Best books I’ve read 2024

Books to prevent enshittification.

Review: Detachable Penis by Sam Elkin

The boundary between the professional and personal is arbitrary.

Review: Anam by André Dao

History as speculative fiction.

Review: All Fours by Miranda July

In this fervid novel, a 45-year-old married woman sets out from Los Angeles for a holiday in New York after … More

Review: Wall by Jen Craig

The dangers of telling someone about the art you are working on.

Review: Only Sound Remains by Hossein Asgari

Intrigue in pre-Revolution Iran.

Review: Hospital by Sanya Rushdi (translated by Arunava Sinha)

‘Can people hear me think? Let them.’

Review: Feast by Emily O’Grady

Grotesque and decadent.

Review: Body Friend by Katherine Brabon

A meticulous study of pain.

Review: The Ministry For The Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

The big climate book.