Book Recs from 2024

A number of friends and contacts have posted their 2024 reading lists and recommendations. Some of my friends with really long lists of completed books whittled them down into a top 10. 

Also – I was slightly surprised to see folks posting on Instagram that they read 50 to 75 books as that’s a lot of reading time. It makes me curious to know if they were only books, or if they also listened to audiobooks. I tend to discount audiobooks for some reason that I need to explore more.

I took a look at my own list (full list below) – but I’m not sure I have enough titles to create a top 10 list. I read 25 or so books in 2025. Whittling that down just means I’d have to knock off just over half of the titles. 

I also changed how I was picking some titles this year, and this will continue into 2025. The big change was joining a book club. When we pick books we each nominate a few titles and then vote on what to read. So I got exposed to titles that I would not have normally sought out.

That said- here are my notable titles:

Non-fiction of note:

Hands of Time by Rebecca Struthers. I picked up this title after listening to an interview of Struthers on a podcast I listen to about watches.

My Effin’ Life by Geddy Lee. A great gift from my brother. I thought it’d be interesting, but it was much more than I thought it’d be. I thought I knew a lot of Geddy’s background and story, but I only knew a small part.

Fiction:

The Peacock and The Sparrow  by I.S. Berry. 

A book club pick (that I would have likely picked up anyway- I probably nominated it). Not your typical spy novel. Well crafted.

Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

I did not think I would like this book for some reason. It may have been too recommended if that makes sense. I wound up getting in to it and liking it quite a bit. Good story telling. 

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

The second book by Towles I’ve read. I got sucked in and really enjoyed the characters, the references and the story. 

My full list is available here on Goodreads

https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2024/586174