Beat the Backlist 2024 - hosted by austinedecker

2023 debut novel
an author's first published book released in 2023
All books added
No Life for a Lady by Hannah Dolby

No Life for a Lady

Violet Hamilton #1

Hannah Dolby

400 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical mystery funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Edge of Here by Kelechi Okafor

Edge of Here

Kelechi Okafor

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

Pineapple Street

Jenny Jackson

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Trade Deadline by Jodi Oliver

Trade Deadline

Chicago Thunder #1

Jodi Oliver

390 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance sports funny lighthearted medium-paced
A Trans Man Walks Into a Gay Bar by Harry Nicholas

A Trans Man Walks Into a Gay Bar

Harry Nicholas

240 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Warden by Daniel M. Ford

The Warden

The Warden #1

Daniel M. Ford

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Murder by the Seashore by Samara Yew

Murder by the Seashore

Samara Yew

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella

Bored Gay Werewolf

Tony Santorella

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous funny fast-paced
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant by Curtis Chin

Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant

Curtis Chin

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir emotional funny reflective medium-paced
I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever by Barbara Rae-Venter

I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever

Barbara Rae-Venter

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction science true crime challenging informative reflective medium-paced