Content Warning: Please note some of the book recommendations below mention triggering topics including violence and abuse.
I’m biased, but reading is one of the best and most accessible ways to celebrate any and every holiday, especially the American pastime we call Spooky Season! The sweet spot between Meg Ryan Fall and Diane Keaton Winter is best commemorated with stories that go past the traditional gotcha of a theme-park-haunt-night.
To tie you over until it’s appropriate to re-read Little Women 100 hundred times in 31 days, below are some book recs and Forty Winks pairings that are perfect for embracing the season of the witch—or, if you’re just looking for something atmospheric as we greet the colder and darker days ahead.