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When I first began working on this post, I couldn’t find anything that appealed to me.
There is a lot of gory horror as well as Christmas stories that are generally released in the autumn.
No offense to anyone who loves either of those genres, but I needed to look elsewhere to build my list this week.
Sometimes it pays off to dig deeper and keeps going. Here are some of the upcoming autumn books that have caught my eye.
I’m too much of a mood reader to commit to a specific reading schedule in most cases, but all of these do look interesting.
Thank you to Nicole @ BookWyrmKnits for doing this topic a week early and giving me two more titles to add to my list!
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
Publication Date: October 1
Why I Want to Read It: This novella looks like a nice mixture of several different themes: adventure, romance, and fantasy.
The Black Hunger by Nicholas Pullen
Publication Date: October 8
Why I Want to Read It: The story looks scary but hopefully won’t be gory. Maybe it would be a good Halloween read?
What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella
Publication Date: October 8
Why I Want to Read It: I’ve never read her work before. After hearing about her life-threatening cancer diagnosis earlier this year, I’m wondering if I should give her work a try.
Masquerade by Mike Fu
Publication Date: October 29
Why I Want to Read It: My reading pile has been low on mysteries this year, and this one sounds interesting.
Publication Date: November 5
Why I Want to Read It: I’m very into cozy reads at the moment.
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson
Publication Date: November 7
Why I Want to Read It: 2020 sharply reduced my interest in post-apocalyptic stories, but I am slowly coming around to enjoying them again so long as there is no disease component to the plot. A world without the Internet would be so different.
The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso
Publication Date: November 19
Why I Want to Read It: The time travel and reality bending aspects of it sound cool. I also like the fact that the protagonist has a young child but is still able to go on adventures. Good for her!
All of these are new to me. I hope you enjoy them all!
Thank you.
The Black Hunger’s cover conjures up dark, autumn night and creepiness so well!
For sure. 🙂
This is such a fun list! I’m much more into cozy than gory as well; I discovered while building my list for this week’s TTT that I apparently gravitate towards fantasy instead of mystery/thriller/horror during spooky season.
Thank you, Karis. It seems we have similar tastes. 🙂
I forgot about We Are All Ghosts in the Forest when making my list as that’s one I definitely want to get my hands on.
Oh, cool!
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest sounds interesting! My list was also a “maybe I’ll read these” one – 100% a mood reader!
I’m glad you get it. 🙂
Yes to reading what you enjoy! I do not care for anything gory either. Honestly, I haven’t even been into anything slightly scary since High School. I’m going to check out The Teller of Small Fortunes, the cover does look cozy.
Thank you. Enjoy.
You’ve got a couple of interesting sounding books on your list. I agree with you, I can’t read anything with disease. I just read a book which heavily featured COVID and it really spoiled the story for me, it’s just not something I want to read about.
I’m glad you get it.
THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES is one I want to read soon as well. I love its cozy cover and vibe. I hope you enjoy it as well as all your other picks.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Thank you. Hope you like that one!
I didn’t even think about Halloween or Christmas! Ghosts in the Forest sounds interesting. A lot of mine are upcoming releases.
Cool!
The Last Hour Between Worlds sounds good!! I hope you enjoy all of these.
Thank you. 🙂
I haven’t read Sophie’s books either, but some do sound really fun! From what I understand her latest is her most autobiographical and because of this, it’s probably not one I’d give a chance… at least not now! I’m all about happier reading just now. 😉 Thanks for visiting my list today!
That makes total sense. I think it’s probably going to have some heavy subject matter. And you’re welcome.
Great list! I like cozy rather than gory for fall, too. A good murder mystery works for me, sometimes.
Cool. 🙂 And thanks. Yeah, cozy murder mysteries are great.
I hope you enjoy these! I’m much more into cozy all the time these days, but especially in the autumn when the weather starts to turn cooler.
