BookRiot's seasonal book picks: September 2023

The changing of the seasons always brings a new crop of themed reading (and book lists).

But don't just shrug off this roundup as focusing only on Halloween — there are multiple other timeliness factors to BookRiot's reading recommendations.

Lists ...

• Eight great books for the anniversary of The X-Files 

• Spooky YA reads to set the right fall vibe 

• Eight parody horror books to scare you silly 

... and long reads

• Adding Jewish books to your diverse reading 

• A history of book curses