Best New Books 2024 [Current Top 10 New Literature]

What are the best new books at the moment? Maybe you are looking for new English or international books. Here you will find an overview – with top 10 lists – of all good new books of 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021. Both new fiction and non-fiction are discussed. Read on and choose a recent or expected book to pre-order…

Best new books according to our editors	Author
HAMNET	Maggie O’Farrell
A CHILDREN’S BIBLE	Lydia Millet
HOMELAND ELEGIES	Ayad Akhtar
DEACON KING KONG	James McBride
HIDDEN VALLEY ROA	Robert Kolker
UNCANNY VALLEY	Anna Wiener
SHAKESPEARE IN A DIVIDED AMERICA: WHAT HIS PLAYS TELL US ABOUT OUR PAST AND FUTURE	James Shapiro
WAR: HOW CONFLICT SHAPED US	Margaret MacMillan
THE VANISHING HALF	Brit Bennett
A PROMISED LAND (HARDCOVER)	Barack Obama

The updated top 10 list: the best new books at the moment

Brood: A Novel

Over the span of a year we learn about a woman who is trying to keep her four chickens alive in Minnesota.  She is not alone, however, and each one of the few other people around her has a story to tell.

When You See Me: A Novel (D.D. Warren Book 11)

Flora Dane is on the hunt for a serial kidnapper with her task force. She got too close to the kidnapper last time. Can she stay out of his hinds now?

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

The name ‘Amanda Gorman’ will forever be engraved in the history of the United States. Her poem during the inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States in January 2021 was listened to by people from all over the world.

The Chalet: the most exciting new winter debut crime thriller of 2021 to race through this year – now a top 5 Sunday Times bestseller

Twenty years after a man has gone missing in a snow storm, four people who knew this man end up in the same place as back then. Will each of these persons’ secret about that day be exposed?

Mine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives

At a very young age we learn the concept of what is yours and what is mine, but what does ‘mine’ mean in these modern days? The stories in this book give a perfect explanation.

Across The Babylon Rivers

When Daud’s family gets killed during the Gulf War in Iraq, he discovers a secret. In another country a lawyer is questioned by the Mossad because of an email. What is the link between these two people? And can the past be left alone?

In Case You Missed It: the funny new 2021 romantic comedy from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Ros looks at her phone and can’t believe her eyes. The one that broke her heart is texting her. Will life, after three years away from home, finally return to normal again?

Her Last Holiday: the most addictive crime thriller of 2021

Fran books a holiday retreat. Not because she needs to relax, but because she wants to find out what the owner of the retreat had to do with the disappearance of her sister two years ago.

Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

We recommend this book to anyone who likes poems that touch the heart. In this collection you will find Mary Oliver’s best work, over 200 poems, from the last fifty years.

41st Edition Blue Book of Gun Values

The latest version of the ‘Blue Book of Gun Values’ gives you insight in almost 1,800 trademarks and around 23,000 models of firearms. We think that the Photo Percentage Grading System that is included will be a favorite with many readers of this book.