Polymnia Blues

Autumn themed ideas for a reading challenge. Each is picked to get you and your bookclub in the mood for pumpkin spiced lattes, falling leaves, and the upcoming harvest celebrations.

• Read the first book in a cozy mystery series.
• Choose a book with a woodland or forest setting.
• Like fairy tales? Consider a retelling of an old classic.
• Pick a novel with autumn colors used in its cover art.
• Small towns ooze charm, so choose a book set in a quaint village.
• Check out a book with “harvest” in its title.
• Add a book on your to-read list about being thankful.
• Read one book from an author who has an autumnal sounding name.
• Partake in an autumn themed poetry collection.
• Acquaint yourself with a story set within a secluded cabin.
• Discover a new book series by an Indigenous author.
• Read a novel published in either September, October, or November.
• Gravitate towards a short story collection about family.
• Listen to an audiobook centered on travel.
• Buy a new cookbook and try out its recipes at home.
• If a book has a pumpkin on its cover then you must read it.
• Invest in a fall themed romance novel.
• Dedicate your time to reading a banned book.
• Put your best sweater vest on and cuddle up with a dark academic thriller.
• Do the monster mash while reading a book about monsters.
• Rediscover a classic novel.
• Get haunted by a good ghost story.
• Try reading a book in the historical fiction genre.
• Finish a book you abandoned last autumn.
• Gravitate towards fiction with “parade” in the title.
• Why not learn something new? Go to the nonfiction section for a change of pace.
• Get grave with a series about necromancy.
• Read a book set mostly at night.
• Devour a novel adapted into a horror movie.
• Treat yourself to a book in the magical realism genre.

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