and his not-quite-ex, Anna, can convince Liam’s filthy-rich family that they did not, in fact, get married just for subsidized family housing in grad school. Hey, academia's rough…
Time itself plays a critical role in this epic love story (with a dash of magical realism) from Brooklyn author Tia Williams (Seven Days in June). Ricki Wilde, bohemian daughter of a wealthy Atlanta family, has decided to take her chances opening a small business in New York City. When a handsome stranger sweeps Ricki off her feet, she discovers that time can be elastic—and that the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance still burns brightly.
Young Adult Novels
Goodreads YA fans were clearly hungry for this latest novel from author Laura Nowlin, which serves as a kind of companion piece to her 2013 tragedy, If He Had Been with Me. This time, the story is structured around the presentation of three parallel POVs, with expanded backstories and other details from Finn, Jack, and Autumn. New readers, don’t worry: The book is also designed to work as a standalone story.
The first installment in a planned duology, Kristen Ciccarelli’s Heartless Hunter is a YA fantasy-romance retelling of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Shallow young socialite Rune has a secret: By night, she’s the vigilante known as the Crimson Moth, defying death to prevent her fellow witches from being hunted down. Complicating matters rather severely: She’s falling in love with infamous witch hunter Gideon Sharpe.
The latest mystery from U.K. author Holly Jackson (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series) flips the usual script by telling the story of a mysterious reappearance. Teenage Bel doesn’t know what to think when her long-missing mother suddenly returns with a frankly unbelievable story. Now Bel has to figure out what’s really going on, with a true-crime documentary crew tagging along.
In this concluding chapter of the acclaimed Stolen Heir Duology, YA author Holly Black returns to the sprawling world of Elfhame, home to adventure, romance, ancient relics, scheming fae, palace intrigue, and the occasional psychopathic storm hag. Black’s peerless worldbuilding is always a delight, and the new book brings even more detail to the series’ wintry northern wastes.
YA historical fantasy meets the classic heist story in A Tempest of Tea, the first in a new duology from Hafsah Faizal (We Hunt the Flame). The setup: When sinister forces threaten her friends, streetwise orphan and criminal mastermind Arthie Casimir must take action. Like, for instance, assembling a crew of misfit rogues to take down a nest of aristocratic vampires. Also: Great cover design!
Sade Hussein is the new girl at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy boarding school. This brings the usual complications. But when her roommate mysteriously disappears, Sade discovers that there’s something rotten in the heart of the academy. Dangerous secrets are revealed in this YA mystery from author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, a Goodreads Choice Award nominee for 2021’s Ace of Spades.
With 2021’s surprise hit Cultish, author and linguist Amanda Montell connected some useful dots between cognitive biases and our current brand of delusion and fanaticism. Montell expands her vision with this new book on the larger trend of “magical” thinking—staving off cancer with positive vibes, for instance—as a reaction to 21st-century information overload.
Like the rest of the reading world, Goodreads members have been deeply intrigued by Patric Gagne’s memoir, which explores the author’s lifelong struggle with a misunderstood mental health disorder: sociopathy. Gagne details with remarkable candor what it’s like to live a life when emotions like guilt and empathy don’t come naturally—or at all. When love comes knocking, Gagne provides an unexpected happy ending, too.
You know that magic trick some people can do, where they can talk to anyone and make a connection? Journalist Charles Duhigg (The Power of Habit) digs into the complex dynamics of conversation by profiling people who are really, really good at it. Duhigg also analyzes high-stakes situations like jury deliberations and CIA recruitment sessions to provide insights on the nature of human communication.
In August 2022, author Salman Rushdie was brutally attacked onstage as he prepared to give a public lecture in New York. The brutal knife attack ultimately cost him the use of one eye and one hand. Refusing to stand down, Rushdie addresses the attack in his new book on life, love, the power of art, and the toughness it takes to live for 30 years under a deadly fatwa.
