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Beat the Backlist 2024: 01/01/24

Beat the Backlist
Hosted by Austine of Novel Knight.

Last year I set a goal of 250 books and by the end of November I had met that goal. I'm going to stick with that goal for 2024 and as always, strive for half of my read books being backlist titles. I'm not, however, posting a list of things I plan to read as that just ends up being confusing and messy for me.

Below is my list of my completed backlist books from 2023 and earlier:

    2023

  1. Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust by Mindy Quigley and Holly Adams (Narrator)
  2. The Body in the Back Garden by Mark Waddell and Daniel Henning (Narrator)
  3. Bulletproof Barista by Cleo Coyle and Rebecca Gibel (Narrator)
  4. Case of the Bleus by Korina Moss
  5. Coconut Drop Dead by Olivia Matthews and Janina Edwards (Narrator)
  6. Death by Peppermint Cappuccino by Alex Erickson and Melissa Moran (Narrator)
  7. Death by a Thousand Sips by Gretchen Rue and Kristin Price (Narrator)
  8. Deep Fried Death by Maddie Day and Laural Merlington (Narrator)
  9. The Dog Knight by Jeremy Whitley
  10. Four Leaf Cleaver by Maddie Day and Laural Merlington (Narrator)
  11. Happy Place by Emily Henry
  12. A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand
  13. I Love You Even If You're Stinky by Lisa Wilkes, Dominique Amerosa, Areeba Haseeb (illustrator)
  14. In Farm's Way by Amanda Flower and Rachel Dulude (Narrator)
  15. Lore Olympus: Volume Four by Rachel Smythe
  16. Lore Olympus: Volume Five by Rachel Smythe
  17. Madre de los tiburones by Melissa Cristina Márquez and Devin Elle Kurtz (Illustrator)
  18. Mexikid by Pedro Martín
  19. Miles Morales Suspended by Jason Reynolds
  20. Misfortune Cookie by Vivien Chien
  21. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer
  22. Murder by the Seashore by Samara Yew and Catherine Ho (Narrator)
  23. Murder Checks Out by Victoria Gilbert and Coleen Marlo
  24. Murder Uncorked by Maddie Day and Linda Jones (Narrator)
  25. Painting Cats by Terry Runyan (2023)
  26. Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher
  27. The Prince & The Apocalypse by Kara McDowell
  28. Seams Deadly by Maggie Bailey and Allyson Johnson (Narrator)
  29. Sieve and Let Die by Victoria Hamilton and Emily Woo Zeller
  30. Someone Is Always Watching by Kelley Armstrong
  31. Spy x Family, Volume 11 Tatsuya Endo
  32. The T in LGBT by Jamie Raines
  33. Time After Time by Sarah Mlynowski and Christina Soontornvat
  34. The Twelve Books of Christmas by Kate Carlisle and Kimberly M. Wetherell (Narrator)
  35. The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
  36. What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman
  37. Witches in the Kitchen by Danielle Garrett and Amanda Ronconi (Narrator)

    2022

  38. Bread Over Troubled Water by Winnie Archer and Emily Durante (Narrator)
  39. A Dash of Death by Michelle Hillen Klump and Lisa Negron (Narrator)
  40. DON'T TOUCH THAT!: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Parenting Anthology edited by Jaymee Goh
  41. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
  42. Festergrimm by Thomas Taylor
  43. House of El, Volume 2: The Enemy Delusion by Claudia Gray and Eric Zawadzki (Illustrator)
  44. Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
  45. Murder in a Cape Cottage by Maddie Day and Rachel Dulude (Narrator)
  46. The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Volume 3 by Kazuki Irodori et al
  47. Ruby Lost and Found by Christina Li
  48. Spy x Family, Volume 10 by Tatsuya Endo, Casey Loe (Translator)
  49. Strawberried Alive by Jenn McKinlay and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
  50. Twice the Dads, Twice the Dad Jokes by Amy Culliford
  51. The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

