Best Books of 2024 with Katie @basicbsbuide 🎙️

Hello!

It’s that time of the year, the time when many of us readers decide which of our reads stood out so much that they deserve a coveted top ten spot. I knew I wanted to talk with a fellow reader about not only our top reads, but also about our reading year in general, so I’m thrilled to welcome one of my favorite reading friends,

Katie - Basic B's Guide

to chat all things 2024 reading.

This podcast episode is filled with so much book conversation- our reading stats, what worked/didn’t work this year, reading goals and reflections - and a countdown of each of our top 10 books of the year. I’ve included each of our top 10 lists below for easy reference, along with links for where you can connect with Katie.

We hope you enjoy our discussion and of course we want to know what your top books of the year are in the comments! Book lists are below, if you want to be surprised, listen first:)

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My top 10 books of the year

1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

2. Father of the Rain by Lily King

3. Leaving by Roxana Robinson

4. Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

5. Faithful Place by Tana French

6. Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

7. Wolf at the Table by Adam Rapp

8. Erasure by Percival Everett

9. When You Find My Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay On the Appalachian Trail by D. Dauphinee

10. Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo

Katie’s top 10 books of the year

1. Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

2. Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

3. Phantasma by Kaylie Smith

4. Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

5. The Women by Kristin Hannah

6. Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

7. Here After by Amy Lin

8. The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean

9. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading by James Patterson

10. The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman

Other books mentioned

• Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

• We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kleiwer

• Victim Andrew Boryga

• Yellowface by R F Kuang

• From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough

• Trees by Percival Everett

• James by Percival Everett

• Lula Dean’s Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller

• A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid - releasing June 3, 2025

• Dream State by Eric Puchner - releasing Feb 18, 2025

Connect with Katie

• Substack -

  Katie - Basic B's Guide

• basicbsguide@gmail.com

• www.instagram.com/basicbsguide

• www.goodreads.com/basicbsguide

Thanks for listening! Be sure to pop into the comments and let us know what your top books of the year