One of the joys of summer reading is taking your brain on vacation to another time, place, or alternate universe. Escapism, they call that, and we’re all for it.
 
In our ongoing quest to sort big stacks of books into smaller and more interesting stacks of books, we’ve taken a rather literal approach to the concept of escape reading. Below you’ll find 112(!) handpicked recommendations on different kinds of escape reading. Most of the books here are relatively recent, but we tossed in a few throwbacks where they felt appropriate.
 
Check out the category listings and you’ll get the spirit of this one: Escape on a Holiday. Escape into Nature. Escape School. Escape the Office.
 
Things quickly got out of hand: Escape Earth’s Orbit. Escape from This Mysterious Figure Chasing Me. Escape My Parents’ Crushing Expectations. Literal Escape Rooms. Competitive Escaping.
 
It’s a grand adventure! We hope you have as much fun exploring this list as we did making it. As always, click on the book cover images to get more information on each title, and use the Want to Read button to make your own literary escape plans.