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Anne Bogel's Reading List

Founder of Modern Mrs. Darcy and host of What Should I Read Next? — among the most influential book recommendation engines online.

Anne's Best Books of 2024 (2024)

Anne Bogel's favorite books read in 2024, recapped on WSIRN ep. 460.

Source: modernmrsdarcy.com

The North Line

Matt Riordan · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"A gritty and immersive thriller with a wholly unique setting."

This Is What It Sounds Like

Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas · 2022 · Buy on Amazon

"The musical equivalent to understanding individual taste preferences."

A Song to Drown Rivers

Ann Liang · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"Unexpected meditations on fame and celebrity within a historical fantasy framework."

Fairytale

Stephen King · 2022 · Buy on Amazon

"It was a romp. It was funny — almost wholesome."

Lost Man's Lane

Scott Carson · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"Great characters, especially minor ones, set in Bloomington, Indiana."

Sipsworth

Simon Van Booy · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"I love a short and sweet story about lonely characters finding community."

Blue Sisters

Coco Mellors · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"Nearly made her favorites list multiple times."

Headshot

Rita Bullwinkel · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"Unlike anything else that I've read in ages."

Colored Television

Danzy Senna · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"Snarky and wry and funny and darkly comic."

The God of the Woods

Liz Moore · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"A character-driven mystery that is compulsively readable."

The Unseen World

Liz Moore · 2016 · Buy on Amazon

"Offered insight into Liz Moore's range as a writer."

The Wedding People

Alison Espach · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"Surprising and delightful with fresh character perspectives."

You Are Here

David Nicholls · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"Grammar humor mixed with a quiet love story about two lonely people."

The Sequel

Jean Hanff Korelitz · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"So fun and funny while skewering the publishing industry."

Loved and Missed

Susie Boyt · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"Short and packed such an emotional wallop."

Sandwich

Catherine Newman · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"Explored the middle years with aging parents and adult children."

Same As It Ever Was

Claire Lombardo · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"Midlife reckoning featuring reflections on family relationships."

How to Read a Book

Monica Wood · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"Explored redemption and the power of books — featured a prison book club."

Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson · 2022 · Buy on Amazon

"Family drama exploring grief and trauma through a traditional recipe."

Good Dirt

Charmaine Wilkerson · 2025 · Buy on Amazon

"Explored ancestral trauma linked to a valuable historical pottery jar."

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

Ina Garten · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"Appreciated the behind-the-scenes perspective on building a business."

This Motherless Land

Nikki May · 2024 · Buy on Amazon

"A Mansfield Park retelling featuring coming of age and scathing social critique."

Books from What Should I Read Next: Ep 285: the books that leave you speechless | What Should I Read Next podcast with Anne Bogel (2021)

Extracted via LLM from auto-captions of What Should I Read Next (2021-08-02).

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Jubilee

Margaret Walker · 1966 · Buy on Amazon

"It's a great story. I know you're okay to go hard places... you want to know what happens to Firey and her people and get to the end to see where Walker's going to leave her."

The Yield

Tara June Winch · 2014 · Buy on Amazon

"She weaves together three strands in a way that feels poetic and reflective."

Detransition, Baby

Torrey Peters · 2021 · Buy on Amazon

"I think based on your literary taste in your interest this could be a good one for you, it covers hard topics and also it has a sense of humor."

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