When I posted about all the Best Books of 2024 by editors, publishers, and critics, Davida The Chocolate Lady wrote that she hated such lists and would much rather see lists of books that other book bloggers liked throughout the year. I immediately smacked myself on the forehead and shouted to the empty living room, “Of course!”
So this one’s for you, Davida!
These are all the book bloggers’ lists I came across. If yours isn’t included here, please post about it in the comments.
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Books of the Year 2024: Part Four
This is the last of Susan’s quarterly reports on her year in reading. You’ll find links to the previous three entries at the bottom.
Top Five Powerful Books I Read In 2024
Stephen lists the books that “explore the most sensitive subject matters, contain strong overarching messages, or elicit a profound response from me as the reader.”
Here are more of Stephen’s best books lists:
- Top Five Character-Driven Books I Read In 2024
- Top Five Memorable Endings I Read In 2024
- Top Five Most Dramatic Twists I Read In 2024
- The Best Settings I Read In 2024
- Top 10 Books I Read In 2024
My Books of the Year, 2024 – Part 1
This entry of JacquiWine’s Journal “covers books from my TBR alongside a handful of new titles.”
My Books of the Year, 2024 – Part 2
Here’s JacquiWine’s second post featuring “recent reissues, all originally published in the 20th century.”
Top 10 Books I Read in 2024
From K.M. Weiland, blogger and author of several writers’ guides.
Sunday Salon — Favorite nonfiction reads of 2024!
Book blogger Anne lists her top 10 nonfiction books of 2024. In this post she includes a link to her favorite book club selections that she published the previous week.
And here’s another of Anne’s lists: Best Audiobooks Read in 2024.
My favourite books of 2024
Kim’s list is divided into Australian fiction, Australian nonfiction, and books from the rest of the world.
MY BEST BOOKS FOR 2024
Kate (the wonderful host of the monthly meme 6 Degrees of Separation) says that she has done away with “top tens” and instead “finish[es] the reading year with a recap of the books that are still speaking to me (less about four and five-star ratings, more about what has stuck).”
My 2024 Year in Books
I hadn’t intended to include all the Year in Reading Round-Up posts, but Adrian embedded his Best Books mentions in his. You can read the whole post (it’s not too long) or scroll down a bit to “Books of the Year.”
Top five – 2024
From Wet Broken Things.
© 2025 by Mary Daniels Brown
This many “best” books in one place is really overwhelming!