The Best Books of 2024 So Far

We like to think of this list of the best books of 2024 as the anti-algorithm, a collection of highly specific, highly individual, and eclectic books. (Our interests are varied! Make no mistake.) At a moment when the act of curation threatens to be overwhelmed by whatever cookies you’ve unflinchingly accepted to track your cursor and your clicks, we hope this list—and lists like it—serve as a counterweight: a reminder of a beloved author, an introduction to something new, a detour into the unexpected.