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We spoke to the composer nitin sawhney, one of this year’s judges, about their search for a shortlist, and why these six books—including the winning title, samantha harvey’s space station novel orbital— are the best novels of. The best books of 2024 as the year draws to a close, with all its new books stretched out before us, smithsonian magazine’s editors and writers have clear favorites.