Backlisted Podcast Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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@johnmitchinson & @i_am_mill_i_am giving new life to old books every fortnight. https://t.co/AEXg6MP40a Indie Champion 2023. Support us: https://t.co/6v0TkHJO2C

Absalom, Absalom!
William Faulkner
RT @thechesilbeach: Today in the @BacklistedPod advent calendar, I received Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner (ep. 103), which means I…
Paperback, 1991
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ballet Shoes
Noel Streatfeild
While you work out what to do with the Boxing Day leftovers, listen to us bubbling and squeaking the praises of Noel Streatfeild’s Ballet Shoes. Also: laughter, festive readings, a Christmas quiz, comfort and joy! 📚 https://t.co/j6v9yy67wu
Paperback, 1993
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gormenghast
Mervyn Peake
Our forthcoming episode on Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast will now appear on Monday 20th June, a week later than planned. This is due to circumstances beyond your control. https://t.co/S1nCWn0mkS
Paperback, 2007
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett
New episode up now. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, with guest Mark Billingham @MarkBillingham. https://t.co/5YcooQ7b01
Paperback, 1989
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In a Lonely Place
Dorothy B. Hughes
In July we welcomed back @norahperkins and @b3ckybr0wn from @CBGHeritage for an episode on Dorothy B. Hughes's sublime noir In a Lonely Place. https://t.co/gYMv5B3UAJ
Paperback, 2017
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Information
Martin Amis
Martin Amis RIP. Here’s the (very funny) episode of Backlisted we made in 2016 about his (equally funny) novel The Information. We laughed a lot. @estellecostanza @i_am_mill_i_am @johnmitchinson @mattzki @Mathew__Clayton https://t.co/vLnWBJuwTv
Paperback, 1996
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Long Way from Verona
Jane Gardam
RT @lauravarnam: As ever, @BacklistedPod is right on the money! Jane Gardam’s ‘A Long Way from Verona’ is brilliant! I wish I’d read it as…
Paperback, 2013
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
Line up our new episode on Kate Chopin’s The Awakening for your journey home, your bath, your tea or your restless night. 📚 https://t.co/9QZC8mHXNB
Paperback, Mass Market, 2003
$4.95$2.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Titus Groan
Mervyn Peake
The books we’re discussing on the next episode in TWO weeks’ time (Monday 13th June, earlier for @Patreon supporters) are Titus Groan (1946), Gormenghast (1950) and Titus Alone (1959) by Mervyn Peake. https://t.co/MW2Cu4PPeU
Paperback, 2007
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
South Riding
Winifred Holtby
The book we'll be discussing on the next episode of Backlisted (date TBC) is Winifred Holtby's final, posthumously-published novel South Riding (1936). https://t.co/AK8XSw41p8
Paperback, 2011
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book