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What I’m Reading This Autumn
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items My autumn reading list for colder days, library afternoons and evenings when I’d rather be under a blanket with a book. A mix of atmospheric, queer, strange and comforting reads, plus a few things that make reading a little nicer when my concentratio...
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Books on My Autumn TBR
For Grey Library Afternoons
For When My Concentration Has Left
The Little Things I Read With
Little Autumn Reading Plans
Books on My Autumn TBR
Atmospheric, strange, queer and slightly gothic books I’ve been saving for the time of year when it gets dark ridiculously early
Slightly unsettling old house, strange family and Shirley Jackson. This feels like exactly the right time of year for it
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
I apparently want my autumn reading to involve old houses where everything is definitely completely fine
The Haunting of Hill House
Queer, strange and unsettling in a way that feels perfect for a grey afternoon when I have nowhere else to be
Our Wives Under The Sea
A huge old house, secrets and an increasingly uncomfortable atmosphere. Basically all my autumn reading requirements met
Rebecca
Possibly the most predictable autumn book imaginable, but sometimes things are predictable because they work
The Secret History
Intense, claustrophobic and queer. Exactly the sort of book I want to disappear into once the evenings start getting darker
The Safekeep
One of the heavier books on here, so definitely one I’m saving for a day when I actually have the brain space for it
The Death of Vivek Oji
Apparently autumn is when I suddenly remember classics exist. Gothic, dramatic and short enough that I might actually finish it before getting distracted by another book
The Picture of Dorian Gray
For Grey Library Afternoons
Books I can imagine taking to the library, finding a comfortable corner and accidentally reading for considerably longer than I planned
Messy relationships, friendship and people making questionable decisions. Exactly the kind of thing I can get absorbed in for an afternoon
The Rachel Incident
Queer family chaos and complicated people are usually a fairly reliable way to get me interested
Greta & Valdin
An anxious lesbian accidentally getting a job at a Catholic church is already enough of a premise to get this onto my list
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
Strange people behaving strangely is apparently one of my favourite genres
Big Swiss
Messy, queer and uncomfortable enough that I suspect I’ll either read it very quickly or spend several days thinking about every chapter
Milk Fed
A shorter one for the days when I want something thoughtful but my concentration isn’t offering me 500 pages
The Details
For When My Concentration Has Left
Books and reading options for the days when I still want to read but following a long plot feels like considerably more work than it should
Queer, strange and slightly unsettling short stories that feel particularly right for autumn. I like that I can read one story and still feel like I actually finished something
Her Body and Other Parties
The kind of collection I can open anywhere and read a couple of poems without needing anything more from myself. All the nature in it feels especially right for autumn
Devotions
For the days when listening is considerably easier than physically sitting down and reading
An Audiobook From My TBR
If my attention span is unpredictable, I’d much rather experiment with a library book than convince myself I need to buy everything that looks interesting
Borrow Something From the Library
Sometimes autumn doesn’t need a new book. Sometimes I want the literary equivalent of putting the same comfy jumper back on
Your Favourite Book
The Little Things I Read With
Useful and slightly unnecessary reading extras I keep around for library trips, evenings at home and carrying a book basically everywhere with me
Could I use an old receipt? Obviously. Am I still going to get excited about a nice bookmark? Also obviously
Autumnal Bookmark
because I read mroe than 1 book at a time
Starry Night Bookmark
For cosy lamp lighting without reaching the point where I’m basically trying to read in the dark
Book Lover's Reading Light
Book in one hand, ridiculously cold water within reach. Pretty standard setup for me at this point
Water Bottle with Straw
The colder it gets, the more difficult it becomes to separate reading from being under a blanket
Soft Reading Blanket
Mostly because books thrown into my work bag apparently have a surprisingly difficult life
Book Sleeve
Little Autumn Reading Plans
Simple reading ideas for making the most of autumn without turning my TBR into another challenge I’m supposed to complete
One of my favourite places to disappear for a couple of hours, especially once it starts getting colder outside
Library Afternoons
Grey sky, rain against the window and me being extremely pleased that I’m on the correct side of it
Window Reading
Even if I only read six pages while I’m there. I like having one with me
Take a Book With You
Or, realistically, put my phone slightly further away and see how long I last
Have a Phone-Free Reading Hour
The one with the premise I can’t properly explain to anyone. Those somehow keep becoming my favourites
Read the Weird Book
There are far too many books I actually want to read for me to spend October stubbornly finishing one I don’t
Stop Making Myself Finish Books I’m Not Enjoying
I don’t need autumn reading to become a competition with myself. If I read loads, lovely. If I don’t, I still spent part of the season doing something I love
Let Four Books be Enough