The best books of 2024

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December 23, 2024

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Here & Now Scott Tong checks in with Here & Now go-to book expert Traci Thomas, creator and host of "The Stacks" to get her top ten book picks for 2024.

Traci Thomas' top 10 books of the year

Fiction

"James" by Percival Everett
"Martyr!" by Kaveh Akbar
"Colored Television" by Danzy Senna
"Come & Get It" by Kiley Reid

Nonfiction

"Another Word for Love" by Carvell Wallace
"Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space" by Adam Higginbotham
"The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports" by Michael Waters
"What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures" by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
"Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis" by Jonathan Blitzer
"How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom" by Johanna Hedva

This segment aired on December 23, 2024.

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