New York Times Best Books 2024 Non Fiction. As voted on by 503 novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, critics and other book lovers — with a little help from the staff of the new. We asked around the newsroom to find favorite nonfiction from the first half of 2024.

Watch this space for updates—we’ll continue adding to our list as the year. Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending december 30, 2023.