The most popular computing books of 2024

Computing books cover computers, software and the digital world. Learn to program, understand artificial intelligence, protect your data or read the stories of the people and companies behind the technology. They range from beginner guides to professional references. This list shows the ones first published in 2024.

Cover of Brave New Words

Brave New Words

Salman Khan, 薩曼.可汗

Published 2024

272 pages

Cover of Terrible Humans

Terrible Humans

Patrick Alley

2024 · 2025 edition

352 pages

Cover of The Opposite of Cheating

The Opposite of Cheating

Tricia Bertram Gallant, David Rettinger

2024 · 2025 edition

276 pages

Cover of Future Tense

Future Tense

Martha Brockenbrough

Published 2024

259 pages

Cover of Read Write Own

Read Write Own

Chris Dixon

2024 · 2025 edition

320 pages

Cover of The Edge of Sentience

The Edge of Sentience

Jonathan Birch

Published 2024

400 pages

Cover of Computer Architecture

Computer Architecture

Charles Fox

Published 2024

560 pages

Cover of Machines of Tomorrow

Machines of Tomorrow

Pedro Uria-Recio

Published 2024

474 pages

Cover of Cancel Culture Dictionary An A to Z Guide to Winning the War on Fun

Cancel Culture Dictionary An A to Z Guide to Winning the War on Fun

Jimmy Failla

Published 2024

240 pages

Cover of Just Friends On the Joy, Power and Influence of Friendship

Just Friends On the Joy, Power and Influence of Friendship

Gyan Yankovich

Published 2024

320 pages

Cover of Extremely Hardcore Inside Elon Musk's Twitter

Extremely Hardcore Inside Elon Musk's Twitter

Zoë Schiffer

Published 2024

352 pages

Cover of Launch Your Platform

Launch Your Platform

Jonathan Milligan

Published 2024

181 pages

Cover of The Algorithm How AI Decides who Gets Hired, Monitored, Promoted, and Fired and why We Need to Fight Back Now

The Algorithm How AI Decides who Gets Hired, Monitored, Promoted, and Fired and why We Need to Fight Back Now

Hilke Schellmann

Published 2024

318 pages

Cover of No Judgment Essays

No Judgment Essays

Lauren Oyler

2024 · 2025 edition

288 pages

Cover of The Threatened Net How the Web Became a Perilous Place

The Threatened Net How the Web Became a Perilous Place

Washington Post

Published 2024

99 pages

Cover of Do Plants Know Math?

Do Plants Know Math?

Stéphane Douady, Jacques Dumais, Christophe Golé, Nancy Pick

Published 2024

352 pages

Cover of The AI Conundrum

The AI Conundrum

Caleb Briggs, Rex Briggs

Published 2024

264 pages

Cover of Literary Theory for Robots How Computers Learned to Write

Literary Theory for Robots How Computers Learned to Write

Dennis Yi Tenen

2024 · 2025 edition

176 pages

Cover of Programming Phoenix LiveView Interactive Elixir Web Programming Without Writing Any JavaScript

Programming Phoenix LiveView Interactive Elixir Web Programming Without Writing Any JavaScript

Bruce Tate, Sophie DeBenedetto

Published 2024

450 pages

Cover of The Observable Universe An Investigation

The Observable Universe An Investigation

Heather McCalden

Published 2024

304 pages

Cover of The Singularity is Nearer When We Merge with AI

The Singularity is Nearer When We Merge with AI

Ray Kurzweil

Published 2024

419 pages

Cover of Over the Influence Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls - And How We Can Take it Back

Over the Influence Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls - And How We Can Take it Back

Kara Alaimo

Published 2024

336 pages

Cover of Knot Real a Falsely, Madly, Deeply Story

Knot Real a Falsely, Madly, Deeply Story

M.C. Roth

Published 2024

212 pages

Cover of The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M)

The Definitive Guide to Power Query (M)

Gregory Deckler, Rick de Groot, Brian Julius, Melissa de Korte

Published 2024

1337 pages