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10 Books To Read This Fall

Grab a blanket and a pumpkin coffee!

Alexandra Tarnowski
Sep 27, 2017
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The best time of year is back! The colors, the scents, and the cold, autumn comes with so many fun activities and holidays. As fun as the annual football games, fire pits, and pumpkin picking is, you might be looking for some new activities to (pumpkin) spice up your autumn. Here's a list of great autumn books to cozy up with!

1. Walden: or, Life in the Woods


Walden follows Henry David Thoreau's adventurous 2+ years living in a cabin in the woods of Concord, Massachusetts. It's the perfect book to cozy up with under a colorful tree and reflect upon the solitude of nature and how it relates to our lives.

2. Autumnal Tints


Henry David Thoreau perfectly captures the colors, scents and feelings of fall in Autumnal Tints. The book celebrates the season, not as the season of death but full of maturity and beauty. This book will get you excited for those gorgeous oranges, reds, yellows, browns and purples of the upcoming season.


3. Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus


Mary Shelley's gothic novel of Man and His Monster, Frankenstein tells the original story of the big green monster we've all come to recognize. While pop culture had its hand in creating our image of the monster, this tale gives him a depth and humanity usually unassociated with our perception.

4. Dracula


Another familiar Halloween character, Dracula tells the tale of the vampire's attempt to spread his undead curse to England and the group of intellects that try to stop him. Filled with bloodsucking, creepy castles, and the original Count himself, Dracula is the perfect tale to get in the spooky mood this fall.

5. The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe


A persistant raven, a thumping heart beneath the floorboards, a black cat. Who else besides Poe would create the perfect narratives and poems that completely encompass the spookiness of fall? For the "I Have No Time To Read Leisurely" reader, these poems and short stories are the perfect time commitment.

6. Legend of Sleepy Hollow


The classic American horror Halloween story, Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells of infamously supernatural Sleepy Hollow village in post-Revolutionary New York state. One of the most well-known spooky stories, this tale of Ichabod Crane will leave you in the spookiest of moods this Halloween.

7. The Crucible


Based on the Salem witch trials of 1692, Arthur Miller's play The Crucible will have you questioning your friends, family and neighbors of their true intentions. Although no witches or magic actually makes it's way into this tale, the true horror of this story is how hysteria turned a bunch of grown-ass adults into witch-hunting murderers. Definitely spooky.

8. Thanksgiving: The True Story

We love the food, the family, and the football. But how did Thanksgiving really start, and evolve into what it is today? In Penny Colman's nonfiction book, she dissects the traditions, history and true meaning behind the holiday Americans hold so close to their hearts (and stomachs).

9. Friendsgiving: Celebrate your family of friends


The perfect cookbook for your Friendsgiving feast! Friends giving: Celebrate your family of friends, gives you everything you need to prepare the perfect low-key holiday for you and your friends. A must-read for college students who can't go home for the holiday, this book is guaranteed to make your time away from home and with your second family worth while.

10. Thanksgiving Night


A touching and hysterically written story of family, friends, relationships, and late '90s culture, Thanksgiving Night by Richard Bausch is the perfect fictional story to get you ready for turkey, stuffing, and your crazy quirky fam.

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