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