What should you put on your New Year reading list? Top authors from Ian Rankin to David Nicholls pick their favourite books of 2024
Daily MailFrom a love letter to the crime novel and a dystopian UK to a taut political thriller, our writers pick this year's most spellbinding reads. Midnight And Blue by Ian Rankin is out now Sir Ian Rankin at the 2024 Edinburgh International Book Festival Carys Davies Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers Like her previous novel Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers’ Shy Creatures is a delight. I also loved Two-Step Devil by Jamie Quatro, a wildly daring book about the relationship between a self-styled ‘prophet’ living in the American South and a young woman he rescues from sex trafficking. Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney is out January 2025 British novelist Alice Feeney's new book Beautiful Ugly is out next month William Boyd Question 7 by Richard Flanagan Richard Flanagan’s fractured, patchwork memoir, Question 7, is beautifully constructed, mesmerising and quietly powerful. Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd is out now Nicholas Sparks Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell It’s not often I recommend a children’s book, but Impossible Creatures is one that readers of all ages will enjoy.
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