155. Notable books of 2024: our bookish superlatives, reading life updates, and a little Jane Austen

We’re back and kicking  off 2025 with our annual Superlatives episode. Today, we’re excited to highlight stand-out books from 2024. We’ve got eight superlatives lined up that highlight our favorites, least favorites and everything in between. Plus, we’re looking back on our podcasting journey through 2024 and give you some behind-the-scenes insight to our reading lives. Stick around because we’ve got two big announcements to wrap things up! Special Announcement (Timestamp 58:20) Link to Announcement video on Patreon Books Mentioned The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton Les Miserables by Victor Hugo James by Percival Everett Martyr by Kaveh Akbar Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday  Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst The Wedding by Dorthy West Taiwan Travelogue by Shuang-Zi Yang Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Private Rites by Julia Armfield Salt Slow by Julia Armfield Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr Emma by Jane Austen Say You’ll Be Mine by Nayina Kumar Come and Get It by Kiley Reid Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Quarterlife by Devika Regge Neighbors and Other Stories by Diane Oliver The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Sandwich by Katherine Newman Blue Sisters by Coco Melores   Also Mentioned Classics We Love & Loathe Episodes Fiction Matters Paperback Summer Reading Guide  Liz Moore on New York Times Podcast