Deliberate Freelancer

On today’s show I discuss my favorite books I read in 2024 and share my most anticipated books of 2025, plus some popular authors coming out with new books this year. A few statistics first. In 2024:  I read 67 books. I did not finish (DNF) 16 books. 67% of my books were fiction, with 33% nonfiction. All but one book was for adults; I read one young adult book. I read 21 debuts, or first-time-published authors, which was about 31% of all my books. All my books were physical books. I don’t use an e-reader or listen to audiobooks. Mystery/thriller was my most read genre. Here are the books I read that were mentioned in this episode: Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman Falling by T.J. Newman Drowning by T.J. Newman Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanaugh The Eddie Flynn series by Steve Cavanaugh Colored Television by Danzy Senna James by Percival Everett   The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan  Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan Summer Romance by