I’m glad I was able to provide additional books for your list, and thanks for stopping by my TTT earlier!
You’re welcome. And, yeah, autumn is the perfect time of year for cozy reads.
I spend lots of time with book lists, too, trying to find the books I want to read or think I should read.
Here is my Fall TBR: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2024/09/ttt-my-fall-reading-list-and-how-i-did.html
It’s a great way to discover new authors!
Ooh..that Teller of Small Fortunes looks intriguing. Great list, Lydia! Happy Tuesday!
Thank you. Happy reading.
Yeah, I feel the same way about gory horror – I like books that are atmospheric, maybe mysterious and a bit spooky this time of year, but nothing that’s actually violent or depressing – I don’t need that in my life ha ha.
Yes, exactly! 🙂
You curated a list with a variety of possibilities! Happy fall reading!
Thank you. You, too!
I don’t like anything too gory or scary either. Cozy is much more my style. Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
🙂
I expect that Sophie Kinsella book will be rather emotional!
Yes, for sure.
I hope you enjoy reading all of these when the mood strikes.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/autumn-2024-tbr-ten-books-i-hope-to-read/
Thank you.
None of these have been on my radar, but I like the cover for The Teller of Small THings, and I could use a bit of cozy too! Hope you enjoy whichever of these you decide to read!
Thank you.
Hi, Lydia! I haven’t heard of these books but I sure hope you enjoy them!
Thanks. 🙂
Only a few of my books are new releases, the rest have been out for quite a while and none of mine are gory or Christmassy. I do like Christmas books but in November/December.
Cool. 🙂
I am really excited to read The Teller of Small Fortunes. 🙂
Cool!
I’ve read Sophie Kinsella but not this one. The others look really good too. I hope you enjoy them!
Thank you.
I also have The Teller of Small Fortunes on my tbr, the cover is gorgeous and sounds perfect for the season
Awesome! Yeah, I love that cover.
I really like the cover of The Teller of Small Fortunes
Isn’t it pretty?
I’m really looking forward to The City in Glass, I love Nghi Vo’s work! Here’s hoping you enjoy all these.
Thank you! Hope it’s good.
The Black Hunger looks so good! I hope you enjoy all of these books when you’re in the mood to read them and have a great week.
Thanks. You, too.
The Last Hour Between Worlds is such an interesting title. It makes me want to know more. I hope you enjoy these!
Thanks and agreed. 🙂
Omg I didn’t know Nghi Vo had a new novella – immediately adding it to my tbr. I’m also so excited for The Last Hour Between Worlds, it sounds so cool!
Hope you like them both!
These all sound really interesting! I might need to expand my TBR… 😛
I have the same “problem” with these TBR post prompts. So many great books to discover. 🙂
Enjoy your reading – you’ve got quite an interesting list.
Thank you. 🙂
I hope you love them! Happy fall.
Thank you.
Oh gosh, I hadn’t heard that about Sophie Kinsella at all, that’s so scary. I read some Shopaholic books back in the day, but none of her standalones. I imagine her more recent writing has only gotten better — and I’m definitely adding this one to the TBR in the wake of that knowledge.
I’m very into cozy reads at the moment too, so I will also be adding the Julie Leong title. Great list.
Thanks. Yeah, it’s a real shame. I hope her doctors figure out a way to fight her cancer better.
Enjoy Leong’s title!
This is a really great list! I’m super excited to read The Black Hunger too, and hope it doesn’t get too scary. There are a few more that are on my TBR, so hopefully we’ll be enjoying our autumn reads!
Thank you. Happy reading!
Some of these look interesting, although not necessarily appealing to me personally. The Teller of Small Fortunes is on my list, though (as you noted when you stopped by — thank you for commenting!) Nghi Vo is on my radar; my adult child likes her writing very much.
Oh, cool!
I’m also very curious about We Are All Ghosts in the Forest. But that Nghi Vo also looks really interesing.
Hope you like both of them. 🙂