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Beat the Backlist 2023: 01/01/22

Beat the Backlist
Hosted by Austine of Novel Knight.

Although I did surpass my usual goal of 300, I am going to do another year of a smaller goal, 200. As with previous years, my goal for this challenge is to have half my reading be from backlist books. Ideally, I'd like to complete my 2021 books and make a serious dent in my 2022 purchases.

Below is my list of unread books from 2021, 2020 and 2019. I will cross them out as I read them. I will also add other books to the list as I read them, and will bold them.

TBR from 2022

  1. Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson
  2. Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca
  3. Pets of Park Avenue by Stefanie London
  4. A Streetcar Named Murder by T.G. Herren
  5. The Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi and Emily Balistrieri (Translation)
  6. Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade
  7. Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
  8. Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes
  9. Diana and Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale and Victoria Ying (Illustrator)
  10. Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell
  11. The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin
  12. My Aunt Is a Monster by Reimena Yee
  13. High Spirits by Carol J. Perry
  14. Into the Windwracked Wilds by A. Deborah Baker
  15. The Singularities by John Banville
  16. Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
  17. Strike the Zither by Joan He and Kuri Huang (Illustrator)
  18. Green Lantern: Alliance by Minh Lê, et. al.
  19. Love from Mecca to Medina by S.K. Ali
  20. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
  21. Build a House by Rhiannon Giddens and Monica Mikai (Illustrator)
  22. Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe
  23. The Crime That Binds by Laurie Cass
  24. Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala and Danice Cabanela (Narrator)
  25. Anne of Greenville by Mariko Tamaki
  26. The Ghost and the Stolen Tears by Cleo Coyle
  27. Bhai for Now by Maleeha Siddiqui
  28. Sisterhood of Sleuths by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
  29. By the Time You Read This I'll Be Gone by Stephanie Kuehn
  30. Soul of a Killer by Abby Collette and L. Malaika Cooper (Narrator)
  31. The Lords of Night by J.C. Cervantes
  32. Best Wishes by Sarah Mlynowski
  33. Enemies by Svetlana Chmakova
  34. We Spread by Iain Reid
  35. Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White
  36. Gone for Gouda by Korina Moss and Erin Moon (Narrator)
  37. The Vanquishers by Kalynn Bayron
  38. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
  39. Murder Out of Character by Olivia Matthews
  40. Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt
  41. Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna-Marie McLemore
  42. The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
  43. Dewey Decimated by Allison Brook and Marilyn Levinson (Narrator)
  44. Back to the Garden by Laurie R. King
  45. Eden's Everdark by Karen Strong
  46. Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah
  47. Steeped to Death by Gretchen Rue
  48. Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns and Jasmin Walker (Narrator)
  49. August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White
  50. Crunch by Kayla Miller
  51. Harley Quinn: The Animated Series, Vol. 1: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour by Tee Franklin and Max Sarin (Illustrator)
  52. Lord of the Fly Fest by Goldy Moldavsky
  53. The Neapolitan Sisters by Margo Candela
  54. Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns
  55. This Is Why They Hate Us by Aaron H. Aceves
  56. Miracle Season by Beth Hautala
  57. Ride On by Faith Erin Hicks
  58. The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones
  59. KosherSoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew by Michael W. Twitty
  60. The Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis
  61. These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall
  62. Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend by Alys Arden, et al
  63. The Paper Caper by Kate Carlisle
  64. Twice as Perfect by Louisa Onomé
  65. Three Miles Down by Harry Turtledove
  66. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  67. Death by Bubble Tea by Jennifer J. Chow
  68. Dele Weds Destiny by Tomi Obaro
  69. Valentina Salazar Is Not a Monster Hunter by Zoraida Córdova
  70. Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley
  71. On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi
  72. We Weren't Looking to Be Found by Stephanie Kuehn
  73. Black Hammer, Vol. 6: Reborn, Part II by Jeff Lemire, et al
  74. Adult Assembly Required by Abbi Waxman and Emily Rankin (Narrator)
  75. Café Con Lychee by Emery Lee
  76. Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
  77. The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
  78. Seasonal Fears by Seanan McGuire
  79. Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl by Joya Goffney
  80. Ballad & Dagger by Daniel José Older
  81. In the Key of Us by Mariama J. Lockington
  82. Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf
  83. Flirting with Fate by J.C. Cervantes
  84. Buy Black: How Black Women Transformed US Pop Culture by Aria S. Halliday
  85. Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye
  86. Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett

