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Just Released! NYPL's Best Books of 2024

Explore our expertly curated list of the best new reads, including titles for adults, kids, and teens—plus, mejores libros para pequeños!

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The Library After Hours: James Baldwin
Fri, Dec 13 | 7–10 PM
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Banned: Censorship and the Freedom to Read
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The Library After Hours: James Baldwin
Fri, Dec 13 | 7–10 PM
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Maria Sweeney: Brittle Joints
Fri, Dec 6 | 1:15 PM
Online
Boum: The Jellyfish
Fri, Dec 6 | 2:15 PM
Online
Beth Hetland: Tender
Sat, Dec 7 | 1:15 PM
Online

The Library After Hours: James Baldwin
Fri, Dec 13 | 7–10 PM
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Maria Sweeney: Brittle Joints
Fri, Dec 6 | 1:15 PM
Online
Boum: The Jellyfish
Fri, Dec 6 | 2:15 PM
Online
Beth Hetland: Tender
Sat, Dec 7 | 1:15 PM
Online

Staff Picks

After becoming a prime suspect for a crime he did not commit, Ezra Cloud returns to the reservation he grew up in and reconciles with the wolf that rattles inside of him.
Best Books for Teens 2024
There's something wrong with Mags. When a (pretty) childhood friend breezes back into town, will Mags's darkness come to light?
Best Books for Teens 2024

In the Collection

Making Love With the Land
Joshua Whitehead
AdultNonfiction
The Bookshop Sisterhood
Michelle Lindo-Rice
AdultFiction
Whiskey Tender
Deborah Taffa
AdultNonfiction
Paradise Bronx
Ian Frazier
AdultNonfiction
Till the Wheels Fall Off
Brad Zeller
AdultFiction
The Briar Club
Kate Quinn
AdultFiction
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
Gennifer Choldenko
ChildrenFiction
Ninetails: Nine Tales
Sally Wen Mao
AdultFiction
Break to You
Neal Shusterman, Debra Young, Michelle Knowlden
Young AdultFiction
Not in Love
Ali Hazelwood
AdultFiction

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