Beat the Backlist 2023 - hosted by austinedecker

non-fiction just for fun
 something you want to read just because it sounds interesting 
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Make It Scream, Make It Burn: Essays by Leslie Jamison

Make It Scream, Make It Burn: Essays

Leslie Jamison

nonfiction essays memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

9 hours, 3 minutes | first published 2019

Μικρή ιστορία της επιστήμης by William F. Bynum

Μικρή ιστορία της επιστήμης

Little History

William F. Bynum with Νίκος Αποστολόπουλος (Translator)

nonfiction history science informative fast-paced

392 pages

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

Amy Schumer

nonfiction memoir funny reflective medium-paced

336 pages | first published 2016

Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America by Cullen Murphy

Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America

Cullen Murphy

nonfiction history politics adventurous informative medium-paced

272 pages | first published 2007

Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconner

Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

Anne Glenconner

nonfiction biography history memoir emotional fast-paced

326 pages | first published 2019

Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste by Nolan Gasser

Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste

Nolan Gasser

nonfiction music psychology science challenging informative slow-paced

720 pages | first published 2019

The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts by Maja Säfström

The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts

Maja Säfström

nonfiction art childrens nature adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

120 pages | first published 2016

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell

Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language

Amanda Montell

nonfiction feminism history funny informative reflective medium-paced

291 pages | first published 2019

Backwards and in Heels: The Past, Present, and Future of Women Working in Film by Alicia Malone

Backwards and in Heels: The Past, Present, and Future of Women Working in Film

Alicia Malone

nonfiction art gender history informative reflective slow-paced

8 hours, 11 minutes

Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology by LIV Albert

Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology

LIV Albert with Sara Richard (Illustrator), Sara Richard (Illustrator)

nonfiction historical history adventurous fast-paced

240 pages | first published 2021