A bunch of librarians and book lovers posted their 10 favorite books published in 2024 on BlueSky, using the hashtag #LibFaves24. An amazing 464 votes total were cast, with 346 unique book titles mentioned in the chat!

Here are the top books with five votes or more, and a link to the spreadsheet of all the titles.

8 votes each: James by Percival Everett and The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley.

7 votes each: Funny Story by Emily Henry and Sandwich by Catherine Newman.

6 votes: The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

5 votes: Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe, The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich, The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst, and The Women by Kristin Hannah.

Our latest GalleyChat occurred on December 5, at our new home on BlueSky. Here are the links to the chat and the Edelweiss catalog where you can request and download DRCs.

To read the full chat, log in and search the platform by #ewgc.

— EarlyWord GalleyChat, December 2024— link to a spreadsheet of the titles on Google Docs. Includes the chatters or marketers who chatted up the books. As always, diversity titles are noted. LibraryReads deadlines and notes on DRCs are only available on NetGalley.

NOTE: If you have any trouble downloading the spreadsheet or have comments or issues, please let us know.

— Edelweiss catalog — includes covers, publisher marketing information, and links to Edelweiss DRCs.

Our next chat is scheduled for Thursday, January 2, 2025, from 4 to 5 p.m. EST on BlueSky (virtual cocktails at 3:30 p.m. EST).

The next LibraryReads deadline is January 1, for books publishing in February.

Please give special attention to our list of diversity titles for 2025.