The 35 Best Books We’ve Devoured In 2024 (So Far…)

We're already halfway through 2024. Just let that sink in for a moment... Okay, that's enough reflecting on the passage of time.

If you're also someone who measures time by how many books they've read, you've come to the right place. Picking up a new book and losing yourself between its pages for the afternoon — or into the early hours of the morning — is one of life's simplest pleasures. And 2024 is shaping up to be a brilliant year for books.

In between reading (and re-reading) old classics, this year has already gifted us with some phenomenal reads that will be on our bookshelves for years to come.

Think: Judith Butler, author of the revolutionary Gender Trouble, who has once again changed how we view gender and sexuality with their new book, Who's Afraid of Gender?.

2024 has also been a stellar year for the romance fanatics among us, with the queen of romance novels, Emily Henry, returning for Funny Story — a book that has already climbed GoodReads charts.

It's been a huge year for debut authors too, with names like Ela Lee and Abby Corson proving that they're not names you'll soon forget.

Ahead, the best books of 2024 (so far) — and what's coming that's guaranteed to blow your socks off.