Here are a few of the LQ contributors’ favorite reads of 2025. Here’s to a fantastic reading year in 2026!
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Book ReviewsMemoir/Biography
Review: That’s a Great Question, I’d Love to Tell You by Elyse Myers
by Joliby JoliIf you’re an Elyse Myers fan (or just enjoy the occasional video of hers that pops up in your feed), you’ll be glad to hear she recently released a book! She narrates the audiobook version, so I decided to give …
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In this sapphic mythology retelling, The Odyssey is turned on its head. Melantho, a handmaid of Penelope’s who appears in just a few lines of Homer’s epic, shares her own story in Rosie Hewlett’s stunning new novel, Sweetbitter Song. The …
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A powerful book in a small package—especially if you’re a mom, add this to your reading list! Read on for my review. The Summary Channeling the subversive and sharp-eyed voice showcased in her popular column forThe Cut , Amil Niazi stylishly interrogates …
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Whew, I’m a little late with this one, friends. December life is a whirlwind, that’s for sure! Lots of good discoveries to make in this list. Off to our November reads! Cathy The Last Witch of Scotland by Philip Paris …
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The following is a guest post from author J’aime Wells. Make sure to meet her at the bottom! Now that cozy fantasy is so popular, a lot of bakers are showing up in fantasy books. What could be cozier than combining …
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Book ReviewsCrime/MysteryFiction
Review: Making Friends Can Be Murder by Kathleen West
by Joliby JoliNeed a fun, cozy mystery with characters you’ll fall in love with? I think you’ll love Making Friends Can Be Murder. The Summary Thirty-year-old Sarah Jones gets caught up solving a murder in her new neighborhood after unknowingly befriending a …
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Are you a fan of reading spooky books during spooky season? I’m not much of a spooky books fan, myself, but I know there are many who love a good thriller, mystery, or witchy book in the lead-up to Halloween. …
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Book ReviewsLiterary FictionMagical realism
Review: Bees in June by Elizabeth Bass Parman
by Cathyby CathySummary Set against the first moon landing in 1969, Rennie King’s life isn’t at all what she expected it to be. Reeling from the loss of her newborn, she’s desperate for the support of her husband, but instead of providing …