Best Medieval Books of 2024

Medieval Studies has no shortage of amazing books coming out each year, but which ones are the best of the best? This week, Danièle continues the annual tradition of listing her top five book recommendations of 2024 alongside those of Peter Konieczny, editor of Medievalists.net. This year's list is: Beards and Baldness in the Middle Ages, translated by Joseph McAlhany  Bad Chaucer, by Tison Pugh Crusader Criminals, by Steve Tibble The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Arthurian Literature, by Kathy Cawsey and Elizabeth Edwards The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV, by Helen Castor Rewriting the First Crusade, by Thomas W. Smith A Shattered Realm: Wars and Lives in Fourteenth-Century Japan, translated by Royall Tyler  House of Lilies: The Dynasty that Made Medieval France, by Justine Firnhaber-Baker God’s Own Language: Architectural Drawing in the Twelfth Century, by Karl Kinsella The Illustrated Cairo Genizah, by Nick Posegay and Melonie Schmierer-Lee