October signifies the very welcome start of Autumn, as the temperatures finally begin to drop. One of the best things about this is that you can lie out and let yourself get immersed in a good book without the feeling that your skin is quite literally going to melt off your body.

So, as we start returning to the mid-day sun loungers, here are 10 books released this season that you’re going to want to read.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
Not for realists, V. E. Schwab sends us back to 1714 France where in a moment of desperation a young woman makes a bargain to live forever, but is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. This tale epitomises adventure, and is spread across centuries, cultures and countries as this woman learns just what she will do to be remembered, until 300 years later someone does remember her name.
Released October 6th.

 

Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth
Described as “sly humour and gothic mischief”, this horror-comedy is based at an American girls boarding school. In 1902, two girls form a club, The Plain Bad Heroine Society, in devotion to their favourite writer, Mary MacLane. The girls are found dead, and shortly after the school closes for good. What happens next? You guessed it, the school is cursed. But by who?
Released 13th October.

 

This Is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safi
Set completely within the course of one day, This Is All Your Fault is a smart and charming young adult story which follows the paths of three young women who are determined to save their independent bookstore, all with their own motives.
Released 13th October.

Simmer Down by Sarah Smith
This sweet rom-com follows Nikki DiMarco who quit her job to work at her mum’s Maui food truck on the beach. One day she turns up to work to find some new competition, British food truck owner Callum James, stealing her customers. Sparks fly (in a good way) and a competition arises between them.
Released October 13th.

Dolly Alderton – Ghosts
Following on from the can’t-put-it-down memoir Everything I know About Love, Dolly Alderton gives us her first novel. Ghosts is a funny and sweet story of a new relationship, just when Nina needs it most.
Available 15th October 2020

The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
When Dawn Edelstein is on a plane and it is announced that they are preparing for a crash landing, Dawn’s life flashes before her eyes. But it isn’t the life that she thought she would see. She sees a man which she hasn’t seen for fifteen years, Wyatt, an archaeologist unearthing ancient burial sites in Egypt. Dawn is presented with two paths, and must confront the concept of fate. Do we choose our choices or do our choices choose us?
Released 20th October.

A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey
A tale of the unexpected, Miami-loving teenage chef Lila is sent to England by her parents, when they are worried about her mental health. What initially starts as a dull vacation in a small down lacking Miami’s excitement, suddenly becomes much more appealing with the addition of a boy, Orion, who is determined to help Lila ‘out of her funk’.
Released 10th November.

The Betrayals by Bridget Collins
This complex storyline is an intricate tale of an ancient and exclusive institution set in the mountains. The institution is dedicated to the study of a mystery clandestine game, but with times changing traditions are changing too.
Released 12th November.

A Promised Land by Barack Obama
In one of the most highly anticipated memoirs of the decade, this personal account lets us in on the life and times of President Obama. Following from his earliest political aspirations to the presidential victory when he was elected as the first African American president, this book is frank, open and beautifully written.
Released 17th November.

 

Hidden in Plain Sight by Jeffrey Archer
Hidden in Plain Sight is the second novel in the William Warwick series. The police drama follows the newly promoted Detective as he is given the case of a investigating a notorious London gangster known as the Viper. It follows on from Nothing Ventured, but don’t worry if you missed it, as it can also be read as a standalone story.
Released 29th November.