Leaves Are Falling, Novels are Calling: 5 Books for Autumn
Autumn is slowly creeping in with blustery days, crackling leaves, and amber landscapes. Our hours of hibernation are upon us, which means warm apple cider, comfortable clothing, and curling up with a book to set the mood.
Here are five novels that embrace full moonlit skies, rustling trees, and open windows.
Magical realism: Practical Magic by alice hoffman
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman infamously played the Owens sisters in the 1998 film adaptation of Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic. Whether you have seen the film or not, there is a series of four novels waiting for you to crack them open. The first of the series, Practical Magic, introduces the Owens sisters and their hardships in life, love, and magic. From there on, the series follows the Owens family through a variety of eras and escapades.
dark Fantasy: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by ransom riggs
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs, follows 16-year-old Jacob and the journey he takes to the ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children after a family tragedy. But what he discovers makes for an abnormal, chilling novel accompanied by vintage photographs of the children inside those walls.
camp cannibalism: A certain Hunger by chelsea g. summers
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Chelsea G. Summers debut novel, A Certain Hunger, showcases a food writer’s passion and her ability to eat—both food, and men. Don’t let her last name fool you—Summers’ storytelling is spine-chilling, with satirical slaps towards foodie culture.
Dark academia: The Secret History by donna tartt
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The first and most notorious novel of Donna Tartt, The Secret History, is riddled in dark academia, thrills, and murder. A group of misfits studying at a New England college “go beyond the boundaries of normal morality.” Coined a classic on BookTok, the 559-page book may take the entirety of autumn to read, but it is worthy of your time.
contemporary crime: if we were villains by M.L. Rio
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Another academia and crime-riddled novel, If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio, questions the guilt of Oliver Marks, accused of a murder one-decade ago at an elite arts college. Who has blood on their hands? Pick up the novel to find out.
The only way to indulge in these novels is to fully embrace their atmosphere. So put the tea kettle on the stove, pile blankets and pillows on the couch, throw a pair of sweatpants and thick socks on, drop the needle on a vinyl with the essence of autumn, and pick up one of these books.
These are only five novels we recommend for autumn. Which novel would you recommend for the season?
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