Mitchell's Book Corner 2024 Reading Recommendations

Massachusetts has a plethora of terrific bookstores, including those that are locally owned.

At those stores are booksellers with expansion knowledge of the industry: what’s coming out this year, what the books to read from the recent past are and other aspects of the industry us casual readers wouldn’t think of.

With that in mind, Patch reached out to bookstores around the community to check in and see what some of their booksellers, owners and other fixtures at the store would recommend for your reading throughout 2024.

Patch got in touch with the booksellers at Nantucket Book Partners, who represent Nantucket's two independent bookstores in Nantucket Bookworms and Mitchell's Book Corner.

Here’s what the Mitchell's Book Corner folks had to say:

What was your favorite book of 2023?

Tim: "Tom Lake" by Ann Patchett, "The Rachel Incident" by Caroline O' Donoghue and "Speech Team" by Tim Murphy.

Cristina: Favorite book of 2023 was The Guest by Emma Cline.

Elissa: Favorite Book of 2023 was "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros.

What was special about this work that put it at the top of your list?

Tim: All 3 titles were entertaining escapes while at the same time being personally relatable for a myriad of reasons.

Cristina: I love stories about struggling drifters and the writing was perfect.

Elissa: After trudging through the many identical fantasy novels that have come out in the last few years, "Fourth Wing" was a breath of fresh air. With its compelling characters, rich world building, and intriguing plot!

Is there a book you’re looking forward to that is set to be published in 2024?

Tim: I am looking forward to so many books in 2024. "Same As It Ever Was" by Claire Lombardo, "The God of the Woods" by Liz Moore, "James" by Percival Everett, Rufi Thorpe's "Margo's Got Money Troubles", the new Louise Penny mystery "The Grey Wolf", and the list could go on and on.

Cristina: For 2024, "Same As It Ever Was" by Claire Lombardo and "The Second Coming" by Garth Risk Hallberg.

Elissa: For 2024 I'm is looking forward to "A Witches Guide to Magical Innkeeping" by Sangu Mandanna.

Other books you’re excited to read this year?

Tim: Here on Nantucket I would be remiss not to mention Elin Hilderbrand's final Nantucket novel "Swan Song" coming out in June.