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May 2023 Backlist of the Month

May. 03, 2023

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We are back again with a list of backlist books that some of our favorite authors have written. this month we have several great books and please let me know if you have read any of these. I would love to know what y’all think of them if you have.

I will say that only two of the books on this month’s list were selected by me. All of the others are from you guys. Y’all gave such a list that I could do this for the next two years and not run out of books to showcase. Just so you know my two books were the Maya Banks and the Anthony Horowitz ones. I have the Maya Banks and recently purchased the other.

  • News of the World
  • The Handmaid's Tale
  • Iron Lake
  • In Bed with a Highlander
  • Murder in the Mystery Suite
  • Magpie Murders

I am hoping to post my own review of some of these but lets be honest and say it most likely won’t happen. I do have a couple of these books in my to be read pile so you never know they could make their way up to the top.

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  1. Sherry says

    May 3, 2023 at 1:50 am

    I might read Maya Banks book.

    Reply
  2. Bea LaRocca says

    May 3, 2023 at 10:09 am

    I have not read any of these books yet but both Iron Lake and In Bed With A Highlander seem like stories that I would enjoy

    Reply
  3. Elaine G says

    May 3, 2023 at 3:09 pm

    These are the genre of books I usually read. I do like Maya Banks’ erotic romance books though.

    Reply
  4. heather says

    May 3, 2023 at 3:55 pm

    I would love to read in bed with a highlander that looks like my kind of read and the cover is perfect.

    Reply
  5. Natalie says

    May 3, 2023 at 6:12 pm

    I plan on reading Magpie Murders because I love a good murder mystery!

    Reply
  6. Nina Lewis says

    May 3, 2023 at 11:24 pm

    I love that Maya Banks book. The whole series is great, really! Maybe I could do a reread!? ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  7. bn100 says

    May 4, 2023 at 12:51 am

    News of the World sounds interesting

    Reply
  8. Piroska says

    May 13, 2023 at 6:35 pm

    I’m going to reread “The Handmaid’s Tale”. I read it when I was much younger, and I want to understand it better before I watch the TV series.

    Reply
  9. Nancy E Loring says

    May 16, 2023 at 7:51 pm

    I am interested in reading the handmade’s Tale. I have heard alot about the TV show but U have never watched it. I would much rather read the book instead.

    Reply
  10. raMONA says

    May 20, 2023 at 5:21 am

    I have watched The Handmaid’s Tale and Magpie Murders tv shows, so i’m most interested in reading these books.

    Reply
  11. Susan Smith says

    May 20, 2023 at 7:44 pm

    No I don’t plan on reading any of these books as I have a long TBR list.

    Reply
  12. Sharon Rooney says

    May 21, 2023 at 7:46 pm

    I will not be reading any of these books this month. I have a lot of books that I recently purchased that I will be reading first.
    In Bed with a HIghlander sounds like one that I will be putting on my reading list.

    Reply
  13. Adriane says

    May 22, 2023 at 10:52 pm

    I’ve been meaning to read Handmaids Tale for years – good reminder to put it on my list this year!

    Reply
  14. Suzie B says

    May 23, 2023 at 6:55 am

    I actually really want to check out the Handmaids tale – its been on my TBR forever!s

    Reply
  15. Jessica Beard says

    May 25, 2023 at 4:56 pm

    I would like to read The Handmaid’s tale.

    Reply
  16. Barbara Montag says

    May 27, 2023 at 1:17 pm

    I would enjoy reading iron lake.
    by an author I have been wanting to start reading.
    William kent krueger.

    Reply
  17. Shirley O says

    May 27, 2023 at 6:09 pm

    The Murder in the Mystery Sweet sounds like a good read.

    Reply
  18. Thomas Batanglo says

    May 27, 2023 at 11:30 pm

    I need a good for the beach this summer.

    Reply
  19. Thomas Batanglo says

    May 28, 2023 at 6:33 pm

    Given the STATE of the world at present. I ciuld use a good read ABOUT now.

    Reply
  20. Thomas Batanglo says

    May 29, 2023 at 11:06 pm

    HAVEN’T read a good murder MYSTERY in a long time.

    Reply
  21. Thomas Batanglo says

    May 30, 2023 at 10:07 pm

    News of the world could be a keeper.

    Reply
  22. Dreaa Drake says

    May 30, 2023 at 11:23 pm

    Its all new to me but the maya banks book looKs awesome! Deff added it to my tbr!

    Reply
  23. Thomas Batanglo says

    May 31, 2023 at 8:20 pm

    Looks like some INTERESTING reads here.

    Reply

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