Best Books 2024. The 200 best children’s and 100 best nonfiction books of 2024, holiday gift guide,. At the book review, we spend all year getting ready for this moment.
We spoke to the composer nitin sawhney, one of this year’s judges, about their search for a shortlist, and why these six books—including the winning title, samantha harvey’s. These questions and more drive the best books of the year so far, a crop of novels, memoirs, and essay collections that tackle love, loss, friendship, and more.