OD Librarian's Best Reads of 2024

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE• KIRKUS PRIZE WI... Read more

"A world-class whodunit."—Stephen King"An extremely successful high-wire act, balancing between dark comedy and darker thrills."—Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author"L... Read more

Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely-anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and best-selling fantasy novels of the past decade.A magical house. A se... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK • From the best-selling author of Ghosts an... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, THE ATLANTIC, NPR • LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD • The powerful and moving memoir of a f... Read more

The phenomenal fifth book in the Hunger Games series!When you've been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear ... Read more

Giant turtles, impossible ships, and tidal rivers ridden by a Drowned girl in search of a family in the latest in the bestselling Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning Wayward Children series from Seanan M... Read more

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Haunted Forest Tour! Sit back and enjoy a smooth ride in air-conditioned comfort as your heavily armored tram takes you through nature's most astonishing creati... Read more

In this tense, gripping novel by a star of Korean literature, Oghi wakes from a coma after causing a devastating car accident that took his wife's life and left him paralyzed and badly disfigured. ... Read more

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This unputdownable psychological thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell follows a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true cr... Read more

After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there's no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty.Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies clo... Read more

A divorcee embarks on her "year of yes" and crosses paths with a shy but sensitive birdwatcher who changes her life in this charming rom-com that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Ali Haz... Read more

Named a Best Book of the Year by Scientific American, Harper's Bazaar and NPR. Named a Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of the Year by the Washington Post and Elle. Nominated for a Goodreads C... Read more

"Glamorous, gripping, absolutely heaps of fun. I loved this."—Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List and The Paris Apartment"Unexpected delights await on every pag... Read more

USA Today bestselling author Loretta Chase continues her Difficult Dukes series with this charming brother's best friend second-chance historical romance.Of all the dukes in all the world, why does... Read more

A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEARA WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 10 FICTION BOOKS OF 2024 ONE OF NPR’S “BOOKS WE LOVE” 2024NAMED... Read more

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK!"Emotional, relatable and binge-worthy." –Tessa Bailey"I'll read anything she writes. An absolute star." –Emily Henry "I was hooked on the very first page. Don'... Read more

"Margo's Got Money Troubles is the feel-good novel we need right now." —The Washington Post "[An] enormously entertaining and lovable book." —Nick Hornby, New York Times Book Review A ... Read more

A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king—while also fighting her growing desire for his fiery son—in the first book of a Norse-inspired fa... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling and superbly crafted” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain... Read more

Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mys... Read more

"A heart-pounding, mind-bending adventure." —Ilyon WooA riveting biography of Alexander the Great's final years, when the leader's insatiable desire to conquer the world set him off on an exh... Read more

A fierce mixed-race fighter develops a powerful attachment to the yakuza princess she’s been forced to protect in this explosive queer thriller: Kill Bill meets The Handmaiden meets Thelma an... Read more

The fourth installment of Luke Arnold's Fetch Phillips series, Whisper in the Wind, takes readers to a very different Sunder City. One where government corruption is rampant and tensi... Read more

New York Admirals captain Scott Hunter takes his pregame rituals very seriously. In this case, it's not just a lucky smoothie he's craving—it's the man who made it.Pro hockey star Scott Hunte... Read more

Winner of the Thurber Prize for American HumorNational Bestseller• Wall Street Journal Bestseller• USA Today BestsellerAn NPR Book of the YearFinalist for the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards... Read more

Returning triumphantly to the brilliantly evoked near-Renaissance world of A Brightness Long Ago and Children of Earth and Sky, international bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay deploys his signatur... Read more

The #1 bestselling author of Code Name Verity delivers a “riveting, thought-provoking, page-turner” (Sharon Cameron) where the only woman in an epic air race finds herself thrown into a... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets... Read more

*Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner * New York Times Notable Book * Locus Award Finalist * Winner of the Bram Stoker Award and the Shirley Jackson Award * "You're in for a treat...one of those bo... Read more

