In Episode 72, Catherine Gilmore (@gilmoreguide) and I share the best backlist books we read in 2020 and the high priority backlist books on our TBR lists. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Announcements Sarah's 2020 Holiday Gift Guide 2021 Rock Your Reading Tracker Highlights Catherine and my 2020 backlist reading stats. Things that motivate Catherine and I to read more backlist throughout the year. The pressure Catherine and I sometimes feel to read mostly new releases (which inhibits our backlist reading). The Top 5 Backlist Books We Read in 2020 [9:55] Sarah Know My Name by Chanel Miller (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [10:06] Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh | Buy from Amazon [13:17] Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb | Buy from Amazon [17:02] I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [20:19] American Predator by Maureen Callahan (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [25:02] Catherine Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson (My Review)| Buy from Amazon [11:23] The Road by Cormac McCarthy | Buy from Amazon [14:32] American Royals by Katharine McGee | Buy from Amazon [18:11] The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman | Buy from Amazon [22:08] All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenberg (My Review) | Buy from Amazon[26:33] 2020 Backlist Underrated Gems [29:07] Sarah The Elephant in the Room by Tommy Tomlinson (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [29:14] My Times Among the Whites by Jennine Capo Crucet | Buy from Amazon [33:16] Catherine The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao | Buy from Amazon [31:20] The Unraveling of Mercy Louis by Keija Parssinen (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [34:45] Big Name Backlist Books We Finally Read in 2020 [36:57] Sarah Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [37:07] Evicted by Matthew Desmond (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [39:14] Catherine Blowout by Rachel Maddow | Buy from Amazon [38:16] Pachinko by Min Jin Lee | Buy from Amazon [40:19] Authors Whose Backlist We've Been Meaning to Dig Into [41:46] Sarah The Girls of Corona del Mar by Rufi Thorpe | Buy from Amazon [41:59] Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett| Buy from Amazon [44:16] Catherine The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson | Buy from Amazon [43:03] Case Histories by Kate Atkinson| Buy from Amazon [45:54] High Priority Backlist Books on our TBR Lists [46:58] Sarah Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke | Buy from Amazon [47:01] Kindred by Octavia Butler | Buy from Amazon [48:01] The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro | Buy from Amazon [49:39] The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen | Buy from Amazon [51:01] Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow | Buy from Amazon [52:36] Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Mitchell Zuckoff | Buy from Amazon [53:03] Catherine The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan | Buy from Amazon [47:32] Philistines at the Hedgerow by Steven Gaines | Buy from Amazon [48:32] The Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon | Buy from Amazon [50:15] The Story of the Great British Bake Off by Anita Singh | Buy from Amazon [51:58] Another City, Not My Own by Dominick Dunne | Buy from Amazon [53:16] Other Books Mentioned Majesty by Katharine McGee (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [19:06] Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [22:36] Mindhunter by John E. Douglas | Buy from Amazon [25:59] The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule | Buy from Amazon [26:07] All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg (My Review)| Buy from Amazon [26:33] Writers and Lovers by Lily King (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [26:59] Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan | Buy from Amazon [32:15] Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [37:31] Long Bright River by Liz Moore (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [37:31] The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [42:09] Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson | Buy from Amazon [43:59] Life After Life by Kate Atkinson | Buy from Amazon [45:55] Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke | Buy from Amazon [47:27] Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro | Buy from Amazon [50:00] The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen | Buy from Amazon [51:22] She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey | Buy from Amazon [52:36] The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [53:03] Other Links "Hijacked by Grief", The Guardian (editorial by Lucy Grealy's sister) About Catherine Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. She loves books and reading (surprise!) and currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI.

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