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Here are the Books We Love: 350+ great 2024 reads recommended by NPR

November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

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Snuggle up for story time with 10 new picture books from 2024

December 18, 2024 • If you are ready to depart from the well-trodden tried-and-true at bedtime, here are 10 new picture books that NPR critics and staff loved in 2024.

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10 book ideas for budding bookworms

December 18, 2024 • If you have a young reader in your life who just can't put their books down, we have some new 2024 titles to consider. Nurture their new reading habit with books recommended by NPR staff and critics.

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .: A LOVE Story

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10 young adult novels you don't have to be young to enjoy

December 18, 2024 • Whether you're young or young at heart, we have book ideas for you. This year's YA collection, gathered by NPR book critics and staff, includes romance, historical fiction, poetry, fantasy and more.

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10 biographies and memoirs for the nonfiction reader in your life

December 12, 2024 • These true stories range from a "meow-moir" of a Siberian cat to an exploration of what U.S. presidents do after the White House. Check out these nonfiction reads recommended by NPR staff and critics.

A detail from the cover of Sprout & Co Saladology: Fresh Ideas for Delicious Salads

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Cooks We Love: 11 cookbooks from 2024 recommended by NPR critics and staff

December 9, 2024 • NPR has an appetite for great recipes — every year, plenty of cookbooks get thrown in the mix as we assemble our annual Books We Love guide. Here's a sampling of our food favorites from 2024.

Book covers of: All Fours, Come & Get It, Fire Exit, Funny Story, The God of the Woods, How to End a Love Story, James, Margo's Got Money Troubles, Martyr!, The Ministry of Time, Real Americans, and The Women.

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12 novels that NPR critics and staff were excited to share with you in 2024

December 2, 2024 • Every year, we ask NPR staff and book critics to share their favorite titles in our annual Books We Love guide. Behind the scenes, it's fun to spot trends and see what gets nominated again and again.

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NPR staffers pick their favorite fiction reads of 2024

June 17, 2024 • At work: hardworking news journalists. At home: omnivorous fiction readers. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed most this year and here are the titles they shared.

NPR staffers pick their favorite fiction reads of 2024

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Here are the nonfiction books NPR staffers have loved so far this year

June 17, 2024 • We asked around the newsroom to find favorite nonfiction from the first half of 2024. We've got biography and memoir, health and science, history, sports and much more.

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20 new books hitting shelves this summer that our critics can't wait to read

May 21, 2024 • We asked our book critics what titles they are most looking forward to this summer. Their picks range from memoirs to sci-fi and fantasy to translations, love stories and everything in between.

Happy Arbor Day! These 20 books will change the way you think about trees

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