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The most beautiful and atmospheric books to read this autumn
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items The most beautiful, atmospheric, cosy and haunting books to read this autumn including fiction, non fiction and poetry.
Sections
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Fiction
Non Fiction
Short Stories
Poetry
Fiction
Beautiful, poetic and dark
"Beauty is Terror"
A beautifully and poetic, but also deeply disturbing academia novel set in the small, elite and liberal campus of Hampden College. A novel where you will hate most of the characters but where you also can't look away.
The novel ...
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
"I would always rather be happy than dignified"
Jayne Eyre is a novel so ahead of its time. A must read for anyone who loves a beautifully written book with a ferociously strong female voice. So incredibly atmospheric and the fairytale elements magi...
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
"It was the worst of Times. It was the worst of times"
Part of the Seasonal Quartet by Ali Smith Autumn is a beautiful exploration of the UK's history, current political climate, art, relationships and culture. Experimental fiction at its very best
'Autumn' by Ali Smith (Review) - Tony's Reading List
"for a very long time, the days went by, each just like the day before. Then I began to think, and everything changed"
A dystopian novel that will leave you questioning it all
I Who Have Never Known Men: (Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition)
A beautifully atmospheric coming of age story steeped in folk lore, horror and cannibalism.
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
A university drama that dips into the fantastical, horror, thriller to explore toxic friendships. A compulsive read.
Bunny #1 - Mona Awad
A dark thriller exploring power, class, race, domesticity and motherhood. So so dark!
Lullaby - Slimani, Leïla
A very young woman marries a much older, wealthy powertman and is consumed by love while struggling to find her identity. The most beautiful of hauntings.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Non Fiction
Non fiction reads for autumn
The story of Patti Smith and Rober Mapplethorpe but also so much more...A love story about soul mates, love, friendship. A salute to New York, the 70s, Bohemia, artists big and small. Creativity. A book buzzing with soul.
Just Kids: National Book Award Memoir
Bluets is a collection of vignettes centering blue, heartbreak, grief, loneliness and isolation. Painful. Poignant. Poetic
Bluets by Maggie Nelson
Exploring life without romantic love with Joni Mitchell's seminal album Blue as the soundtrack to the highs, the lows, rebellion and an acceptance of what is.
Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Love and Making a Life
Short Stories
Dark, gothic stories for autumn and beyond
A short story collection mostly in Argentina. Dark, haunting, horrific. An exploration of the contemporary horror genre. Perfect for October!
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez
A fabulously quirky surrealist collection of short stories. The perfect fever dream.
The Skeleton's Holiday: Leonora Carrington (Penguin Modern)
A short story collection depicting the black community in the Jim Crow era. Stories exploring racism, political struggle, daily injustices in daily life of everyday people.
Neighbors and Other Stories : Oliver, Diane, Jones, Tayari
Poetry
Beautiful poetry for autumn
Beautiful, hard hitting poetry centred around love, life, family, trauma, racism and how all of the small and big shape a life. Gorgeous
bone - Daley-Ward, Yrsa, Laymon, Kiese
A young red-winged monster named Geryon navigates love, trauma, and artistic self-discovery through his relationship with Herakles in this poetic reimagining of Greek mythology
Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson