The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of All Fours

Mara White ❤️ loved this book because...

If girls become women when they start menstruation, what do they become when they stop? This book is scary, hilarious, intriguing, cringe-inducing frolicking fun.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Originality
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Miranda July ,

Why should I read it?

32 authors picked All Fours as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The New York Times bestselling author returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life

“A frank novel about a midlife awakening, which is funnier and more boldly human than you ever quite expect….the bravery of All Fours is nothing short of riveting.”—Vogue

“A novel that presses into that tender bruise about the anxiety of aging, of what it means to have a female body that is aging, and wanting the freedom to live a fuller life…Deeply funny and achingly true.” —LA Times
 
“All Fours possessed me.…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Defectors

Mara White ❤️ loved this book because...

This is a fascinating, if painful breakdown of the far right swing of US Latino voters. The history of colonialism and how it affects identity is illuminating and frankly, heartbreaking. The writing is unbiased and the reporting is profound and personal.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Teach 🥈 Outlook
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Paola Ramos ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Defectors as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

An award-winning journalist's exploration of how race, identity and political trauma have influenced the rise in far-right sentiment among Latinos, and how this group can shape American politics

“A deeply reported, surprisingly personal exploration of a phenomenon that is little understood in our politics: the affiliation of Latino voters with causes and candidates that would seem, at first glance, unwelcoming to them."—Rachel Maddow

Democrats have historically assumed they can rely on the Latino vote, but recent elections have called that loyalty into question. In fact, despite his vociferous anti-immigrant rhetoric and disastrous border policies, Trump won a higher percentage of…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Where Wolves Don't Die

Mara White ❤️ loved this book because...

I read this first to myself and the second time to my thirteen year old son. It was a page turning thriller steeped in culture and history, family, tradition, and community. It's a bildungsroman within a murder mystery within a wilderness survival story. It was a joy to read with my son and a beautiful reminder of what's truly important in life.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Story/Plot
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Anton Treuer ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Where Wolves Don't Die as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 12, 13, 14, and 15.

What is this book about?

Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojibwe, at a local college, so they have to be there. But Ezra hates the dirty, polluted snow around them. He hates being away from the rez at Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation. And he hates the local bully in his neighborhood, Matt Schroeder, who terrorizes Ezra and his friend Nora George.

Ezra gets into a terrible fight with Matt at school defending Nora, and that same night, Matt’s house burns down. Instantly, Ezra becomes a prime suspect. Knowing he won’t get a fair deal, and knowing…


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Book cover of Where Wolves Don't Die

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