Nonfiction Archives - A Literary Escape

Get It Out by Andrea Becker

Published on October 6, 2025September 21, 2025 by Celeste7 Comments

Today’s review is about GET IT OUT by Andréa Becker. This nonfiction book examines the hysterectomy through an inclusive and intersectional lens.

Author: Andréa Becker
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: New York University Press
Publish Date: July 15, 2025
Print Length: 208

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Same by Hannah Rosenberg

Published on September 15, 2025September 9, 2025 by Celeste2 Comments

Today’s review is about SAME by Hannah Rosenberg. It’s a collection of poetry about friendships, girlhood, and motherhood.

Author: Hannah Rosenberg
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Publish Date: October 21, 2025
Print Length: 240

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The French Ingredient by Jane Bertch

Published on August 25, 2025August 17, 2025 by Celeste6 Comments

Today’s review is about THE FRENCH INGREDIENT by Jane Bertch. It’s a memoir about an American expat who opens a cooking school in Paris. Along the way she gains a better understanding of French culture and astutely shares that with the reader.

Author: Jane Bertch
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publish Date: April 9, 2024
Print Length: 304

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Mini Review: The Project by David A. Graham

Published on August 18, 2025August 15, 2025 by Celeste5 Comments

Today I have a mini review about THE PROJECT by David A. Graham. It’s a 160-page summary about Project 2025. I definitely recommend this to everyone so you can better understand how this project is trying to permanently reshape the U.S.

Author: David A. Graham
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publish Date: April 22, 2025
Print Length: 160

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Mailman by Stephen Grant

Published on July 28, 2025July 27, 2025 by Celeste11 Comments

Today’s review is about MAILMAN by Stephen Grant. It’s a memoir about what it’s like to be a rural mail carrier in southwest Virginia. Grant reflects on the hardships and friends made along the way as well as his reconnection to community.

Author: Stephen Grant
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publish Date: July 8, 2025
Print Length: 304

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