Recommended for readers of Educated and The Distance Between Us, this astonishing memoir tells the story of author Elizabeth Gutierrez, who was stranded as a teenager in Arizona when her immigrant parents were forced back to Mexico by U.S. officials. Somehow, Gutierrez managed to finish school with honors and care for her younger brother, even as they lived as “unaccompanied, homeless youth” in Tucson.
Dealing with grief is one of the hardest journeys anyone can take in life. Conventional wisdom says we must follow a rigid set of stages: denial, anger, etc. But perhaps there’s another way? That’s the open question in this heartfelt memoir by Sloane Crosley, who documents her own experience after the suicide of a close friend. Bonus trivia: Crosley is the author of the 2022 cult classic Cult Classic.
Supermodel, supermogul, and international drag superstar RuPaul gets intensely personal in his new book, digging deep into memories of growing up poor, Black, and queer in San Diego. RuPaul’s stated goal with his memoir is to strip away the usual performer’s artifice and get real about sobriety, self-acceptance, and courage. Check out the ongoing discussion in the book page’s community reviews section.
New York author Erik Larson has made a career writing narrative nonfiction accounts of dramatic moments in world history—the sinking of the Lusitania, say. His new book details the dark days leading up to the American Civil War, centered on President Lincoln’s most desperate hours. Readers are extolling Larson’s gallery of real-life supporting characters and his enduring ability to make a history book read like a novel.
As host of the millennial-centric podcast Be There in Five, author Kate Kennedy has earned an adoring audience with her earnest and funny approach to generational nostalgia. Her new book tackles themes and topics that will be familiar to millennials: think Spice Girls or AOL Instant Messenger. But she’s also not afraid to address weightier topics, especially for women, including systemic misogyny and reproductive rights.
Author and Georgetown professor Cal Newport (Deep Work) writes about practical strategies for dealing with the insane acceleration of our digital world. His latest book-length inquiry suggests specific methods for doing your best work at a sustainable pace. His No. 1 rule? Do fewer things. Newport also taps into the wisdom of previous eras, spotlighting historical overachievers like Galileo, Isaac Newton, and Georgia O’Keeffe.
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of The Coddling of the American Mind, returns with this rigorously researched assessment of youth mental health in America. The diagnosis isn’t great. As you might expect, Haidt warns of the danger of the “phone-based childhood,” which has interfered rather disastrously with children’s social and neurological development. The good news: Haidt has some remedies in mind.
Have you read any of these popular books? Let us know in the comments!
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Once again, there isn't a single book shown that appeals to me. Who makes these lists up, publishers representatives? I have firmly come to believe that the world will end when there's a book on one of these lists that appeals to me, or which I have read.
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Where is the non-fiction? There must be books on history, material science, philosophy, travel... out there. Why load the category with biographies that read much like the fiction lists?
Alison wrote: "Thanks for this! A lot of great recommendations. I noticed nearly all the books are from authors based in the US. Do you recommend books written by authors from the UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand..."Yes where is literary fiction...?
Amanda wrote: "Goodreads could literally list every single book written in the entirety of 2024 and somebody would complain about the list."Haha yes, I'll start: This list is far too long!
Danny wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Goodreads could literally list every single book written in the entirety of 2024 and somebody would complain about the list."Haha yes, I'll start: This list is far too long!"
Definitely! so true :D
Samantha wrote: "Alison wrote: "Thanks for this! A lot of great recommendations. I noticed nearly all the books are from authors based in the US. Do you recommend books written by authors from the UK, Ireland, Cana..."Literary fiction is already on this list.
Vanessa wrote: "Some books on this list are on my shelf. I can't wait to get started this summer."Yes, PLEASE, and thank you!
Beryl wrote: "Kim wrote: "Why are these mid year checks at the beginning of June? So bizarre."Because it seems they do the awards before the end of December, seem to remember they came out in early December so..
Thank you for this explanation. Very clever.
Kim wrote: "Why are these mid year checks at the beginning of June? So bizarre."because June is the 6th month out of 12, meaning that it is exactly half way through the year.
