Seasonal reads and quizzes: October 27, 2023

The fall- and Halloween-themed book lists and posts (mostly from BookRiot) 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 ...

Book lists 

• 9 of the best Halloween mystery novels 

• Not your typical monster books 

• More genre-blending horror books

• Halloween short fiction: 9 stories 

• 20 spooky short stories you can read (for free) online (Literary Hub)

• 26 of the best witch books

• 8 witchy graphic novels 

• 6 terrific witchy YA novels (The New York Times)

• Recent BIPOC horrors and thrillers 

• 8 cozy fall books 

• 9 of the best autumn read-alouds

Fun and games (if you read this far) 

• Would you survive a horror novel? 

• Book recommendations according to your favorite Halloween movie