    2021

  52. Absence of Mallets by Kate Carlisle and Angela Starling (Narrator)
  53. The Big Bath House by Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang (Illustrator) (Canada)
  54. A Capitol Crime by Carolyn Keene
  55. Delicates by Brenna Thummler
  56. Hooked on a Feline by Sofie Kelly and Cassandra Campbell (Narrator)
  57. Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 4 by Jun Mayuzuki and Amanda Haley (Translation)
  58. Murder by the Bookend by Laura Gail Black and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
  59. Peril at Pinecone Rock by M.A. Wilson
  60. Renewed for Murder by Victoria Gilbert and Coleen Marlo (Narrator)
  61. The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen (Canada)
  62. The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen and Senn Annis (Narrator) (2021)
  63. Tik-Tok by Candace Robinson abd Amber R. Duell
  64. We All Play by Julie Flett (Canada)
  65. Ya Boy Kongming! Volume 3 by Ryō Ogawa

    2020

  66. A-Frame by Chad Randl
  67. Boys Dance! by John Robert Allman and Luciano Lozano (Illustrator)
  68. A Call for Kelp by Bree Baker and Thérèse Plummer (Narrator)
  69. A Case of Cat and Mouse by Sofie Kelly and Casandra Campbell (Narrator)
  70. Closely Harbored Secrets by Bree Baker and Thérèse Plummer (Narrator) (2020)
  71. Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 9 by Ryoko Kui and Taylor Engel (Translator)
  72. For Batter or Worse Jenn McKinlay and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
  73. Gótico por Silvia Moreno-Garcia y Alexander Páez García (traduccion)
  74. A Man and His Cat, Volume 4 by Umi Sakurai
  75. A Man and His Cat, Volume 5 by Umi Sakurai
  76. Premeditated Mortar by Kate Carlisle and Angela Starling (Narrator) (2020)
  77. A Roost and Arrest by Hillary Avis and Kitty Hendrix (Narrator)
  78. The Tatami Time Machine Blues by Tomihiko Morimi, Emily Balistrieri (2020)
  79. Witch Hunt by Cate Conte and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)

    2010s

  80. The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan (2019)
  81. Deadendia: The Broken Halo by Hamish Steele (2019)
  82. Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946 by Gary Giddins (2018)
  83. The Black Holes by Borja González (2018)
  84. Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Sarah Graves and Susan Boyce (Narrator) (2018)
  85. Death by the Sea by Kathleen Bridge and Lauren Ezzo (Narrator) (2018)
  86. Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator) (2018)
  87. A Man and His Cat, Volume 2 by Umi Sakurai (2018)
  88. Sheets by Brenna Thummler (2018)
  89. Steamed Open by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (2018)
  90. Supergirl: Being Super by Mariko Tamaki and Joëlle Jones (Illustrator) (2018)
  91. Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower and Rebecca Mitchell (Narrator) (2017)
  92. Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill: Volume 2 by Ren Eguchi, MASA. (Illustrator), and Kevin Chen (Translator) (2017)
  93. City of Grit and Gold by Maud Macrory Powell (2017)
  94. Death in the Stacks by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator) (2017)
  95. Goth Girl and the Sinister Symphony by Chris Riddell (2017)
  96. Hospitality and Homicide by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator) (2017)
  97. It's Not Like It's a Secret by Misa Sugiura (2017)
  98. Komi Can't Communicate, Volume 6 by Tomohito Oda (2017)
  99. Letters to a Young Muslim by Omar Saif Ghobash (2017)
  100. Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Josh Cassara (Illustrator) (2017)
  101. Stowed Away by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator) (2017)
  102. All You Need is Fudge by Nancy CoCo (2016)
  103. Better Late Than Never by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator) (2016)
  104. BLAME! MASTER EDITION 2 by Tsutomu Nihei and Melissa Tanaka (Translator) (2016)
  105. The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton and Carrington MacDuffie (Narrator) (2016)
  106. Iced Under by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator) (2016)
  107. Murder on Wheels by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator) (2016)
  108. Tea Cups and Carnage by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator) (2016)
  109. Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith (Illustrator) (2015)
  110. Death of a Mad Hatter by Jenn McKinlay and Karyn O'Bryant (Narrator) (2014)
  111. Death With All the Trimmings by Lucy Burdette and Laura Jennings (Narrator) (2014)
  112. Plagued By Quilt by Molly MacRae and Emily Durante (Narrator) (2014)
  113. Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay and Karyn O'Bryant (Narrator) (2013)
  114. Buried in a Book by Lucy Arlington (2012)
  115. Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride (2012)
  116. Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon (2012)
  117. Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner (2010)

