Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Fall 2020 TBR

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It was difficult to narrow this list down to only ten books. There are so many great stories coming out this autumn that I ultimately decided to give this a Young Adult spin.

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1.The Forest of Ghosts and Bones by Lisa Lueddecke

Publication Date: October 1

Why I Want to Read It: The idea of acid rain freaked me out a little when I was a kid. While I’m not sure if the rain in this world is quite like that, I’m curious to find out.

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Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam 

Publication Date: October 6

Why I Want to Read It: Unexpected blackouts are scary but also fascinating.

We Hear Voices by Evie Green book cover. Image on cover is of a silhoutte of a child standing next to a roaring fire that is much taller and bigger than him.

3. We Hear Voices by Evie Green

Publication Date: 

Why I Want to Read It: It’s normal for a child to have an imaginary friend, but generally they aren’t as violent as this one. I have no idea where this blurb is going with this idea and hope it’s a creative one.

Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar book cover. Image on cover is of girl sitting on a stylized shore while looking out to sea at a boat filled with immigrants.

4. Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar,

Publication Date: October 6

Why I Want to Read It: I haven’t read many picture books about immigration before. It will be cool to see how its written.

A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey book cover. Image on cover is of two girls sitting on a picnic blanket eating food.

5. A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey

Publication Date: October 6

Why I Want to Read It: I’ve often wondered what it would be like to work in, or better yet own, a bakery.

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen book cover. Image on cover is of boy reading a book and of mermaids swimming in the background.

6. The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

Publication Date: October 13

Why I Want to Read It: The protagonist’s love of fairy tales grabbed my attention immediately, and I only wanted to read it more after the blurb mentioned him having a secret.

My Heart Underwater  by Laurel Flores Fantauzzo book cover. Image on cover is of young girl cupping her chin with her hand and looking elsewhere thoughtfully.  

7. My Heart Underwater  by Laurel Flores Fantauzzo  

Publication Date: October 20

Why I Want to Read It: This book covers so many topics I find interesting, from coming out to immigrating. I think it will be a great read.

 

8. Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett

Publication Date: November 17

Why I Want to Read It:

 

Patience & Esther by SW Searle book cover. Image on cover is of two Edwardian women kissing romantically.

9. Patience & Esther: An Edwardian Romance  by SW Searle

Publication Date: November 17

Why I Want to Read It: I rarely read romances, but this one looks good. It’s always interesting to see examples of how LGBT+ people lived in the past.

This Is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes book cover. Image on cover is of an old house with one window lit up on a foggy day.

10. This Is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes

Publication Date: November 17

Why I Want to Read It: There’s something about late autumn to late winter that makes me even more apt to read ghost stories than usual.

 

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136 Responses to Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Fall 2020 TBR

  1. These all look lovely. I would especially like to read Sugar in Milk.

  2. Omg, I haven’t heard of so many of these but Cuban Girl’s Guide and The Magic Fish look so so good 😍 Definitely going on my TBR lol. Great list, Lydia!

  3. I haven’t heard of these, hope you enjoy them! 🙂

  4. This is Not a Ghost Story is also on my list to read!!

  5. I know exactly what you mean. I had a hard time narrowing things down to ten books … which is why I ended up with twenty-two this week. Oops. But you have so many great reads listed here! I haven’t heard of The Magic Fish before, but I’m definitely checking it out.

  6. These are new to me. I hope you enjoy them. 🙂

  7. The Magic Fish, caught my eye. Thanks for coming by.

  8. Agreed, this time of year is when I am most likely to pick up a ghost story or spooky book. I have a few on my list this time also!

    And I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who was freaked out by acid rain as a child. I’m glad we seem to have moved past that issue as a society. Hopefully we actually learned something from it.

  9. Great list! We Hear Voices sounds interesting.

  10. This is Not a Ghost Story has me so curious! I need to go look that one up. I hope you enjoy all of these when you get to them!

  11. This is Not a Ghost Story is so intriguing!

  12. I have The Magic Fish ready to read as an e-arc. There was something about it that drew me to it too.

  13. I’ve heard AMAZING things about Patience & Esther and I’ve had my eye on it for ages.

    I hope it’s as good as it sounds 🙂

  14. I imagine working in a bakery would be….fattening. 😀

  15. Cuban Girl–interesting. I wonder if the popularity of Chanel Cleeton’s books has prompted that?

  16. Oh, Sugar and Milk is so pretty! I hope you enjoy all of these. <3

  17. Thanks for sharing! These are all new to me. I hope you enjoy every one!

  18. I hope you will enjoy all of these!

  19. A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow looks so cute!

  20. I’m in love with these covers. Enjoy your reads!

  21. Resa @ Serial Thrillers

    Great list, hope you enjoy.

  22. This is Not a Ghost Story and Patience and Esther are now on my TBR. Great list, as always! I love how you go for books I’ve never heard of!

