Some months the book gods really smile down on us, and October was one of those months. We thought you'd never ask. We got our hands on Barbara Kingsolver's first novel since Demon Coppherhead, for one.
There's a Booker-shortlisted title from Elizabeth Strout that we're dying to discuss more. And we obviously couldn't leave out the new Emily St. John Mandel book already being adapted for TV that, not surprisingly, is every bit as good as everyone says it is.
We rounded it out with a historical shipwreck, some radium poisoning, a Grim Reaper romance, and a few old classics particularly well-suited to spooky season. I mean, c'mon... can you really ask for a better spread than that? Most of the books on this list have already been released, making them TBR-ready.
A few won't hit shelves until next spring, but we can confidently say they're 100% worth preordering. Trust, every book on the list has one thing in common: our team couldn't put it down. Here’s everything we couldn't put down and definitely couldn't wait to recommend this month.
The romantasy genre is pretty oversaturated right now, and it can be difficult to find a book that feels truly original. The magic system Dylan has invented feels completely unique. In this world, when your soulmate is born, a golden ring appears around your finger.
A red one appears when your sworn enemy, the person who will cause your soulmate's death, is born (or maybe you're born with both already in place). Our main character is a reaper, someone the rich pay to eliminate their sworn enemies for a hefty fee. But what will she do when she gets an assignment that doesn't align with her moral code? — Katie McPherson, Associate Editor, Lifestyle & Entertainment Author Andrew Sean Greer describes his latest book as a "charm novel," and it's so fitting for how I felt while reading it.
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