Beat the Backlist 2019 | Hosted by Novel Knight
The Beat the Backlist challenge gives readers a way to be intentional about getting to those books we couldn’t wait to read the year prior but never quite got around to reading before the year’s end. It is hosted by Austine over at NovelKnight.
This was my second year participating and even though I downsized my list to 20 titles, I didn’t make it through them all. Nor did I review all of the 9 books that I read. The books that I completed are marked with a yellow dot in the graphic below. I am an elementary school librarian so you’ll see that this mix of books reflects that but it also includes a couple of grownup reads too. You’ll want to learn more about each of these authors so I included links to their websites at the end of this post.
If you are interested in joining the Beat the Backlist challenge this year, please visit NovelKnight’s blog and read Everything you need to know about Beat the Backlist 2020.
Links to Authors in My Beat the Backlist 2019 Reading Challenge
(Listed in alphabetical order)
- Dusti Bowling (24 Hours in Nowhere) | https://www.dustibowling.com/
- Ann Braden (The Benefits of Being an Octopus) | http://annbradenbooks.com/books/
- Hilda Eunice Burgos (Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle) | https://hildaeuniceburgos.com/
- Paula Chase (So Done) | http://paulachasehyman.com/
- Dhonielle Clayton (The Belles) | https://www.dhonielleclayton.com/
- Sayantani DasGupta (The Serpent’s Secret)| http://www.sayantanidasgupta.com/
- Glory Edim (Well-Read Black Girl) | https://wellreadblackgirl.com/glory-edim/
- Zetta Elliott (Cin’s Mark) | http://www.zettaelliott.com/
- Karina Yan Glaser (The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden) | http://www.karinaglaser.com/
- Rita Lorraine Hubbard (Hammering For Freedom) | http://ritahubbard.com/
- Varian Johnson (The Parker Inheritance) | http://varianjohnson.com/
- Kathleen Krull (No Truth Without Ruth) | http://www.kathleenkrull.com/
- Wendy Mass (Bob) | http://wendymass.com/
- Imbolo Mbue (Behold the Dreamers)| http://www.imbolombue.com/
- Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (Someday is Now, also Naomis Too) | https://www.olugbemisolabooks.com/
- Andrea Davis Pinkney (Sit-In) | https://andreadavispinkney.com/
- Aisha Saeed (Amal Unbound) | http://aishasaeed.com/
- Audrey Vernick (Naomis Too) | http://www.audreyvernick.com/
- Renee Watson (Piecing Me Together) | http://www.reneewatson.net/
- Leslie C. Youngblood (Love Like Sky) | https://www.lesliecyoungblood.com/
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