Maurice and Maralyn
Sophie Elmhirst
Published 2024
254 pages
The most popular essays books of 2024
Essays are short works of nonfiction in which a writer thinks something through. The subject can be anything: politics, a walk, a film, a grief. What matters is the mind at work and the voice. Collections here range from the classic to the sharply contemporary. This list shows the ones first published in 2024.
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One in a Millennial On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In
Kate Kennedy
Published 2024
336 pages
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Amy Tan
Published 2024
320 pages
Splinters
Leslie Jamison
Published 2024
272 pages
Bite by Bite Nourishments and Jamborees
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
2024 · 2026 edition
224 pages
Something in the Woods Loves You
Jarod K. Anderson
Published 2024
368 pages
I've Tried Being Nice Essays
Ann Leary
2024 · 2025 edition
240 pages
Dead Weight
Emmeline Clein
2024 · 2025 edition
288 pages
Oh No, Not "The Home"
Peggy Rowe
Published 2024
288 pages
Against Progress (Žižek's Essays)
Slavoj Žižek
2024 · 2025 edition
136 pages
How to Be Old Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon
Lyn Slater
Published 2024
272 pages
11 Rules For Life
Chetan Bhagat
Published 2024
256 pages
Four Stars
Joel Golby
Published 2024
314 pages
How to Make Herself Agreeable to Everyone A Memoir
Cameron Russell
Published 2024
224 pages
Not the End of the World Surprising Facts, Dangerous Myths and Hopeful Solutions for Our Future on Planet Earth
Hannah Ritchie
Published 2024
352 pages
The Minotaur at Calle Lanza
Zito Madu
Published 2024
174 pages
Making It in America
Rachel Slade
2024 · 2025 edition
352 pages
Black Boys Like Me
Matthew R. Morris
Published 2024
224 pages
Notes from the Porch Tiny True Stories to Make You Feel Better about the World
Thomas Christopher Greene
Published 2024
142 pages
Alphabetical Diaries
Sheila Heti
2024 · 2025 edition
224 pages
Why We Read
Shannon Reed
Published 2024
274 pages
The Call Is Coming from Inside the House
Allyson McOuat
Published 2024
224 pages
Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks
Crystal Wilkinson
Published 2024
256 pages
I'll Just Be Five More Minutes
Emily Farris
Published 2024
304 pages