5 Books We’re Reading in 2024
- The Bookery
- Jan 29, 2024
- 3 min read
From modern novels to biographies and everything in between, here are five books we’ll be checking out this year!
If you’re anything like us, you set a yearly reading goal. If you’re already hard at work on your 2024 reading list, here are a five books we’ll be reading this year!
Madeline Martin
We love historical fiction, especially fiction set during the WWII era. This book, written by the author of The Last Bookshop in London, checks both those boxes. Set during the Nazi occupation of Warsaw, The Keeper of Hidden Books is the story of Zofia who fights a battle against oppression with the only weapon she has: books. Get your copy.
Marilynne Robinson
Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead novels—Gilead, Home, Lila and Jack—transport us to Gilead, Iowa, and help us to explore the interwoven histories of two families, the Ames and the Boughtons. Gilead, a 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the recipient of a National Book Critics Circle Award, is the story of John Ames, sharing his life, memories and legacy with his young son. Home retells the story from the perspective of the Boughton’s friends and family, while Lila recounts Ames’ courtship of Lila, his wife. The final book, Jack, delves into the life of Jack Boughton, a character who plays an important role in other books in the series. Ames is a Congregationalist pastor, so the novels deal with faith, family and the reality of our lives and how the things we believe shape and form us. Learn more
Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe
Written by Anderson Cooper (yes, that Anderson Cooper, Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune traces the history of America’s Gilded Age royalty, the Astors. An NPR Best Book of the Year, the biography seeks to chronicle the lives of the Astors and explore what the name has come to mean in America. It’s a truly American story of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, and, if you’re a fan of “The Gilded Age,” one you should check out. (Just putting this out there: we’ll likely be reading this one in conjunction with The Second Mrs. Astor, a fictionalized story of John Jacob Astor’s second wife, Madeline.) Get a copy.
Nita Prose
Nita Prose’s The Maid was a favorite of ours, so we’re looking forward to dipping into the second installment of the series. Molly Gray, conscientious and detailed, has risen to rank of head maid at the Regency Grand Hotel, but her perfect life is plunged into uncertainty once again when a world-renowned mystery writer drops dead in the hotel. It’s quickly revealed to be murder, and, once again, it appears Molly holds the key to solving the mystery. Read more about it.
Matt Haig
For our founder, Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library was a book she didn’t expect to love, but couldn’t put it down. Haig’s latest novel, The Life Impossible is set to release this fall, and we’re all looking forward to grabbing a copy as soon as they become available. The book is the story of Grace Winters, a widow and retired math teacher who finds her life growing smaller and smaller with each passing day. That is until a friend dies and leaves Grace her home on the Spanish island of Ibiza. Described as “a story of wild adventure and deep transformation,” the novel helps us see how a new outlook can truly change everything. Learn more.
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