Book Recommendations from 2024

When Goodreads asked me to set my reading goal for 2024, I said 24 books. My logic was this: that’s two books per month, and I thought that would be an aggressive number since I have a busy job, I have a lot of activities in the community, and I'm a soccer mom. So...imagine my surprise when I got to the end of the year and saw that I had actually read 35 books in 2024! Now this total also includes some that are work-related, but still! 
 
Since I am often asked for book recommendations, I thought I’d compile a list of some of my favorites from 2024 for you. I’ve loosely grouped them by genre. I hope you enjoy them too, and that your nightstand reading pile is soon Fully Booked!

Spy/Thriller:
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The Expats, by Chris Pavone @chris.pavone
 
A Death in Cornwall, by Daniel Silva @danielsilvabooks
 
The Moroccan Girl, by Charles Cumming @charlescummingbooks
 
Mystery:
 
The Sicilian Inheritance, by Jo Piazza @jopiazzaauthor

The Midnight Feast, by Lucy Foley @lucyfoleyauthor


Look in the Mirror, by Catherine Steadman @catsteadman

Historical Fiction:
 
The Women, by Kristin Hannah @kristinhannahauthor
 
Long Island, by Colm Toibin


Fiction:
 
Tomorrow, Tomorrow & Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin @gabriellezevin
 
By Any Other Name, by Jodi Picoult @jodipicoult
 
Here One Moment, by Liane Moriarty @lainemoriarty_official
 
Expiration Dates, by Rebecca Serle @rebecca_serle
 
Lies & Weddings, by Kevin Kwan @kevinkwanbooks

The Sun Sets in Singapore, by Kehinde Fadipe @kehinde_demilola_fadipe

The Summer Pact, by Emily Giffin @emilygiffinauthor

Women and Children First, by Alina Grabowski @alinagrabowski_

Real Americans, by Rachel Khong @rrrrrrrachelkhong

The Paris Novel, by Ruth Reichl @ruth.reichl
 
The Secret Book of Flora Lee, by Patti Callahan Henry @pattichenry
 
Summers at the Saint, by Mark Kay Andrews @marykayandrews

Pineapple Street, by Jenny Jackson @jennyjacksonpineapple

Husbands & Lovers, by Beatriz Williams @authorbeatriz
 
Under the Southern Sky, by Kristy Woodson Harvey @kristywharvey


Business:
The Happy Human, by Gopi Kallayil @gopikallayil
 
Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much, by Sendhil Mullainathan
 
Revenge of the Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell @malcolmgladwell
 
Atomic Habits, by James Clear @jamesclear