    2000s

  118. Death by Cashmere by Sally Goldenbaum and Julie McKay (Narrator) (2008)
  119. Little Boy with a Big Horn by Jack Bechdolt and Dan Yaccarino (Illustrator) (2008)
  120. Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors (2008)
  121. St. Patrick's Day Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (Narrator) (2008)
  122. Spanish Dagger by Susan Wittig Albert (2007)
  123. Bake Sale Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (Narrator) (2006)
  124. Flyte by Angie Sage and Mark Zug (Illustrator) (2006)
  125. Little Bird's ABC by Piet Grobler (2005)
  126. Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep by Liz Kessler (2004)
  127. Forever Friends by Lynne Hinton (2003)
  128. Murder in Volume by D.R. Meredith and Mara Lynne Thomas (Narrator) (2000)

    1999-1990

  129. A Distant Soil, Volume 1: The Gathering by Colleen Doran (1997)
  130. Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth by Tamar Myers and Caroline Miller (Narrator) (1993)
  131. If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O by Sharyn McCrumb (1990)

    1989-1980

  132. Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo by William Joyce (1988)
  133. The World of Oz: A Fantastic Expedition Over the Rainbow by Allen Eyles (1985)
  134. Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle (1981)

    1979-1970

  135. The Hoboken Chicken Emergency by Daniel Pinkwater (1977)
  136. How the Rooster Saved the Day by Arnold Lobel and Anita Lobel (Illustrator) (1977)
  137. The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg (1977)
  138. Blue Moose by (Daniel) Manus Pinkwater (1975)
  139. Thirteen by Remy Charlip and Jerry Joyner (1975)
  140. Who's Got the Apple? by Jan Lööf, Ole Risom and Linda Hayward (Translators) (1974)
  141. Big Frog, Little Pond by George Mendoza and Peter Parnall (Illustrator) (1971)

    1969-1960

  142. Alexander and the Magic Mouse by Martha Sanders and Philippe Fix (Illustrator) (1969)
  143. The Wedding Procession of the Rag Doll & The Broom Handle and Who Was in It by Carl Sandburg and Harriet Pincus (Illustrator) (1967)
  144. Andrew Henry's Meadow by Doris Burn (1965)
  145. The Swimmer by John Cheever (1964)
  146. Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell (1963)
  147. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey (1962)
  148. What's for Lunch, Charley? by Margaret Hodges and Aliki (Illustrator) (1961)

    1959-1950

  149. The Plant Sitter by Gene Zion and Margaret Bloy Graham (Illustrator) (1959)
  150. The Friendly Book by Margaret Wise Brown, Garth Williams (Illustrator) (1954)
  151. Picture Book of Kansas by Bernadine Bailey (1954)
  152. Little Boy with a Big Horn by Jack Bechdolt and Aurelius Battaglia (Illustrator) (1953)
  153. "Goodbye, My Brother" by John Cheever (1951)

    1949-1940

  154. "The Hartleys" by John Cheever (1949)
  155. Sun Up by Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin (Illustrator) (1949)
  156. "O City of Broken Dreams" by John Cheever (1948)
  157. "The Summer Farmer" by John Cheever (1948)
  158. "The Common Day" by John Cheever (1947)
  159. "The Enormous Radio" by John Cheever (1947)
  160. "Torch Song" by John Cheever (1947)
  161. "The Sutton Place Story" by John Cheever (1946)

    1939-1930

  162. My Sister Eileen by Ruth McKenney (1938)
  163. Shawneen and the Gander by Richard Bennett (1937)

    1929-1920

  164. Astoria: the Land of Better Living by the Astoria Chamber of Commerce (1925)

    1919-1910

  165. The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (Illustrator) (1919)
  166. The Tin Woodman of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (Illustrator) (1918)
  167. The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (Illustrator) (1917)
  168. The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (1915)
  169. Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (1914)
  170. The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (1913)
  171. The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (1910)

    1909-1900

  172. The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (1909)
  173. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (1908)
  174. Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (1907)
  175. The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (1904)

    1899 and earlier

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