Quizlit’s Book of the Month Selection
To round out 2024, Quizlit’s Book of the Month December 2024 is Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa. A hypnotic, introspective novel about an affluent Japanese family navigating buried secrets, and their young house guest who uncovers them.
Quizlit’s Book of the Month November 2024 is the rip-roaring The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry. Set in the American West of the 1890s, it tracks the dangerously forbidden affair between a torrid young balladeer and the wife of a devout and powerful mine captain.
Quizlit’s Book of the Month October 2024 is the scintillating debut short story collection Ghostroots by ‘Pemi Aguda.
Quizlit’s Book of the Month September 2024 is My Friends by Hisham Matar. Nominated for the 2024 Booker Prize, My Friends is a intensely moving novel about three friends living in political exile and the emotional homeland that deep friendships can provide.
Quizlit’s Book of the Month August 2024 is Table for Two by Amor Towles. A brilliant, richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of stories, including a novella featuring one of his most beloved characters.
Quizlit’s Book of the Month July 2024 is Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino. An astute, touching tale about a woman who believes she is an alien and doesn’t belong on Earth.
Quizlit’s Book of the Month June 2024 is James by Percival Everett. A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim’s point of view.
Quizlit’s Book of the Month May 2024 is The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James. Part Magical Realism, part Western, The Bullet Swallower is mythical masterpiece, a beautifully written epic tale.
Quizlit’s Book of the Month April 2024 is Martyr! by Kavah Akbar. His electrifying debut novel follows a newly sober poet adrift in the American Midwest, trying to come to terms with his mother’s tragic death decades prior, as the mystery of who she really was begins to unravel.
Quizlit’s Book of the Month March 2024 is Bliss Montage by Ling Ma. From the author of Severance, this scintillating collection of short stories is a wild ride.
