Seasonal reads and quizzes: October 14, 2023

The fall- and Halloween-themed book lists and posts are piling up faster than the leaves on our driveway.

If you want to put yourself in the spirit of the season, here are the many, many places you can start ...

Sweet or spicy

• The eight best fall romance books (BookRiot)

• Which witch romance novel should you read? (BookRiot)

• Which monster romance should you read? (BookRiot)

• 3 witchy books for fall that offer fright and delight (NPR)

Spooky OR SCARY

• 10 queer haunted house books (BookRiot)

• 9 spooky literary short story collections (Electric Literature) 

• 5 spooky stories for people who don't like to be spooked (Writer's Digest)

• 8 chilling YA Halloween books (BookRiot)

• 20 must-read no-sleep stories (BookRiot)

• The top 10 spookiest haunted house novels (Electric Literature) 

• 7 comics for fans of horror (The New York Times)

• 20 must-read vampire books in 5 genres (Book Riot)

• Adult versions of your favorite childhood horror books (Book Riot)

• 8 horror reads that made my skin crawl (Book Riot)

• Nonfiction about witches, ghosts, and other creatures (BookRiot)