Best Fiction Novels 2024. “ james is a reworking of the adventures of huckleberry finn narrated by jim, the escaped slave. This list of the best new and anticipated 2024 literary fiction books is based on early reviews and buzz, and of course what i’ve read.
From political science fiction to gothic mystery, these are the books we recommend adding to your shelves this year. After digging—in some cases, literally—through as many books as the elle office could squeeze in, we decided to split our annual “best of 2024” list into five categories: