Books of 2024
Posted on 06/12/2024

It’s that time of year again… the time of the all-important ‘books of the year’ lists, which curate some of the best-loved reads of the past twelve months. Below we’ve rounded up a festive list of all our titles we’ve spotted recommended in publications. You can get more information on each title, and shop the full list, here.

Wild Thing, Sue Prideaux – Best Art Book; 19 Best Books of 2024
How The World Made The West, Josephine Quinn – Best Thoughts and Ideas Books
The Laws of Connection, David Robson – Best Self-Help Books
Republic, Alice Hunt – Best History Books
The CIA, Hugh Wilford – Best History Books
The Earth Transformed, Peter Frankopan – Best Paperbacks

How The World Made The West, Josephine Quinn – Best Ideas Books and Yuan Tang’s Best Books to Gift This Christmas
Pernickety Boo, Sally Gardner – Best Children’s Books
Ghostlines, Katya Balen – Best Children’s Books
The Secret Public, Jon Savage – Best Music Books
The Proof of My Innocence, Jonathan Coe – Best Fiction and Mick Herron’s Best Books to Gift This Christmas
Wild Thing, Sue Prideaux – Best Biographies and Memoirs

The Place of Tides, James Rebanks – Best Literary Non-Fiction Books
The Damascus Events, Eugene Rogan – Best History Books
The Falling Boy, David Almond – Best Children’s and YA Books

Republic, Alice Hunt – Best History Books
The Power and The Glory, Adrian Tinniswood – Best History Books
Wild Thing, Sue Prideaux – Bets Biographies and Memoirs
Three Births, K Patrick – Best Poetry Books

Wild Thing, Sue Prideaux
Fire Exit, Morgan Talty
How The World Made The West, Josephine Quinn

Filterworld, Kyle Chayka
The Body In The Library, Graham Caveney

Wild Thing, Sue Prideaux – Best Books
Pernickety Boo, Sally Gardner – Best Children’s Christman Books, ‘deliciously funny’

Wild Thing, Sue Prideaux
The Damascus Events, Eugene Rogan
Shadow Creatures, Chris Vick
The Proof Of My Innocence, Jonathan Coe
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The Things We Leave Behind, Claire Furniss

The Damascus Events, Eugene Rogan – Best History Books
Wild Things, Sue Prideaux – Best Lives Books
England, Marc Stears & Tom Baldwin – Best Politics & Reportage Books

The Baton and The Cross, Lucy Ash
How The World Made The West, Josephine Quinn
Republic, Alice Hunt

How The World Made The West, Josephine Quinn
Lower Than The Angels, Diarmaid MacCulloch

Puppet, David Almond

Fire Exit, Morgan Talty – Best Books & Best Fiction Books

Fire Exit, Morgan Talty

The Proof Of My Innocence, Jonathan Coe – Best Fiction Books
How The World Made The West, Josephine Quinn – Best History Books
The Invocations, Krystal Sutherland – Best Teenage & YA Books
Ghostlines, Katya Balen – Best Children’s Fiction
The Laws of Connection, David Robson – Best Popular Science Books
A Crack In Everything, Marcus Chown – Best Popular Scienc eBooks
The Place of Tides, James Rebanks – Best Nature Writing
Mary’s Foolproof Dinners, Mary Berry – Best Food & Drink Books

The Place of Tides, James Rebanks
On The Shadow Tracks, Clare Hammond
British Vogue, Julie Summers
Wild Thing, Sue Prideaux

Fire Exit, Morgan Talty

Amma, Saraid de Silva

The Coast Road, Alan Murrin
Fire Exit, Morgan Talty
The CIA, Hugh Wilford
Goodbye Russia, Fiona Maddocks
Filterworld, Kyle Chayka

James and John, Chris Bryant
Wild Thing, Sue Prideaux – Best Art Books

Puppet, David Almond – Best Books

Amma, Saraid de Silva – Best New Zealand Books