It's time for the best, the worst, and everything in-between: in the 2024 Novelties, Shruti and Neha give awards to their favorite reads of 2024 so far. Ranging from classics to new releases, we share our picks for most unexpected, best character, worth the hype, best page-turner, weirdest book, and more!
Books Mentioned:
Emma of 83rd Street by Audrey Belleza and Emily Harding
My Death by Lisa Tuttle
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
The Illness Lesson by Clare Beams
James by Percival Everett
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
The Membranes by Ta-Wei Chi wei
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Cuckold by Kiran Nagarkar
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