The 9 Best Books to Read for Fall 2016
My dream house would have a library room, which I know is something from the Victorian era, but hey I love books! When the book fair would come to school, that was one of the highlights of the year for me. So every season, I look forward to getting my hands on some of the popular books. I’m gonna share what I believe are the nine best books to read this Fall.
There are a couple of non-fiction, fiction, auto-biographical and biographies. Something for everyone, except children haha. Grab a book, find a quiet spot, grab a warm drink and get lost in the words. Oh and a couple are actually a couple of years old, not released in 2016. But sometimes you find a great book a little later than others. Right?
You can also see what I was reading this past Spring and what I read last summer.
The 9 Best Books to Read for Fall 2016
1. Sweetbitter | Stephanie Danler
A coming-of-age in the NYC restaurant industry story.
2. The Nightingale | Kristin Hannah
WWII in France through the eyes of two sisters. I feel like this is bound to be big and beautiful.
3. Night Film | Marisha Pessl
An investigative journalist tries to solve the murder of a cult-horror-film director’s daughter.
4. Hidden Figures | Margot Lee Shetterly
Some of NASA’s greatest mathematicians were black women, segregated from their white counterparts and known as “colored computers” during the Jim Crow era.
5. A Gentleman in Moscow | Amor Towles
Chronicles 32 years in the life of a Russian aristocrat forced to live out his days in Moscow’s Metropol Hotel.
6. Time Travel: A History | James Gleick
A mind-bending exploration of time travel: its subversive origins, its evolution in literature and science, and its influence on our understanding of time itself.
7. American Heiress | Jeffrey Toobin
The 1974 abduction of heiress Patty Hearst in San Francisco by the Symbionese Liberation Army, and its sensational aftermath.
8. Dark Mirror | Barton Gellman
The three-time Pulitzer-winner tells the story of the rise of the post-9/11 American surveillance state.
9. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel | Robin Sloan
A weird, mysterious book store is the setting—complete with a new employee who begins to discover that the store may be more than it seems.
Ooooh dark mirror looks really interesting i’ll have to give that a read! Thanks for sharing Leslie, i’ll have to fire up my Kindle and download a few of these! 🙂
I have this bad habit of starting books and then not finishing them! So I need to get through a stack I have a home first, but definitely bookmarking this for when those are done!
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I loved #9! it was surprisingly so engaging and entertaining!
I’ll have to check some of this out 🙂
Loved The Nightingale! Will have to check out some of your other recommendations too! 🙂
I haven’t heard of any of these before but I’m intrigued!
Such a great list! I really need to start reading again! I think I would choose Night Film from this list! Seems like my type of book!
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Oooh I always enjoy finding a new book! I really want to check out the Time Travel!:)
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I read a lot during Winter. I’m going to add some of these to my list.
I am always looking for new books to read! I’ll check a couple of these out! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing -the diversity of your choices is nice as I wouldn’t have even looked at some of these titles as they are not in the genre I read!
Haha I couldn’t agree more, a library romm is a must in my dream house! I liked the description about book nr 9, guess I’ll have to go and find it
I will consider this, especially that I really ran out of book ideas!
I have been hankering for my own library room for years! Still not there considering the small space I live in, but I’ll get there one day!
There are some great books listed here and I will certainly be reading a few. There can never be too many books on the ‘To be read’ pile.
Ive been looking for a new book to read for ages. Im very choosy with what i read so it can be a struggle sometimes but MR. PENUMBRA’S 24-HOUR BOOKSTORE: A NOVEL Sounds really interesting and i have added it to my to read list 🙂 xx
Lovely list, thank you for sharing it. I can’t wait to reed night film and gentleman in Moscow
I love posts like these! I’m always looking for good book club reads. Pinning right now!
I need to find more time and set it aside for reading- miss it so much! Thanks for the suggestions
These books all look really interesting! Can’t wait to visit my local library and see how many of these I can find. Been looking for new fall reads and I’m glad I stumbled across your post. Have a great week! xo, sharon
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I’m an avid reader. I was read to as a child & the love of reading was instilled in me by my grandma. My favorite genres are fantasy, adventure, paranormal & mystery. I bookmarked this page so I may check out those books later.
I was just thinking this morning that I needed some fresh books to get me through winter. These look fab!
Awesome!! I always love finding out about great new reads! If you’ve not read Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah that’s a really amazing book!
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These are some great looking books! I’ll have to add some to my reading list 🙂
I’m going to take your advice! I’m reading Girl on the Train righ tnow and then I’ll get a couple of these!
Thank you for these! I need some new ones on my list!
Oh, yeah. I love to look through books that other people recommend. Thanks for the list.
“Sweetbitter” based on that description alone sounds like my life story already. If the idea of a 24-hour bookstore is supposed to be chilling, I’m not getting it. The only chills I’m getting at the thought of a B&N that never closes is caused by excitement and nothing else 😀
This is a great list! I just bought 2 new books (Girl on the Train because I gave in to peer pressure lol and a baking book) but the history of time travel is totally up my alley! Will put in my to-read shelf!
Thanks for the suggestions. I’m always looking for new books to read and have already added some to my library hold list!
I’ve been wanting to read Sweetbitter, and some of those other books look good too. 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
This is an incredible list and just in time for my trip to Italy!! I’m a sucker for a physical book too so I can’t wait to order them on Amazon!!
Amor Towles is one of the best writers ever. I forgot he has a new one out! Gotta read.
Some great looking books there,A Gentleman In Moscow sounds really intriguing, as does the last on about the mysterious bookstore!
I’ve never heard of these, but I’ll look into them!
I have to check some of these books out.I have been meaning to get some new books to read.Thanks for some interesting titles to choose from.
A friend JUST recommended the book A Gentleman in Moscow. I think it’s sign! LOL!
Hmmm…good list. Which would you say is gripping from the start?
Yay! I love finding new books to read! I am on my 12th book of this year. I have no idea how that happened.
I just took a break from reading A Gentleman in Moscow to come here, how funny! The writing is very beautiful and flowery. I love it! The Nightingale sounds wonderful from your brief description alone, and the one in the book store has piqued my curiosity! It’s the best season to cozy up with a book, so I welcome the suggestions!
You sound like my daughter, she even wants it so tall you have to use a ladder. You have some great choices listed.