"Once you start reading, be prepared, because you won't want to stop." —Oprah Winfrey OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICKNew York Times bestselling author Lara Love Hardin recounts her slide from soccer m... Read more

Perfect for fans of Efrén Divided and A Good Kind of Trouble, this luminous middle grade debut follows a tween girl navigating the devastating impact of ICE's looming presence on her family an... Read more

An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre.Hey girlfriend I got a proposition goes something like this: Dare ya to do what you want... Read more

A pulse-pounding YA fantasy in which "you'll gasp, you'll scream, you'll cry, and you'll be begging for the next book." (Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of These Violent Delights)N... Read more

Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothic. Beautifully unhinged and deeply satisfying, Diavola is a sharp twist on the classic haunted hou... Read more

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats.Nor do they have tails.But they are most assuredly dead.Nebula and Alex Award winner P. Djèlí Clark introduces a brand-new world and a fantastical city full... Read more

Inspired by the incredible true story of Josephine Baker's role in the French Resistance, this is a heart-wrenching, unforgettable tale of the strength of the human spirit in the darkest days of Wo... Read more

"A sweeping triumph in queer romance." –Booklist"What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recognition, when your soul remembers someone from a ... Read more

A teen girl and her family return to her mother's childhood home, only to discover that the house's strange beauty may disguise a sinister past, in this contemporary gothic horror from the author o... Read more

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER | NPR "BOOKS WE LOVE" 2024 | PEOPLE'S "BEST CELEBRITY MEMOIRS" 2024 | TOWN & COUNTRY'S "BEST NEW ROYAL BOOKS" 2024 | THE TIMES (LONDON) "10 BEST BIOGRAPHIES AND MEMOIRS" 20... Read more

“Heart-searing, sensual, and life affirming.” ―EMILY HENRY, #1 New York Times bestselling author An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, featured on The Toda... Read more

"Fabulous. I read this in a single weekend and I didn't want it to end. Scammers, con-artists, catfishers – you have met your match" — Jeremy Vine"A brilliant read. Moves ef... Read more

The “gripping” (The Atlantic) story of five families shattered by pernicious, pervasive conspiracy theories, and how we might set ourselves free from a crisis that could haunt Amer... Read more

Nationally bestselling author of The Music of Bees Eileen Garvin returns with a moving story of hope, healing, and unexpected friendship set amidst the wild natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.... Read more

An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance for fans of Evvie Drake Starts Over, about grief and found family, between the new star shortstop stuck in a batting slump and th... Read more

A wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacleIn the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and... Read more

Named a Best Fantasy Book of the Year by NPR, Elle, and PasteA Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award NomineeFrom New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes A Sorcere... Read more

From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and hilarious memoir-in-essays on coming to terms with childhood trauma and finding the joy in embracing your authentic self, featuring c... Read more

Most Anticipated by: LGBTQ+ Reads, Southern Living, Autostraddle, Goodreads Hollywood glamor meets "'Tis the Damn Season" in this irresistibly buzzy sapphic romance, perfect for fans of Alexandria ... Read more

In this captivating novel of suspense from the USA Today bestselling author of These Silent Woods, a wilderness guide must team up with the man who ruined her life years ago when the friend who int... Read more

Groundhog Day meets Deadpool in Django Wexler’s raunchy, hilarious, blood-splattered fantasy tale about a young woman who, tired of defending humanity from the Dark Lord, decides to beco... Read more

The interwoven destinies of the people of Meridian will finally be determined in this stunning conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse's Between Earth and Sky trilogy. Eve... Read more

"Glorious.... Every scene in this book is a treasure."—The New York Times“A Victorian queer love story that will have you giggling and blushing… This book is full of charm and lo... Read more

An instant New York Times bestseller, this “profound book” (Wall Street Journal) charts how and why some societies chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of ob... Read more

A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the acclaimed novelist (“A virtuoso”—Donna Seaman, Booklist), a deft, shocking memoir that asks whether we can judge past behavior by... Read more

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour and challenge each other to a hookup compe... Read more

