Aggressive Polar Bears, Raging at Your Boss, Being Mistaken for a Sex Worker, Mice Taking Over, Ghost Parrots, A Psychopathic Governess, and Genius Kid

Shark Attacks, Death of Free Play, Death by Execution, Illicit Love Affairs, Cut-Throat Kitchen, Houses Up in Flames, Relationships Up in Flames, A Secret Family, Disappearing Siblings, Exploding World, and The Wild, Wild West

And the award goes to...

Rounding up the best books of 2024

Expensive Ransoms, Exploding Suns, Korean Tragedies, Michael Corleone, Barefoot Contessa, It’s Saturday Night, Unfit Parents, Yes Chef

Adoring Wife Turned Silent Killer, Magician Turned Comedian, Actor Turned President, Famous Daughter Turned Famous Singer, Humans Turned Astronauts

Argentinian Hauntings, A Monster Creation, Unexpected Guests, Sibling Relationships, The Most Inspirational Swiss Vacation, Beets Galore, Horror on a Movie Set, The Deep Blue Sea, and 365 Days of Pasta

Sanatoriums, Burning Buildings, Anarchists, Transforming Rain Drops, Art Theft, Hometowns, Haunted Cars, Hippos As Pets, and Decimated Lands

It's an honor just to be nominated

A Deadly Slip, Battlefields, A Playwright’s Revenge, Friendship, Growing Up and Apart, Insanity and Science, Grief, The Kennedy Curse, Cozy Cottages, and Controlling VR

And the award goes to...

The Lavender Scare, kidnapped for ransom, when adulthood becomes dull, from Candid Camera to Survivor, angst, PR gone bad, soccer prodigies, and Special Ops lovers

Best Books of the 21st Century

Irish murders, resort murders, young mothers, single mothers, celebrity chaos, and family chaos

Space shuttle explosions, AI children, martyrs, Siberian wasteland, and bears stalking humans

Oprah, Reese, and Jenna oh my

A family curse, mobster families, Andy Griffith, Egyptian mummies, evil babysitters, floating down rivers, and apocalyptic storms

Heaven is a place on earth with you (AKA The Strand)