Beat the Backlist 2021 - hosted by austinedecker

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The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle

The Dinner List

Rebecca Serle

288 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary magical realism romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 2

Heartstopper #2

Alice Oseman

293 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero

In the Country We Love: My Family Divided

Diane Guerrero

9 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea

The House in the Cerulean Sea #1

TJ Klune

398 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung by Nina MacLaughlin

Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung

Nina MacLaughlin

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical short stories challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Cat and the City by Nick Bradley

The Cat and the City

Nick Bradley

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

These Violent Delights

Secret Shanghai Universe #1

Chloe Gong

449 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V.E. Schwab

545 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

In a Holidaze

Christina Lauren

307 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced