Beat the Backlist 2021 - hosted by austinedecker

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 whether it’s a fandom dream or you’re just really into rocks and this book talks about rocks, whatever makes you geek out! 
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Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Katherine Howe, Anderson Cooper

Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

Katherine Howe, Anderson Cooper

8 hours, 50 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional reflective medium-paced
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

From Blood and Ash

Blood And Ash #1

Jennifer L. Armentrout

613 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury

A Court of Thorns and Roses #2

Sarah J. Maas

626 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet by Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet

Neil deGrasse Tyson

208 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous fast-paced
Capital and Ideology by Thomas Piketty

Capital and Ideology

Thomas Piketty

1150 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative slow-paced
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

Gabrielle Zevin

270 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson

Technically, You Started It

Lana Wood Johnson

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult funny lighthearted fast-paced
Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

Snapdragon

Kat Leyh

225 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Crimson Rain Sought Flower by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Crimson Rain Sought Flower

天官赐福 Heaven Official's Blessing #1

Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

628 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional medium-paced
How Language Works by David Crystal

How Language Works

David Crystal

512 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction science informative slow-paced