The 10 Best Books of 2024

In this episode of the New York Times Book Review podcast, the hosts dive into the year's top 10 fiction and nonfiction titles. The fiction panel explores *James*, a fresh take on *Huckleberry Finn*, *You Dreamed of Empires*, which offers a surreal perspective on the encounter between Cortes and Moctezuma, *Good Material*, a poignant story about a breakup, and *All Fours*, an eye-opening novel about a woman's midlife crisis. Meanwhile, the nonfiction panel shines a light on *The Wide, Wide Sea*, detailing James Cook's third voyage, *Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here*, which examines the U.S. involvement in the Central American immigration crisis, *Reagan*, a biography penned by a former conservative, and *I Heard Her Call My Name*, a memoir about gender transition. The podcast also touches on other noteworthy titles like *Godwin*, *The Coin*, and *When the Clock Broke*.