What are the best books of the year? (2024)

About this episode

<p>What makes dark academia so enticing? Which book turned slow cooking into a life-changing obsession? What are the new books are already causing a stir inside Penguin HQ? And what happens when a TV presenter tries their hand at a novel? </p><br><p>This week on <em>Ask Penguin</em>, Rhianna heads around Penguin HQ to ask our book obsessed colleagues about the books that made the biggest impression on them in 2024.</p><br><p>From bold nonfiction and immersive fantasy to much-loved characters returning in adulthood, we celebrate the books that gave us something new to think about this year. </p><br><p>Books discussed on this episode and the transcript by visiting: <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2024/12/the-penguin-podcast-episode-12-the-best-books-of-the-year?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode12&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode 12: Best books of the year</a>.</p><br><p>Thank you for listening to Ask Penguin. We would love to hear your feedback and if you have any questions for us. To get in contact with the team, send us a message via the email address below. We return in the Spring with a new series. Until then, Happy Reading!</p><br><p>Send us a question: penguinpodcast@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk.</p><p>Website: <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/podcast?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode3&amp;utm_source=penguinwebsite&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.penguin.co.uk/podcast</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>