I would like to thank Titan for an advance copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher - Titan Published - Out Now Price - £11.99 hardback £8.99 ebook Alex E...

A roundup of book reviews and bookish discussion posts that were on the radar of A Literary Escape during the month of November 2025.

Thinking about how to track your reading in 2026? Me too.

Happy (early) Thanksgiving to those of you in the United States (and anywhere else you may be celebrating)! 🦃 I did this Thanksgiving book tag in 2022, 2023, and 2024 and thought it'd be fun to continue the tradition with choices from books I've read this year. Thank you to Anna's Book Nook for creating this tag! The Rules…

Before I checked our local theatre listings and saw Eternity (written by Pat Cunnane and David Freyne, directed by David Freyne) playing there I had no idea this film existed. Billed as a “romance,…

A list on A Literary Escape of December 2025 book releases, most of which fall within the fantasy genre.

A Literary Escape participates in the Thanksgiving Book Tag 2025 where participants relate each food-themed prompt to a book.

A list on A Literary Escape of December 2025 book releases, most of which fall within the fantasy genre.

Introduction It’s an accusation that frequently arises on social media: If you’re rating a lot of books less than three stars, maybe the problem is YOU. Maybe you’re choosing rott…

It is time again to look forward to another month of book releases. Thankfully, December seems like it will be a light month for me. There aren't a ton of books releasing that I feel I must get my hands on. If you missed my post about November's many releases, be sure to check it out here! Without further ado, here are 8 of my most anticipated December 2025 book releases (covers link to Goodreads):

A book review on A Literary Escape about Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett, the first book in a trilogy.

Title: The Bookshop Below Author: Georgia Summers Publisher: Orbit Published: November 18, 2025 Pages: 384 Format: physical ARC via Orbit! Goodreads Blurb: "Below the streets of London, a secret network of magical bookshops has existed for millennia. But they’re slowly disappearing, and no one knows why. Only one dishonored bookseller can uncover the truth and rewrite her story—in this spellbinding standalone fantasy novel from the author of…

Publisher – ECW Press Published – Out Now Price – £14.99 paperback £6.49 ebook After making a grievous mistake that ended in death, Henryk Mandrusiak feels increasingly ostracised within his...

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Bookstores have always been unlike any other kind of store, shaping readers and writers, and influencing our tastes, thoughts, and politics. They nurture local communities while creating new ones o…

The end of the year is rapidly approaching, which means it is time for the End of the Year Book Tag. I did this one in 2022, 2023, & 2024 too, but I'm still not sure where it first originated. If you know the creator, feel free to link them in the comments.