The 75 Best Books of 2024 (Boston Globe)

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Boston Globe, 50 Books

The 75 Best Books of 2024 from the Boston Globe critics. Note I only added fiction and nonfiction so there's only 50 books.

Who voted
Shoshana Flax, Kitty Flynn, Elissa Gershowitz, Lauren LeBlanc, Wadzanai Mhute, Chris Vognar and Kate Tuttle

This list was originally published in 2024 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.

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Cover of 'Beautyland' by Marie-Helene Bertino

Beautyland

Marie-Helene Bertino

Cover of 'Catalina' by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Catalina

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Cover of 'Creation Lake' by Rachel Kushner

Creation Lake

Cover of 'The Fetishist' by Katherine Min

The Fetishist

Cover of 'Great Expectations' by Vinson Cunningham

Great Expectations

Vinson Cunningham

Cover of 'This Great Hemisphere' by Mateo Askaripour

This Great Hemisphere

Mateo Askaripour

Cover of 'Housemates' by Emma Copley Eisenberg

Housemates

Emma Copley Eisenberg

Cover of 'Hum' by Helen Phillips

Hum

Cover of 'The Hypocrite' by Jo Hamya

The Hypocrite

Cover of 'James' by Percival Everett

James

Percival Everett

Cover of 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' by Rufi Thorpe

Margo's Got Money Troubles

Cover of 'Martyr!' by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

Cover of 'My Friends' by Hisham Matar

My Friends

Cover of 'My Parents’ Marriage' by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

My Parents’ Marriage

Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

Cover of 'Neighbors And Other Stories' by Diane Oliver

Neighbors And Other Stories

Cover of 'Obligations To The Wounded' by Mubanga Kalimamukwento

Obligations To The Wounded

Mubanga Kalimamukwento

Cover of 'The Road To The Country' by Chigozie Obioma

The Road To The Country

Chigozie Obioma

Cover of 'Scaffolding' by Lauren Elkin

Scaffolding

Cover of 'This Strange Eventful History' by Claire Messud

This Strange Eventful History

Cover of 'Swift River' by Essie Chambers

Swift River

Cover of 'A Thousand Times Before' by Asha Thanki

A Thousand Times Before

Cover of 'Untethered' by Angela Jackson-Brown

Untethered

Angela Jackson-Brown

Cover of 'Us Fools' by Nora Lange

Us Fools

Cover of 'Wandering Stars' by Tommy Orange

Wandering Stars

Cover of 'Who Will Bury You?' by Chido Muchemwa

Who Will Bury You?

Cover of '3 Shades Of Blue' by James Kaplan

3 Shades Of Blue

Cover of 'American Scary' by Jeremy Dauber

American Scary

Cover of 'The Black Utopians' by Aaron Robertson

The Black Utopians

Aaron Robertson

Cover of 'The Barn' by Wright Thompson

The Barn

Wright Thompson

Cover of 'The Black Box' by Henry Louis Gates Jr.

The Black Box

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Cover of 'Briefly Perfectly Human' by Alua Arthur

Briefly Perfectly Human

Cover of 'Challenger' by Adam Higginbotham

Challenger

Adam Higginbotham

Cover of 'Circle Of Hope' by Eliza Griswold

Circle Of Hope

Cover of 'Cue The Sun!' by Emily Nussbaum

Cue The Sun!

Cover of 'God And The Devil' by Peter Cowie

God And The Devil

Cover of 'Grief Is For People' by Sloane Crosley

Grief Is For People

Cover of 'I Just Keep Talking' by Nell Irvin Painter

I Just Keep Talking

Nell Irvin Painter

Cover of 'Imagination' by Ruja Benjamin

Imagination

Cover of 'I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying' by Youngmi Mayer

I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying

Cover of 'The Light Eaters' by Zoë Schlanger

The Light Eaters

Cover of 'Missing Persons' by Clair Wills

Missing Persons

Cover of 'The New York Game' by Kevin Baker

The New York Game

Cover of 'Shakespeare’s Sisters' by Ramie Targoff

Shakespeare’s Sisters

Cover of 'Stranger Than Fiction' by Edwin Frank

Stranger Than Fiction

Cover of 'Soldiers And Kings' by Jason De León

Soldiers And Kings

Cover of 'A Termination' by Honor Moore

A Termination

Cover of 'There's Always This Year' by Hanif Abdurraqib

There's Always This Year

Hanif Abdurraqib

Cover of 'When The Clock Broke' by John Ganz

When The Clock Broke

Cover of 'Whiskey Tender' by Deborah Jackson Taffa

Whiskey Tender

Deborah Jackson Taffa

Cover of 'The World She Edited' by Amy Reading

The World She Edited