Readworthy by BookBub This Month’s Best New Top Fiction Picks Among 2024’s biggest, buzziest new releases, which books should be next on your list for 2025? Here are the 10 fiction titles you shouldn’t miss from this past year. ---------------------------------- The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Critics and readers wholeheartedly agree: ‘This astonishes’ (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) - “Breaking free of the spell Moore casts is close to impossible” (<i>The Washington Post</i>) - When a teen girl vanishes from an Adirondack summer camp, it’s a disturbing echo of her brother’s disappearance 14 years earlier - Has spent months on the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller list - “A winner” (<i>People</i>) from the acclaimed author of <i>Long Bright River</i> Media Praise: Book of the Month, The New Yorker, Time Magazine, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, The Washington Post, Financial Times, USA Today, Vogue, Bustle, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Parade, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/1956?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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James by Percival Everett The smash hit that earned two major literary awards (and a deal with Steven Spielberg) - Reimagines <i>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</i> from the perspective of Jim, an enslaved man who accompanies Huck Finn down the river - “A masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature” (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>) - Winner of the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction and the Kirkus Prize for Fiction Media Praise: The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, The Atlantic, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Financial Times, USA Today, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Bustle, Elle, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, The Times, The Boston Globe, Variety, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Electric Literature, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/1957?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: Amazon https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/james-by-percival-everett-2023-06-2... Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty What would you do if a stranger told you when — and how — you were going to die? - Another must-read from the author of <i>Big Little Lies</i> and <i>Apples Never Fall</i> - On a delayed flight, six passengers find their lives changed when a mysterious woman predicts their deaths… - A #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller with over 30,000 five-star Goodreads ratings - “A riveting story so wild you don’t know how she’ll land it, and then she does, on a dime” (Anne Lamott) Media Praise: Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, People, The Washington Post, Elle, Good Housekeeping, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/1972?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: Amazon https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/here-one-moment-by-liane-moriarty?g... Funny Story by Emily Henry The very best romance of 2024, according to voters on Goodreads - After their exes fall in love, Daphne and Miles become reluctant roommates — but their tentative friendship might become something more - One of the year’s top books according to <i>Elle</i>, <i>The New York Times</i>, NPR, and <i>Time</i> - “Sparkling banter, thoughtfully rendered family trauma, and a charming community of side characters” (<i>The New York Times</i>) Media Praise: Time Magazine, NPR, TODAY Show, Good Morning America, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, People, Associated Press, USA Today, Bustle, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, Paste, Variety, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Indie Next List Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/1958?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: Amazon https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/funny-story-by-emily-henry?granted_... The Women by Kristin Hannah The ideal book club pick from the beloved author of <i>The Nightingale</i> - A #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller and Goodreads Choice Award winner - After her brother enlists to serve in the Vietnam War, Frankie joins the Army Nurse Corps — and finds her life transformed - “Never has a novel of war metamorphosed so profoundly into a story of the human heart” (Delia Owens) Media Praise: Book of the Month, Time Magazine, NPR, PBS, TODAY Show, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, GatesNotes (Bill Gates blog), People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Parade, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, New York Post, Rolling Stone, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/1955?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: Amazon https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-women-by-kristin-hannah?granted... The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Delightful escapism that reads like <i>The Time Traveler’s Wife</i> meets <i>A Gentleman in Moscow</i> - A 2024 must-read according to <i>Vanity Fair</i>, <i>Esquire</i>, <i>Good Housekeeping</i>, NPR, and many more - A near-future civil servant and a 19th-century explorer become roommates, throwing the future into question - For fans of spy novels, time travel, satire, and romance alike Media Praise: Good Morning America Book Club, Book of the Month, The New Yorker, NPR, TODAY Show, Locus, Recommended by Barack Obama, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Town & Country, Harper's Bazaar, Esquire, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, The Boston Globe, Reactor, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/1960?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: Amazon https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-ministry-of-time-by-kaliane-bra... Long Island by Colm Tóibín This stunning Oprah’s Book Club pick has captivated readers all over the world - On the heels of a shocking betrayal, Eilis Lacey returns to the memory-laden Irish village she left behind years ago - Made the best-of-the-year lists at <i>The New Yorker</i>, <i>The Guardian</i>, <i>Time</i>, <i>Vulture</i>, and more - “Dazzling yet devastating… Tóibín is simply one of the world’s best living literary writers” (<i>The Boston Globe</i>) Media Praise: Oprah's Book Club, The New Yorker, Time Magazine, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Good Housekeeping, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/1961?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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Colored Television by Danzy Senna A <i>Good Morning America</i> Book Club pick deemed ‘The New Great American Novel’ (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>) - One of 2024’s must-reads according to <i>Time</i>, <i>The Washington Post</i>, NPR, and <i>The New York Times</i> - A struggling writer sets her sights on the cutthroat world of Hollywood in this “sharp, hilarious page-turner about art, identity and the cost of success” (<i>People</i>) - “[A] brilliant, of-the-moment, just really almost perfect book” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> starred review</i>) Media Praise: Good Morning America Book Club, The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Elle, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/1964?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: Amazon https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/colored-television-by-danzy-senna?g... The Wedding People by Alison Espach Voted 2024’s best work of fiction by the Goodreads community! - <i>Seating Arrangements</i> meets <i>A Man Called Ove</i> in this tender, funny Read with Jenna pick - When Phoebe arrives at a lavish hotel to end her life, she’s pulled into a stranger’s wedding festivities. But will she find something worth living for? - With stunning New England settings, quirky characters, and unlikely friendships, “readers are in for a treat” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) Media Praise: TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, Bustle, Real Simple, Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/1970?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: Amazon https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-wedding-people-by-alison-espach... All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker A genre-defying Read with Jenna pick that had Kristin Hannah ‘frantically turning the pages’ - In 1975, a string of child abductions has a small Missouri town on edge — and one boy’s act of bravery will reverberate across decades - “Equal parts harrowing and triumphant” (Gillian Flynn), from the bestselling author of <i>We Begin at the End</i> - Named one of 2024’s best books by <i>The Washington Post</i>, <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, and more Media Praise: TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, Book of the Month, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/1974?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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