Beat the Backlist 2025 - hosted by austinedecker

language has power
stories about language, words, the power of such things, you get the idea
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The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

The Memory Police

Yōko Ogawa

9 hours, 8 minutes • audio • 1994

fiction dystopian literary science fiction dark reflective sad slow-paced
Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher

Terms and Conditions

Dreamland Billionaires #2

Lauren Asher

477 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Broken Things by Lauren Oliver

Broken Things

Lauren Oliver

9 hours, 50 minutes • audio • 2018

fiction mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense slow-paced
I'll Miss Myself by John Wiswell

I'll Miss Myself

John Wiswell

26 pages • digital • 2024

fiction science fiction short stories hopeful reflective fast-paced
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

The Wee Free Men

Discworld #30

Terry Pratchett

352 pages • paperback • 2014

fiction fantasy funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

Love and Other Words

Christina Lauren

8 hours, 22 minutes • audio • 2018

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful medium-paced
De minibieb by Tessa Bickers

De minibieb

Tessa Bickers

9 hours, 16 minutes • audio • 2024 user-added

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

5 hours, 21 minutes • audio • 2024

nonfiction essays politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

Here One Moment

Liane Moriarty

501 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction contemporary thriller emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

Kirsten Miller

304 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction contemporary funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced