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 Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

398 pages • digital • 2017

fiction lgbtqia+ literary romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston

A Novel Love Story

Ashley Poston

369 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction contemporary fantasy magical realism romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Monster

Monster #1

Walter Dean Myers

288 pages • paperback • 1999

fiction crime young adult dark fast-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction contemporary crime literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

A Conjuring of Light

Shades of Magic #3

V.E. Schwab

666 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction fantasy adventurous dark medium-paced
Like a Boss by Hena Khan, Sarah Mlynowski

Like a Boss

Best Wishes #4

Hena Khan, Sarah Mlynowski

192 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction
I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith

I Capture The Castle

Dodie Smith

408 pages • paperback • 1948

fiction classics romance young adult emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

To Shape a Dragon's Breath

Nampeshiweisit #1

Moniquill Blackgoose

511 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
The Library Book by Susan Orlean

The Library Book

Susan Orlean

319 pages • hardcover • 2018

nonfiction history true crime informative medium-paced
The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Other Wind

Earthsea Cycle #6

Ursula K. Le Guin

211 pages • paperback • 2001

fiction classics fantasy young adult adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced