The most popular history books of 2024

History books explain how the world came to be the way it is. Empires, revolutions, wars, inventions and everyday lives are all here, from the ancient world to recent decades. Whether you want a sweeping overview or one remarkable year in detail, you will find narrative history that reads like a story. This list shows the ones first published in 2024.

Cover of Go Forth and Tell

Go Forth and Tell

Breanna J. McDaniel

Published 2024

40 pages

Cover of Find Me the Votes

Find Me the Votes

Michael Isikoff

Published 2024

352 pages

Cover of A Father's Fight

A Father's Fight

Robbie Parker

Published 2024

320 pages

Cover of Ancient Christianities

Ancient Christianities

Paula Fredriksen

2024 · 2026 edition

288 pages

Cover of Beverly Hills Spy

Beverly Hills Spy

Published 2024

1 page

Cover of Madoff

Madoff

Richard Behar

2024 · 2025 edition

384 pages

Cover of Ingenious

Ingenious

Richard Munson

2024 · 2026 edition

272 pages

Cover of Sure Duke

Sure Duke

Christi Caldwell

Published 2024

Cover of Young Elizabeth Princess. Prisoner. Queen

Young Elizabeth Princess. Prisoner. Queen

Nicola Tallis

Published 2024

432 pages

Cover of Who Owns This Sentence? How Copyright Became the World's Greatest Money Machine

Who Owns This Sentence? How Copyright Became the World's Greatest Money Machine

David Bellos, Alexandre Montagu

Published 2024

304 pages

Cover of Not the End of the World Surprising Facts, Dangerous Myths and Hopeful Solutions for Our Future on Planet Earth

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

Cover of Madness Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

Madness Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

Antonia Hylton

Published 2024

350 pages

Cover of Making It in America

Making It in America

Rachel Slade

2024 · 2025 edition

352 pages

Cover of My Side of the River

My Side of the River

Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez

Published 2024

272 pages

Cover of China's World View Demystifying China to Prevent Global Conflict

China's World View Demystifying China to Prevent Global Conflict

David Daokui Li

Published 2024

288 pages

Cover of All About Yvie

All About Yvie

Yvie Oddly

Published 2024

256 pages

Cover of Terrible Humans The World's Most Corrupt Super-Villains - and the Fight to Bring Them Down

Terrible Humans The World's Most Corrupt Super-Villains - and the Fight to Bring Them Down

Patrick Alley

Published 2024

352 pages

Cover of Floral Folklore

Floral Folklore

Alison Davies, Sarah Wildling

Published 2024

192 pages

Cover of Hitler and His Admirals

Hitler and His Admirals

Anthony Martienssen

Published 2024

341 pages

Cover of Dear Black Girls How to Be True to You

Dear Black Girls How to Be True to You

A'ja Wilson

Published 2024

192 pages

Cover of Sky Warriors British Airborne Forces in the Second World War

Sky Warriors British Airborne Forces in the Second World War

Saul David

Published 2024

576 pages

Cover of History of the Persian Empire

History of the Persian Empire

A. T. Olmstead

2024 · 1959 edition

670 pages

Cover of Future Tense How We Made Artificial Intelligence—and How It Will Change Everything

Future Tense How We Made Artificial Intelligence—and How It Will Change Everything

Martha Brockenbrough

Published 2024

272 pages

Cover of The Babylonian Genesis The Story of the Creation

The Babylonian Genesis The Story of the Creation

Alexander Heidel

2024 · 1951 edition

153 pages

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