My Favorite Books of 2024

Something funny happened during the time that I spent writing my book: I stopped reading for pleasure. Not because I wanted to, but because I was reading so much for research that reading began to feel like work. But then my book came out, and I traveled around the country giving book talks at lovely bookstores and the whole experience made me fall back in love with reading. 

Since then, I’ve been keeping track of the books I read (as well as a list of the books I want to read next)...