TBR from 2021

  1. Noor by Nnedi Okorafor
  2. Our Earthly Ends by Chloe Gong
  3. Tik-Tok by Candace Robinson and Amber R. Duell
  4. You Can Go Your Own Way by Eric Smith
  5. Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
  6. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder by Maria DiRico
  7. Death by Hot Apple Cider by Alex Erikson
  8. Digging Up Trouble by Kitt Crowe
  9. This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us by Katherine Locke
  10. Well Matched by Jen DeLuca
  11. Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O'Meara
  12. Across the Desert by Dusti Bowling
  13. Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
  14. The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes by Rick Riordan
  15. Dinosaur Sanctuary, Volume 1 by Itaru Kinoshita
  16. Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
  17. What Lives in the Woods by Lindsay Currie
  18. The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley
  19. Murder by the Bookend by Laura Gail Black
  20. Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens
  21. Reading Between the Crimes by Kate Young
  22. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
  23. Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer
  24. Seven-Year Witch by Angela M. Sanders
  25. No Grater Crime by Maddie Day and Laural Merlington (Narrator)
  26. Never Say You Can't Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
  27. Much Ado about Nauticaling by Gabby Allan
  28. Ballgowns & Butterflies by Kelley Armstrong
  29. Linked by Gordon Korman
  30. Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation by John Lewis
  31. Summer in the City of Roses by Michelle Ruiz Keil
  32. Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton
  33. The Chariot at Dusk Swati Teerdhala
  34. Of Princes and Promises by Sandhya Menon
  35. She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Volume 1 by Sakaomi Yuzaki and Caleb David Cook (Translator)
  36. Yes & No by Elisha Cooper (2021)

Older books

  1. Dead-End Detective by Amanda Flower and Laura Faye Smith (Narrator) (2020)
  2. A Design to Die For by Kathleen Bridge and Vanessa Daniels (Narrator) (2020)
  3. Grounds for Murder by Tara Lush and Kae Marie Denino (Narrator) (2020)
  4. Hidden Pictures by Carolyn Keene (2020)
  5. I Am a Cat Barista, Volume 2 by Hiro Maijima (2020)
  6. Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 2 by Jun Mayuzuki and Amanda Haley (Translation) (2020)
  7. The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter, Volume 1 by Kazuki Irodori (2020)
  8. A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh (2019)
  9. Reverie by Ryan La Sala (2019)
  10. Call of the Night, Volume 1 by Kotoyama (2019)
  11. Color Outside the Lines by Sangu Mandanna (2019)
  12. Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Volume 2 by Keigo Maki (2019)
  13. A Constellation of Roses by Miranda Asebedo (2019)
  14. Coral by Sara Ella (2019)
  15. A Storm of Wishes by Jacqueline West (2019)
  16. The Burning Queen by Kathryn Lasky (2019)
  17. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe (2019)
  18. Laughter at the Academy by Seanan McGuire (2019)
  19. The Babysitters Coven by Kate Williams (2019)
  20. Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo (2019)
  21. How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters (2019)
  22. Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946 by Gary Giddins (2018)
  23. Live and Let Chai by Bree Baker and Thérèse Plummer(2018)
  24. The Reckless Club by Beth Vrabel (2018)
  25. The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding (2018)
  26. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (2017)
  27. Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper (2017)
  28. Komi Can't Communicate, Volume 4 by Tomohito Oda (2017)
  29. The Promised Neverland 2 by Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu (Illustrator), and Luise Steggewentz (Translator) (2017)
  30. A Tale of Two Kitties by Sofie Kelly and Cassandra Campbell (Narrator) (2017)
  31. The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan (2016)
  32. Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill, Volume 1 by Ren Eguchi and Kevin Chen (Translator) (2016)
  33. The Gathering by Dan Poblocki (2016)
  34. A Ghoul's Guide to Love and Murder by Victoria Laurie (2016)
  35. Boiled Over by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator) (2014)
  36. Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death by Chris Riddell (2014)
  37. To Fudge or Not to Fudge by Nancy CoCo and Vanessa Johansson (Narrator) (2014)
  38. Mission to Murder by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator) (2014)
  39. Sweetness and Lightning Volume 2 by Gido Amagakure and Adam Lensenmayer (Translator) (2014)
  40. The Case of the Toxic Mutants by Ursula Vernon (2013)
  41. Read It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator) (2013)
  42. Last Wool and Testament by Molly MacRae (2012)
  43. The Lonely Phone Booth by Peter Ackerman and Max Dalton (Illustrator) (2010)
  44. A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck (2009)
  45. Deep South by Nevada Barr (2000)
  46. Birthday Party Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (Narrator) (2002)
  47. The Starlite Drive-In by Marjorie Reynolds (1997)
  48. Blanche Among the Talented Tenth by Barbara Neely (1994)
  49. A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L'Engle (1971)
  50. Tootle by Gertrude Crampton and Tibor Gergely (Illustrator) (1945)
  51. Alias Jane Smith by Clarence Budington Kelland (1944) (reread)
  52. The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Hoyt Swift and Lynd Ward (1942)
  53. The Norths Meet Murder by Frances Lockridge (1940)
  54. Little Toot by Hardie Gramatky (1939)
  55. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie and David Suchet (Narrator) (1924)
  56. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (1881)

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