The most popular self-help books of 2024

Self-help books offer practical advice for a better life. Building confidence, breaking bad habits, handling stress, finding purpose and getting on with people are all covered. Some are grounded in research and others in hard-won experience. This list shows the ones first published in 2024.

Cover of Dear Sister A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds

Dear Sister A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds

Michelle Horton

2024 · 2025 edition

400 pages

Cover of National Geographic Bucket List Family Travel Share the World with Your Kids on 50 Adventures of a Lifetime

National Geographic Bucket List Family Travel Share the World with Your Kids on 50 Adventures of a Lifetime

Jessica Gee

Published 2024

416 pages

Cover of The Half Bird

The Half Bird

Susan Smillie

2024 · 2025 edition

224 pages

Cover of 1000 Words A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round

1000 Words A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round

Jami Attenberg

2024 · 2025 edition

272 pages

Cover of Give Me Strength

Give Me Strength

Alice Liveing

Published 2024

272 pages

Cover of Terrible Humans

Terrible Humans

Patrick Alley

2024 · 2025 edition

352 pages

Cover of Flip Your Life How to Find Opportunity in Distress--In Real Estate, Business, and Life

Flip Your Life How to Find Opportunity in Distress--In Real Estate, Business, and Life

Tarek El Moussa

Published 2024

224 pages

Cover of How to Focus

How to Focus

Cassian John

Published 2024

288 pages

Cover of Notes from the Porch Tiny True Stories to Make You Feel Better about the World

Notes from the Porch Tiny True Stories to Make You Feel Better about the World

Thomas Christopher Greene

Published 2024

142 pages

Cover of Million Dollar Weekend The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours

Million Dollar Weekend The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours

Noah Kagan

Published 2024

240 pages

Cover of Untangle Your Emotions Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

Untangle Your Emotions Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

Jennie Allen

Published 2024

256 pages

Cover of Passion Struck Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life

Passion Struck Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life

John R. Miles

Published 2024

384 pages

Cover of The Screentime Solution

The Screentime Solution

Emily Cherkin

Published 2024

232 pages

Cover of Ask

Ask

Jeff Wetzler

2024 · 2026 edition

304 pages

Cover of MicroSkills

MicroSkills

Adaira Landry, Resa E. Lewiss

Published 2024

320 pages

Cover of How to ADHD

How to ADHD

Jessica McCabe

2024 · 2025 edition

464 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 American Girls One Woman's Journey Into the Islamic State and Her Sister's Fight to Bring Her Home

American Girls One Woman's Journey Into the Islamic State and Her Sister's Fight to Bring Her Home

Jessica Roy

Published 2024

352 pages

Cover of Far Beyond Gold Running from Fear to Faith

Far Beyond Gold Running from Fear to Faith

Sydney McLaughlin

2024 · 2025 edition

224 pages

Cover of Grief Is for People

Grief Is for People

Sloane Crosley

2024 · 2025 edition

208 pages

Cover of The Invention of the Darling

The Invention of the Darling

Li-Young Lee

2024 · 2026 edition

144 pages

Cover of Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens

Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! Daily Meditations for the Ups, Downs & In-Betweens

Kate Bowler

Published 2024

240 pages

Cover of A Brief History of Love

A Brief History of Love

Liat Yakir

Published 2024

208 pages

Cover of Money Is Not a Math Problem

Money Is Not a Math Problem

Jade Warshaw

Published 2024

70 pages

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