Announcing the December 2024 LibraryReads List

By Rachel Tran | November 15 2024 | NewsLibraryReads

Public library staff across the nation have spoken! Congratulations to the books selected for the December 2024 LibraryReads Top Ten List.

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For more information about the program, or to learn how to vote for your favorite upcoming books, visit LibraryReads.org. And, don’t forget, voting for the January LibraryReads list ends 12/1!

Check out which Janurary titles we’re loving.

TOP PICK

Not in My Book
Not in My Book
A Novel
Katie Holt
DECEMBER 2024 INDIE NEXT PICK!LIBRARYREADS TOP PICK FOR DECEMBER!Rosie writes romance novels and listens to Taylor Swift on loop. Aiden is a literary fiction writer who doesn't believe in happy endings. They're about to write a book together—what could go wrong?The Hating Game meets Beach Read in this sexy and hilarious enemies-to-lovers romance from a debut Peruvian-Tennessean voice.
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TOP TEN LIST

The Resurrectionist
The Resurrectionist
A. Rae Dunlap
In the tradition of The Alienist and Anatomy: A Love Story, a decadently macabre, dark and twisty gothic debut set in 19th century Scotland – when real-life serial killers Burke and Hare terrorized the streets of Edinburgh – as a young medical student is lured into the illicit underworld of body snatching. Historical fiction, true crime, and dark academia intertwine in a harrowing tale of murder, greed, and the grisly origins of modern medicine for readers of Lydia Kang, ML Rio, Sarah Perry, and C.E. McGill.
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The Rivals
The Rivals
A Novel
Jane Pek
A prescient literary mystery about corporate espionage, family dynamics, and murder: the follow-up to Jane Pek’s “thoroughly modern twist on classic detective fiction,” The Verifiers (New York Times Book Review)“Exhilaratingly well-written. I loved it so much that I didn’t want it to end.” —Emily St. John Mandel on The Verifiers
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North Is the Night: Deluxe Limited Edition
North Is the Night: Deluxe Limited Edition
Emily Rath
***DELUXE LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN with stenciled edges, a beautiful foil-stamped hardcover, exclusive interior design with full-color illustrated endpapers, and a reversible foil dust jacket!*** Only while supplies last.Two bold young women defy the gods and mortals, living and dead, in this darkly mythical, Finnish folklore-inspired fantasy duology for readers of T. Kingfisher's Nettle & Bone, Danielle L. Jensen, Thea Guanzon, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec.
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Rental House
Rental House
A Novel
Weike Wang
From the award-winning author of Chemistry, a sharp-witted, insightful novel about a marriage as seen through the lens of two family vacations
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HALL OF FAME

Under Loch and Key
Under Loch and Key
Lana Ferguson
A woman discovers that not all monsters are her enemy—the opposite, in fact—in this new paranormal romance by Lana Ferguson, author of The Fake Mate.
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BONUS PICK

How to Steal a Galaxy
How to Steal a Galaxy
Beth Revis
Sparks fly when Ada and Rian just-so-happen to find themselves at the same charity gala—but there’s something rotten behind the sparkling gowns and dazzling wealth on displayThis heist turned rom-com from New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis is perfect for fans of sexy, romantic science fiction and readers of Martha Wells and Becky Chambers
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