We’ve put our 2023 reading lists behind us, and now it's time to look ahead to 2024. Who better to guide us through all the new titles coming our way than Chrissy Ryan, owner of North London’s buzziest bookshop and social space, Bookbar. New books by favourite authors, a non-fiction page-turner that will have you hooked, a high-concept potential blockbuster and a follow-up novel from the author of a debut that got people talking, we’ve got something for everyone. Not to mention our tips and strategies for how to avoid feeling overwhelmed by that TBR. Listen via the media player above or your preferred podcast player with this podfollow link. Books mentioned You are Here by David Nicholls (April) All that Glitters by Orlando Whitfield (May) Some Trick by Helen DeWitt The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Glass Houses (May), and Voyeur by Francesca Reece England is Mine by Nicholas Padamsee (April) The Bee Sting by Paul Murray (out in paperback May 2024) Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson Fire Weather by John Vaillant Not the End of the World by Dr Hannah Ritchie The Fraud by Zadie Smith If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman (March) The Idiot by Elif Batuman Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (and we also mentioned Such a Fun Age) Notes Find out what we're up to and support the show on Patreon. The 10 Best New Novelists for 2024, The Observer Who is Still in the Metaverse by Paul Murray for New York Magazine