Reflections on 2024's reads: December 26, 2024

We’re still looking back, literary-style, at 2024.

• Danika Ellis shares the best queer books she read in 2024 that also may have been released in previous years (Book Riot).

• Electric Lit was proud to see a variety of genres and support for small presses in its analysis of which books its readers purchased most often in 2024 (Electric Literature).

• Former President Barack Obama released his favorite books of 2024 (Book Riot).

• Kelly Jensen picked seven interviews with young adult authors to enjoy from the year's archives (Book Riot).

• And here's a roundup of all the biggest moments in publishing this past year (Book Riot).