The novels and nonfiction we couldn’t stop thinking about this year—and in a year like this one, that’s saying something.

Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, chosen by the staff of The New York Times Book Review.

EXCLUSIVE: A book expert has shared the year's must-read book - and at just 163 pages, you could even read it in just one day.

And those aren’t even three of my 10 favorite books of 2024. Surely you have your own? Social media is awash in lists of reads from last month, last week, last year, driven by the same shock of recognition that there’s plenty new under the sun.

Good news, book lovers! We’ve arrived at our list of the 10 Best Books of 2024, and we can’t wait to share it with you. On Dec. 3, we’ll reveal our choices, and subscribers to our Books newsletter will be among the first to see the list.