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Beat the Backlist 2025 - hosted by austinedecker

family business
a story following members of a single family 
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The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

The Nest

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

368 pages • hardcover • 2016

fiction contemporary lighthearted reflective medium-paced
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

Shari Franke

315 pages • digital • 2025

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King

The Lantern's Dance

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes #18

Laurie R. King

300 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

Six Crimson Cranes

Six Crimson Cranes #1

Elizabeth Lim

454 pages • digital • 2021

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

133 pages • digital • 2025

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Dial A for Aunties

Aunties #1

Jesse Q. Sutanto

309 pages • digital • 2021

fiction contemporary mystery romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Wedding People by Alison Espach

The Wedding People

Alison Espach

367 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
I'll Have What He's Having by Adib Khorram

I'll Have What He's Having

Adib Khorram

367 pages • digital • 2024

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Private Rites by Julia Armfield

Private Rites

Julia Armfield

8 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary speculative fiction dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Copy Cap Murder by Jenn McKinlay

Copy Cap Murder

Hat Shop Mystery #4

Jenn McKinlay

304 pages • paperback • 2016

fiction mystery lighthearted mysterious fast-paced