January 2024 “It Book” Knockout Round

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Jeff O’Neal and Rebecca Schinsky choose the “it book” of January 2024 from a roster of 10 finalists.

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TBR!

First Edition!

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Read Harder 2024 is alive! 

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan

Dead in Long Beach, California by Venita Blackburn

The Showman by Simon Shuster

Come and Get It by Kiley Reid

Sanctuary of the Shadow by Aurora Ascher

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

Beautyland by Marie-Helen Bertino

The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas