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Last Call at the Savoy by Brisa Carleton

November 2025

LAST CALL AT THE SAVOY by debut novelist Brisa Carleton is cocktail-inspiring historical fiction. I bet you never heard of that kind of fiction before! The book is set at The Savoy Hotel in London where Ada Coleman was the head bartender at the American Bar (one of only three women to have this role) from 1903 to 1925. She was the mixologist who created the famous Hanky Panky, which was first served at The Savoy.

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Amazon has announced their top 20 books of 2025. Which of these, if any, would you select as your favorite books of the year? Please check all that apply.

November 14, 2025, 747 voters

November 14, 2025 - December 5, 2025

Here are reading recommendations with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars for the contest period of November 14 - December 5.

November 14, 2025

Have you ever felt like you were going more backwards than forward? These past two weeks have been that for me! And it’s all about email.

First, I learned that the older mail in my AOL mailbox is gone. Why? I was not jumping online to use it enough for it to be maintained. I clearly remember checking it at some point and thinking I was good for a few more months before I had to check in again. So, poof, there goes the first 10 years of correspondence about the company. Luckily, I have files here with a lot of printed emails; those were the days when life was not 100% digital. But ugh on hearing “You’ve got mail!” and actually having something there.

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The Booker Prize 2025

The 2025 Booker Prize has been awarded to David Szalay for his novel, FLESH. A collection of intimate moments over the course of decades, the book chronicles a man at odds with himself --- estranged from and by the circumstances and demands of a life not entirely under his control and the roles that he is asked to play. Click here to read more about David Szalay, who is the first Hungarian-British author to win the award, and FLESH, which Roddy Doyle, Chair of the judges, calls "an extraordinary, singular novel --- a dark book that is a joy to read."

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November 11, 2025

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of November 10th and November 17th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers, along with Bonus News, where we call out a contest, feature or review that we want to let you know about so you have it on your radar.

This week, we are calling attention to our Holiday Cheer Contests and Feature, a series of 24-hour giveaways that are taking place on select days in November and December. Enter for your chance to win books that are perfect for holiday giving and that you may want to include on your “to me/from me” list.

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November 11, 2025

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we know people will be talking about this holiday season. Read more about it, and enter our Holiday Cheer Contest by Wednesday, November 12th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of LAST CALL AT THE SAVOY by Brisa Carleton, which is now available and will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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Special Preview: Bookreporter.com's Holiday Cheer 2025

This Bookreporter.com SPECIAL PREVIEW Newsletter brings you a sneak peek at the titles that are included in our Holiday Cheer feature. 

Each title below will be featured in a contest where you will have a 24-hour window of opportunity to enter for your chance to win a copy of the book being spotlighted that day. You will need to act quickly! Learn more about the feature here.

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