"For all the people complaining about "too many American authors"... This website is based in the USA, so obviously many of its readers are American. There's no requirement for Goodreads to represent all authors worldwide! If you want to see more European authors, try a website based in Europe. 😉"... And this "I'm alright, Jack", somewhat insular, faintly sneering, and dismissive view is exactly what grinds my gears about Goodreads. It may not have a requirement to represent all authors everywhere, but a few more wouldn't hurt. I don't *want* to go looking for a European website because I like this one. However, would it *really* be so terrible for Goodreads to widen its net just a tiny bit? YMMV, obviously.
Alison wrote: "Thanks for this! A lot of great recommendations. I noticed nearly all the books are from authors based in the US. Do you recommend books written by authors from the UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand..."Alison wrote: "Thanks for this! A lot of great recommendations. I noticed nearly all the books are from authors based in the US. Do you recommend books written by authors from the UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand..."
Hi Alison,
This list will come from the ratings that goodreads members will have given the books they have read. So the list is more likely to have books from certain places and genre's depending on the distribution of the membership and their reading choices.
There will be specific lists for Authors from a particular country and also specific Genre.
Here are some for Lit Fiction: https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag?ut...
New Zealand https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag?ut...
Ireland: https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag?ut...
And on those pages you can search for your own interests via the Tags.
Inés wrote: "Another one in agreement with Alison and Dave. Please give us authors from anywhere else. Goodreads is so USA coded. Even if you give us POC/BAME authors, their stories are still USA centric. I now..."I use here and Storygraph to keep check of my reading, highly recommend.
I loved "The Ministry of Time" by Kaliane Bradley. It combines the concept of time travel with the fate of the Franklin Expedition, which has always fascinated me. It was extremely original and very well done.
Beryl wrote: "Kim wrote: "Why are these mid year checks at the beginning of June? So bizarre."Because it seems they do the awards before the end of December, seem to remember they came out in early December so..."
Kim wrote: "Why are these mid year checks at the beginning of June? So bizarre."
Because June is the middle of any given calendar year?
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Why is Bride under Romance instead of Romantasy Novels?
As Alison Langley has already pointed out; these look like excellent books, but can we have some suggestions for UK members as well?
Katya wrote: "Cool. When are you gonna give us a 10 star ratings system?"even just half stars would be wonderful...
Grace wrote: "As a bookseller in Australia, only a small handful of these are popular over here. Some recent bestsellers in our bookstore are Caledonian Road Lola in the Mirror ..."any YA recommendations in particular?
I would also like to see more authors from countries other than the US.
Thanks for this list! I only have
The Women
by Kristin Hannah from this list. I'm really looking forward to reading it. Thanks to my wife for giving it to me on my last birthday!
Alison wrote: "Thanks for this! A lot of great recommendations. I noticed nearly all the books are from authors based in the US. Do you recommend books written by authors from the UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand..."exactly what i was thinking
I am reading Demon of Unrest. I like almost everything Eric Larson has written (The Splendid and the Vile and In the Garden of the Beasts being two exceptions) and I am enjoying this one, too. Lot of details and lots and lots of players but somehow I'm staying engaged.
Why don't you do the middle grade novels and children's picture books?
Jennie wrote: "Law wrote: "I want to read First Lie Wins and The Women. I've read three books from this list, Bride, The Familiar and The Teacher, and all were disappointing."I thought The Women was over-hyped ..."
Completely agree about The Women.
The Women is the best book I have read this year, for sure!
Anuradha wrote: "Where is the non-fiction? There must be books on history, material science, philosophy, travel... out there. Why load the category with biographies that read much like the fiction lists?"Anuradha wrote: "Where is the non-fiction? There must be books on history, material science, philosophy, travel... out there. Why load the category with biographies that read much like the fiction lists?"
Richard wrote: "Once again, there isn't a single book shown that appeals to me. Who makes these lists up, publishers representatives? I have firmly come to believe that the world will end when there's a book on on..."
