Top Ten Fiction Books 2024. The top 10 books that made the cut, starting with our number one pick of 2024 so far, percival everett’s james. By deborah jowitt (farrar, straus & giroux) nonfiction.

These are the best books of the year so far, from brittney griner’s memoir to kelly link’s debut novel. This astute biography, by a veteran village voice critic, traces the long career of martha graham, a choreographer.