Ever since September began I’ve been wanting to draw a pumpkin into my banner and write a cosy post to herald the start of the spooky season. This lovely tag was created by The Book Belle, though I first saw it over on Kristin Kraves Books, and it fits the bill entirely – so let’s go!
๐ What book always reminds you of fall/autumn?
โ Fredrik Backman, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
This is actually a very sad novella about a family saying goodbye to a grandad with dementia, but I first read it in autumn, and it has a lot of autumnal imagery illustrating the themes of time passing and things fading but beauty still being found.
๐ What is your favourite autumnal book cover?
โ Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
Again, not really about autumn per se – but I love the autumnal imagery used to complement the titular theme, and the cover is beautiful. I read it while on holiday in the Lake District last autumn, and think I’ll forever associate it with that trip’s oranges and browns and rain (lots of rain).
โ What is your favourite autumnal drink to read with?
Chai tea! Usually with a teabag, so nothing like as fancy as the picture though…
๐Do you prefer to read late at night or early in the morning?
With the caveat that ‘late’ for me just now is any time after 8pm when the baby goes to bed, I do prefer reading at the end of the day. I find it harder to concentrate first thing if I have a busy day ahead or tasks which are drawing my attention. The end of the day means jobs are done, sleep is soon, and it’s time for relaxing with a book!
๐ป Halloween is coming! What is your favourite spooky read?
โ Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
My favourite spooky stories are those where the scary things are more complex than simply something going bump in the night – and so where better to go than the genius mother of sci fi, the prickly tragedy of her doctor Frankenstein, and the heart-rending agony of his poor monster?
๐ What is the ultimate comfort read for you?
The House on the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune. This is such a wholesome book with themes of acceptance and fatherly love. It was my first read of 2022, when I was a very new mother in the throes of sleeplessness, and it will always occupy a particularly cosy corner of my heart.
๐ช What is your favourite autumnal reading snack?
Anything with cinnamon! Or chocolate! Or – if we’re talking savoury – TOASTIES! Just food, okay, I like food.
๐ฏ๏ธWhat is your favourite autumnal candle to burn whilst reading?
I do love the crackly candles from WoodWick – they make you feel like you’re sitting around the fire.
๐ When youโre not reading, what is your favourite autumnal activity?
Probably simply walking outdoors and enjoying the fact that it’s sunny but cold, scarves abound, and leaves are underfoot.
๐What is on your autumn/fall reading list?
I think this is on a lot of people’s autumn TBRs. I’ve heard good things about it, it’s set in Oxford which is a city close to my heart, plus it looks appropriate for reading as the evenings draw in…
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What a great list. Lots of items and book that make me want to snuggle down with them and get reading.
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Thank you! I hope you enjoy them! ๐๐
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That Backman novella sounds so sad. I just watched the film Father which also tackles dementia and brought on a few tears.
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It is incredibly sad, but very beautifully written. Ohh I will have to look up ‘Father’ – thank you for the recommendation.
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