Beat the Backlist 2022 - hosted by austinedecker

about or inspired by a historical event
a book that’s either about an event in history, or heavily inspired by one 
All books added
Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

Fruit of the Drunken Tree

Ingrid Rojas Contreras

304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional sad tense medium-paced
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

City of Girls

Elizabeth Gilbert

470 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas #1

John Boyne

216 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country by Amanda Gorman

The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

Amanda Gorman

32 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction poetry hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion & the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming

The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion & the Fall of Imperial Russia

Candace Fleming

292 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

185 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Iron Widow

Iron Widow #1

Xiran Jay Zhao

394 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Crash Site by Rachel Grant

Crash Site

Fiona Carver #2

Rachel Grant

396 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction mystery romance thriller adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression's Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself by Martin W. Sandler

Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression's Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself

Martin W. Sandler

176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history informative sad medium-paced
Gandhi: A Manga Biography by Kazuki Ebine

Gandhi: A Manga Biography

Kazuki Ebine

192 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction biography manga adventurous dark informative medium-paced