Reading Through Life

120: Underrated Backlist Books


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Show notes:

Our most downloaded episode ever was about books that we think need more love. So, in today’s episode we figured we’d share some more books that are underrated and deserve all the praise and attention. Plus, these are backlist titles, so they should be easier to find at the library or wherever you get your books. Happy reading! 

 

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Find the time stamped show notes below with links to all of the fun things we mentioned.

 

Something Bookish:

[03:59] S: Book FOMO is real. But also, don’t buy into it.

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

[05:30] M: The next pick for my classics book club is: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. 

 

Underrated Backlist Books We Hope More People Read:

[07:37] M: Ghost 19 by Simone St. James 

[08:40] S: When I Ran Away by Ilona Bannister

[09:54] M: We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

[11:11] S: Truth and Other Lies by Maggie Smith

[12:29] M: No One Crosses the Wolf by Lisa Nikolidakis

[13:59] S: Most Likely by Sarah Watson

[15:17] M: A Frenzy of Sparks by Kristin Fields

[16:38] S: Man O’War by Cory McCarthy

[18:13] M: Winders by Ryan O’Nan

[19:46] S: The Heart of the Deal by Lindsay MacMillan

 

Honorable Mentions:

[21:38] M:

  • The Boys in the Cave by Matt Gutman

  • Wild Words by Nicole Gulotta

  • No Ordinary Time by Susan A. Mulder

  • The Boat Rocker by Ha Jin

  • I Will Find You by Joanna Connors

 

[23:21] S:

  • The Leftovers by Cassandra Parkin

  • The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi

  • The Boys by Katie Hafner

  • Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith

  • Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy

 

Also Mentioned:

  • Episode 94, Books We Think Deserve a Second Life



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