A Most Anticipated Book for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Goodreads, LitHub, and Book Riot A Best Book of the Summer for Esquire, Electric Lit, and Town & Country A People Book of ... Read more

This fresh and whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice—from the authors of the "great beach read" (Bookreporter) Emma of 83rd Street—transports you to s... Read more

2024 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Longlisted for The Center for Fiction 2024 First Novel Prize An NAACP Image Award Nomine... Read more

From an author "destined to become a titan of the macabre and unsettling" (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), a haunting debut—soon to be a Netflix original movie—abo... Read more

"Delicious, decadent, and utterly diabolical. No one serves up a scandal like Asha Elias."—Kirsten Miller, author of The ChangeA seductive social satire about the wealthy PTA moms of an elite... Read more

The scandalous women of the USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Peckham's Society of Sirens are back with the final stage in their fight for female rights—and this time the battle is to be ... Read more

"Willy Vlautin writes about people overlooked by society and overlooked by literature. In The Horse, he tells the story of a tenderhearted man who has a steady talent and a crushing addiction. It i... Read more

Two broken hearts decide that the best way to get over their first loves is with a no-strings-attached relationship in this spicy and charming debut romance. Librarian Marcela Ortiz has been s... Read more

A Chickasaw woman who can’t catch a break serves up a little white lie that snowballs into much more in this USA Today bestselling rom-com by critically acclaimed author Danica Nava.Ember Lee... Read more

Published in association with the Library of Congress and edited by the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States, a singular collection of poems reflecting on our relationship to the natura... Read more

An NPR Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Best Book of the YearA School Library Journal Best Book of the YearA Booklist Best Book of the YearA Shelf Awareness Best Book of the YearA Horn Book Best Book ... Read more

Set in a magical zoo teeming with mythical beasts from dragons and unicorns to kelpies and krakens, The Phoenix Keeper is a fierce joy of a cozy fantasy novel with a soul-restoring queer ... Read more

"A lush, beautifully written novel about trying to be a person in our strange world . . . Pick this one up for its exquisite characterization, decaying settings and a dash of Southern gothic horror... Read more

There’s power in a book… They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they’re sent to Wellwood House in St. Augustine, Florida, where unwed mot... Read more

"Only Here, Only Now heralds the arrival of an urgent and unique new voice, as engaging and as startling as Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, Morvern Callar or The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Tim... Read more

From this New York Times bestselling author, the first novel in a new trilogy that finds Empress Agrippina and her young son, Nero, fending off ambitious rivals while shaping their own destiny—if N... Read more

“Achingly heartfelt and resoundingly beautiful. I need more books from Natalie Naudus ASAP!”—Julie Abe, author of The Charmed List and Our Cursed LoveIn this gripping queer YA rom... Read more

Ichiro, an agent with the Tokyo Metropolitan Public Security Bureau, receives orders to make contact with and closely surveil Shiro, a yakuza hotshot whose bed partners include a considerable amoun... Read more

In this spellbinding warm and cozy debut novel, a burned-out witch will need to turn to her friends and trust in herself to find the magic in her own life again.Belladonna Blackthorn hasn’t l... Read more

*A Washington Post Best Book of January 2025**A Book of the Month Pick for January 2025**From the Viral Clark Atlanta University Commencement Speaker**From the Georgia Author of the Year Award Winn... Read more

A poisoned chocolate. A stolen dress. An elusive catburglar. Drag’s not just dramatic, it’s deadly.By day, Joe is a hotel accountant,invisibly sitting behindtheir desk and playing bythe... Read more

Armed with a terminal diagnosis, a grudge, and a rental car, Hester sets out to fulfill her lifelong dream of killing her father in this brilliantly subversive and bleakly funny debut novel.When He... Read more

'Cozy and thrilling!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ NetGalley reviewer One new owner. One hot barista. And one seriously weird coffee shop... Adele is down on her luck. She's just failed her last musical theatre, and... Read more

Between Two Sounds follows the life of world-famous composer Arvo Pärt from his birth in Estonia in 1935 through 1980, when the Soviets forced him to emigrate because of the nonconformist and ... Read more