  23. I’m not familiar with any of these, but some of them look really great! Can’t wait to hear more about them. Enjoy!

  24. Great list! We Hear Voices looks really good to me. 🙂

  25. Great list – and also, thanks for visiting my list!

  26. What a great fall reading list! I definitely found some books to look into further and hopefully add to my TBR! 😊

  27. I really like the way you organized this post. It makes sense why you have books on your list.

  28. What a great bunch of books. I’m really excited for We Hear Voices and am now curious about This Is Not a Ghost Story. Enjoy your reading!

  29. Patience & Esther looks adorable! I hadn’t heard of it, but I’m going to add it to my TBR.

  30. We hear voices sounds really intriguing! Thank you for this lovely post, I have more books to look out for now!

  31. Oh, nice list! Patience & Esther catches my eye in particular. Hope you enjoy!

  32. Kelsey

    This time of year is always great for ghost stories!

  33. Neat list. Sugar in Milk, The Magic Fish, Patience & Esther, and This is Not a Ghost Story all caught my eye. I used to read more horror and ghost stories than I do now. Maybe I need to take another look. Perfect time of year for it.

    Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog.

  34. There are definitely a lot of good books coming out! Some of these look so good!

  35. I’ve been hoping I’ll be able to get my hands on A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, but don’t think it’ll be squeezed in until after the new year.

  36. I love the look of A Cuban Girl’s Guide! Anything with tea is a yes from me

  37. Autumn is definitely a great time for ghost stories. Great list! Hope you enjoy them all.

  38. I’m really looking forward to The Magic Fish. Thanks for sharing!

  39. Some of these look a little creepy, so I am going to have to look them up. I am ready to dive deep into scary reads. Happy reading!

  40. I haven’t heard of any of these but the covers are great! Hope the stories are wonderful, too. Great list and thanks for visiting my TTT! 🙂

  41. You’ve picked up some really interesting books. We Hear Voices sounds like a horror movie I’ve watched called Z (I’m really into good horror movies). I hope you enjoy all of the books whenever you end up reading them 🙂

    Thanks for visiting my TTT.

  42. I think you’ve got me with Sugar in Milk. I’m a sucker for children’s books but to hear that it’s also a story about immigration just makes my heart warm.

  43. I’m really looking forward to We Hear Voices and This is Not a Ghost Story. Sugar in Milk looks really beautiful, also!

  44. These are all new to me! But the ghost story really caught my eye.

  45. These are all new to me! I guess this is one of the reasons why I love TBR week!

  46. This is Not a Ghost Story sounds perfect for this time of year, hope you enjoy 🙂

  47. The covers on your books always look so beautiful. I’m sure you’ll have a lot of fun with all of them.

    Happy Reading.

    And thanks for visiting my TTT earlier.

  48. verushka

    You’ve chosen some lovely titles, but a picture book about immigration caught my eye straightaway — I want that for my nephews AND my upcoming new nephew too!

  49. Nice list! Some intriguing looking covers there. Enjoy!

  50. Patience & Esther: An Edwardian Romance looks really good!

  51. I haven’t heard of any of these but I hope you love them when you get to them ♡

  52. I want to read A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow too! You have some great books on your TBR.

  53. LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND is one I’ve been looking forward to as well. I hadn’t heard of THIS IS NOT A GHOST STORY before, but now I want to read that one, too. It’s still a million degrees here in Arizona – the perfect time for a chilly read 🙂

    Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!

    Susan
    http://www.blogginboutbooks.com

  54. Looks like a really diverse mixture of books you have lined up. Happy autumn/fall reading! 😃

  55. All of these covers are so gorgeous! Hope you enjoy all of these 🙂

  56. I love the cover of the first one! Something about it…

  57. This is Not a Ghost Story is one I’m very curious about. I haven’t seen any reviews for it yet but I think it sounds like a great choice for a fall read.

  58. The Cuban Girl’s Guide… sounds good. (I’m always down for a potential foodie book.) Acid rain freaked me out when I was a kid too. Nice list. Happy Fall!

  59. I just finished Leave the World Behind, it was certainly not what I was expecting!

  60. This Is Not a Ghost Story sounds like a really interesting read, definitely appropriate for this time of year.

  61. I hadn’t heard of any of these before but they sound really intriguing. I’m definitely adding them to my TBR 🙂

  62. I need to add This Is Not a Ghost Story to my fall TBR. Great list!

  63. I haven’t heard of A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow! It sounds great.

  64. The Cuban Girl’s Guide is on my TBR list as well, just not for the immediate future. Too many other books on my backlist to get to before I read stuff that comes out this year.

  65. Ok, my tbr list just got ALOT longer because all of these sound AMAZING!!! 🤯😍 Also, if you like stories about owning bakeries, you should read Bloom by it’s sooo cute and it will definitely make you hungry with all the talk of pasteries and bread! 😁

  66. your 2nd and 3rd picked piqued my interest. such lovely covers, too!

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