It’s a truth universally acknowledged that if you leave a content creator alone with Google Analytics during one of the quietest weeks of the year, they’re going to go spelunking. Presented in no particular order, here are 10 of the news stories Book Riot readers read and shared the most in 2024.

⏰ How Much Time Do Americans Spend Reading Per Day?

πŸ“± Is BookTok Past Its Peak?

πŸ‘€ Barnes & Noble Just Bought a Beloved Bookstore. Now What?

πŸ”ͺ Meet the Thriller Writer Outselling James Patterson and John Grisham

πŸ“š A Line of Book Lovers a Mile Long for a Rare Event at the Largest Indie Bookstore in the US

πŸ† The New York Times Names the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century So Far

πŸ› Goodreads Users’ Favorite Books From Each of the Last 10 Years

πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ The OG Queen of Faerie Fantasy Talks Romantasy, BookTok, and the Rise of YA

πŸ€“ Are There Really Only 20,000 Readers of Literary Fiction the US?

πŸ”₯ The It Books of November (Why was November so popular? Who knows)

Surprises? Stories we missed? Let us know in the comments!