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 

 

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