The BNT Books of 2024 [S7 EP. 236]

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As we approach the end of 2024, it’s the perfect time for an updated book recommendation episode. At the time of this recording, one of us is in a bit of a reading rut and the other is absolutely killing it! Whether you’re struggling to pick up a book in this season or can’t get through them fast enough, you’re in the right place.

Today we’re sharing our favorite books of 2024 - and there’s something for everyone. We have picks in all the genres from fantasy to historical fiction to YA and more.

All the titles we talk about in the episode are listed below and you can shop all of the BNT books of 2024 on Bookshop.org (Amanda’s List | Marie’s List) or on Amazon.

Plus, we’re discussing a new favorite reading app, Fable! If you aren’t already on Fable, download it and let’s be friends! And if you have other suggestions, send them our way on Instagram @bravenewteaching. Here’s to rounding out 2024 with some good reads and adding ideas to your 2025 TBR lists!

BNT Books of 2024:

  • A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon, by Sarah Hawley

  • A Kiss of Iron, by Claire Sager

  • The House at Watch Hill, by Karen Marie Moning

  • First Lie Wins, by Ashley Elston

  • Beach Read, by Emily Henry

  • Funny Story, by Emily Henry

  • Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver

  • Stone Blind, by Natalie Haynes

  • Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, by Juno Dawson

  • Butcher and Blackbird, by Brynne Weaver

  • House of the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune

  • Serpent & Dove, by Shelby Mahurin 

  • Blood and Honey, by Shelby Mahurin

  • The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, by Sangu Mandanna

  • Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Maas

  • The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown

  • Safiyyah’s War, by Hiba Noor Khan

  • The Night War, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

  • Other Words for Home, by Jasmine Warga.

Shop all of these books on Bookshop.org (Amanda’s List | Marie’s List) or on Amazon.

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