5 Books To Read in the Fall

This book is a classic for a reason. Shelley's story can be categorized as both gothic and science fiction, a story about Dr. Frankenstein, who discovers a way to reanimate a body patched up together with various human and animal body parts. Which is scarier, the lonely and violent "monster" or Frankenstein who ignores his creation, ultimately spurring on the creature?

If you're looking for a modern mystery, you're in luck! Ruth Ware's most famous book provides plenty of secrets and suspense. The film adaptation will be available on Netflix starting October 2025, so read it now before you watch it.

Lo Blacklock is a travel writer, invited on a cruise ship, but she finds more than luxury after climbing aboard. She is the sole witness to a woman allegedly being thrown off the ship, but no one believes her. Let the danger and intrigue entangle you as the mystery is slowly unspooled in this page turner.

Magic and romance will whisk you away to the circus in this bestseller by Erin Morgenstern. Dueling magicians, Marco and Celia, find themselves in a deadly competition, and a passionate romance that will leave you breathless for more.

What if you woke up every morning with no memory and only your own writing in a journal can tether you to reality and the truth? Christine looks into the mirror every morning to see a middle-aged woman she doesn't recognize and also looks to her husband whom she also doesn't recognize for clues into her mysterious past and present. This thrilling novel will pull you along as the unreliable narrator slowly uncovers the truth of who she is and who she can actually trust or not. The book was adapted into a movie in 2014, starring Nicole Kidman, but, of course, the book is better!

One of Jane Austen's lesser known works is a parody of gothic fiction from her time, Northanger Abbey. The young and naive Catherine Morland, an avid fiction reader, is whisked away to Bath by family friends. There she meets a variety of characters, friends and those who pose as friends. She also has to navigate romantic entanglements and encounter a possible haunted house along the way. Austen's signature satire and romance combine to make another classic perfect for an atmospheric autumn read.