The Historian meets Under the Skin in this searingly provocative literary horror novel about one woman’s determination to stay alive at any terrifying cost.In Osaka, two strangers, Jake and M... Read more

In this nuanced queer fantasy set amid the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, the last witch of the Ridge must choose sides in a clash between industry and nature. After her best friend dies in a c... Read more

'Readers are in for a true treat ... Dazzling' PATERSON JOSEPH 'This powerful story is steeped in truth and resonates with humanity. It's a gritty thriller and a whirlwind adventure, but most of al... Read more

The instant New York Times bestsellerIt's the season for treason...The king of Yusan must die.The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single... Read more

"Beautifully crafted and captivating.This triumphant tale is sure to be an instant classic."—Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Personal Librarian"How do... Read more

Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey returns to the mythical landscapes of Alaska with an unforgettable dark fairy tale that asks the ques... Read more

“[A]n exquisitely executed, great Gothic slow-burn that will keep you thinking and guessing long after you’ve reached the end.” —Louisa Luna, author of Tell Me Who You AreEi... Read more

The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black C... Read more

The citizens of historic Rustler Mountain, Oregon, have a history as colorful as the Wild West itself. Most can trace their lineage back to the original settlers, and many remain divided into two c... Read more

In this poignant mixed voice, mixed form collection of interconnected prose, poems and stories, teen characters, their families, and their communities grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst fea... Read more

"The missing boy is 10-year-old Alfie Risby, and to be perfectly honest with you, he's a little shit."Florence Grimes is a thirty-one-year-old party girl who always takes the easy way out. Single, ... Read more

From award-winning author and creative writing professor at Tulane University comes an intimate and powerful memoir exploring inherited trauma, family secrets, and the enduring bonds of love betwee... Read more

SOON TO BE A FEATURE FILM FROM A24 STARRING MARGARET QUALLEY AND THOMASIN MCKENZIE Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2025 by Vulture, Oprah Daily, Reader's Digest, Polygon, Lit Hub, and P... Read more

A captivating and sizzling new queer romance by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory.Avery Jensen is almost thirty, fresh off a breakup, and she’s tired of always being so uptig... Read more

In the second volume of the landmark American Revolution trilogy by the Pulitzer Prize–winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The British Are Coming, George Washington’s ar... Read more

In the follow-up to International Booker Prize-longlisted The Silver Bone, Samson Kolechko cuts his teeth investigating illegal profiteering in lawless 1920s Kyiv, based on a real-life case."Andrey... Read more

EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION—a gorgeous hardcover edition featuring sprayed edges, a foil stamp on the casing, and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.From New York Times bestselling and H... Read more

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One of Paste Magazine's Most Anticipated Romance Books of 2025!One of The Nerd Daily's Swoonworthy 2025 Romance Releases!No one betrays the Academy. But now Euphemia must decide: break the rules fo... Read more

“Kennedy Ryan pours her whole soul into everything she writes, and it makes for books that are heart-searing, sensual, and life affirming.” ―EMILY HENRY Hendrix Barry lives a fabu... Read more

Named a Most Anticipated book of 2025 by Rolling Stone ∙ PopSugar ∙ SheReads ∙ Brit + Co ∙ and more!Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of ... Read more

A darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush—bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who ... Read more

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY: Time, People, LitHub, and BookRiotAn unexpected road trip across America brings a family together, in this raucous and moving new novel from the bestselling author... Read more

EXCLUSIVE DELUXE EDITION—a gorgeous hardcover edition featuring beautiful blue sprayed edges!New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst invites you to her new standalone novel nestled... Read more

"What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding is kind of like if Eat, Pray, Love were written by your funniest friend." —Rachel DratchKristin Newman spent much of her twenties and thirties buying... Read more

Inspired by true events, this haunting yet hopeful young adult graphic novel weaves together family dynamics, mental illness, and religion—perfect for fans of Hey, Kiddo.Corey's mom has alway... Read more

A publishing event ten years in the making—a searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—the story of four wome... Read more