How about, "The Frozen River," by Ariel Lawhon?
"First Lie Wins?" I wanted to like it... I read it. Yet, I was not too fond of it.
"The Teacher?" It was just, meh...
Cami wrote: "First Lie Wins really? 🙃"AGREED!! So overrated.
How about, "The Frozen River," by Ariel Lawhon? "First Lie Wins?" I wanted to like it... I read it. Yet, I was not too fond of it.
"The Teacher?" It was just, meh...
What a super American list. Would love to see a little more diversity...
Librarylady wrote: "Why don't you do the middle grade novels and children's picture books?"Goodreads has been gatekeeping reading by excluding middle grade and graphic novels and picture books on their lists. They even removed those categories from their GCA last year. Why do they do this?
Alison wrote: "Thanks for this! A lot of great recommendations. I noticed nearly all the books are from authors based in the US. Do you recommend books written by authors from the UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand..."I've stopped relying on Goodreads lists because it has become very US-centered and ignores all the great books from the rest of the world!
First Lie Wins is a great read - and I'm looking forward to Listen For The Lie.
One In A Millenial by Kate Kennedy was easily one of my favourite reads of the year. Perfect summer book with lots of nostalgia
Anne Marie wrote: "Any poetry recommendations?"Teeth by Dallas Hunt
People You Know, Places You've Been by Hana Shafi
Law wrote: "I want to read First Lie Wins and The Women. I've read three books from this list, Bride, The Familiar and The Teacher, and all were disappointing."You wont be disappointed by The Women. An extraordinary book.
To the people who complain about the lack of geographical diversity. Look to the title of the article. It’s the Goodreads reader’s (members) top choices. People choose who they choose, who knows why. Maybe more of the members are from the US. I read books that intrigue me and don’t pay much attention to where the author is from, their orientation, race, etc
Janet wrote: "Dave wrote: "Id like to second Alison's comment, this is an extremely one eyed list in terms of authors origins." You're correct about that, but since the list is compiled by how many folks have re..."Excellent point. It's a list of popular books people are reading this year--not a curated list of recommended reading.
Marianne wrote: "Murder Road was very disappointing. I love Simone St James, but this was my least favorite. I’m reading First Lie wins right now and I’m obsessed."Agreed. I keep reading her stuff wanting to get the same feels I did when I read The Sundown Motel and Book of Cold Cases, Broken Girls was decent too.
As if I didn't already have enough on my To Read list, I now have at least 5 more! Great round up. Thank you!
After reading this list, I can only conclude that almost all the best authors, and almost all the best main characters are women. How odd…
I read the Sociopath - it was very enlightening!
Law wrote: "I want to read First Lie Wins and The Women. I've read three books from this list, Bride, The Familiar and The Teacher, and all were disappointing."Try "The Women" next! I thought it was well written, a ripping yarn and very timely in this age of war.
Marianne wrote: "Murder Road was very disappointing. I love Simone St James, but this was my least favorite. I’m reading First Lie wins right now and I’m obsessed."I loved First Lie Wins - an easy read, but interesting and smarts twists and turns.
Amy wrote: "The WomenBy far the best book I've completed in 2024! Kristin Hannah kept me wanting more and more through every page. If not added add this to your top read for 2024!"
I didn't enjoy this book, per se, but as a 40-something, there is so much I don't know about this era, particularly about the roles women played. The story stayed with me when finished.
I have read a bunch of these across most of the genres (retired) and First Lie Wins was my favorite.
For all the commenters complaining about the lack of foreign authors, please review how these selections were made:"...where we suss out the most popular new releases of the year so far, according to Goodreads members. As always, these selections are based on the total number of reader reviews and which titles are making their way to members’ Read and Want to Read shelves."
Rhea wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Murder Road was very disappointing. I love Simone St James, but this was my least favorite. I’m reading First Lie wins right now and I’m obsessed."good for you"
That was rude.
