Best books to read curled up with a cup of tea, a warm blanket, and a lit candle as the leaves fall outside
Sections
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Dark Academia 🩸
Literary Classics 📚
Halloween 🎃
Assorted fall vibes 🍂
Dark Academia 🩸
Whimsical fantasy novel about maps and a generational secret
The Cartographers - Peng Shepherd
Complete escape to a charming, witty, and gritty Shakespeare program. In between performances of Macbeth and exams on 15th century language, things amongst this close-knit cohort go wildly astray
If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio
Back to school, Halloween feast, big castle, magic - best read curled up with a blanket and a cup of tea
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - JK Rowling
The staple dark academia book must be included
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
Quick back to school read
Dead Poets Society - NH Kleinbaum
Literary Classics 📚
A classic, spooky read - nice and short, makes for a perfect Halloween reading session
Macbeth - William Shakespeare
Another quick but classic play
The Crucible - Arthur Miller
A spooky portrait and wistful yearning - what could be better reading as the leaves fall?
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Scottish Bluffs and yearning? Pour me a cup of tea and sign me up!
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
Halloween 🎃
Can’t do a fall list without Stephen King, and this is arguably my favorite! Best read in October 🧛
'Salem's Lot - Stephen King
Name a better Halloween read - I’ll wait
Coraline - Neil Gaiman
Did you really think I’d forget the queen of mystery herself?
Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot Series) - Agatha Christie
Assorted fall vibes 🍂
A book club by the sea under harsh circumstances - a story of friendship and the importance of books in bringing us together
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Real letter correspondence between a woman in the US and a bookseller in the UK over decades - a short read, but an incredibly touching one
84, Charing Cross Road - Helene Hanff
Such an engaging read about immortality, identity, and choosing your own path in life
