As the days get shorter and colder temperatures coax people indoors, outdoor hobbies are losing their appeal. With extra time away from summer activities, fall is the perfect season to snuggle up on the couch with a blanket and warm drink while cracking open a new book. If you’re having trouble finding your next read, look no further than this list of upcoming autumn releases.

#1: The Debutantes 

By Olivia Worley

Release date: Oct. 29 

Set in New Orleans, this new Young Adult thriller follows an unlikely trio of debutantes as they come together and solve the mystery of their friend’s disappearance after she’s crowned queen of the Les Masques Ball (Macmillan Publishers). Packed with suspense, horror, tragedy, and friendship, Olivia Worley’s Debutantes is expected to reveal what lies underneath the glittering surface of debutante life. 

#2: The Sunflower House 

By Adriana Allegri 

Release date: Nov. 12 

The Sunflower House is a historical tragedy that tells the story of Allina Strauss, a young Jewish woman in 1940s Germany who entered into a sickening eugenics program for young children at the hands of the Hitler regime (Macmillan Publishers). A book of love, bravery, and resistance, The Sunflower House will likely deliver an unexpected heart-wrenching story that will inspire readers to help those around them. 

#3: Unraveled 

By Shannon Messenger 

Release date: Nov. 12 

A surprising new addition to the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Shannon Messenger is bringing her fanbase a ninth-and-a-half installment written entirely from the perspective of side character Keefe Sencen. While the rest of her characters face separate challenges in Stellarlune, the ninth installment of the series, Keefe is in the human world (Simon and Schuster). Messenger’s books are packed with plenty of adventure, fantasy, and magic, this installment of the Keeper of the Lost Cities could be your next page-turner. 

#4: Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way Into Our Hearts

By Jeremy Egner 

Release date: Nov. 12

Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way Into Our Hearts follows the story of the heartwarming and inspiring show Ted Lasso as it rose to the top of show billboards across the world. With interviews from cast members, screenwriters, and original creators, New York Times television editor Jeremy Egner investigates the cultural shift in response to the television show about a soccer coach and his willingness to believe (Penguin Random House). Expected to be a compelling and sweet piece of non-fiction, this book might just touch people’s hearts the same way Ted Lasso did. 

#5: Life’s Short, Talk Fast: Fifteen Writers on Why We Can’t Stop Watching Gilmore Girls 

Edited by Ann Hood

Release date: Nov. 12 

This series of essays written by 15 authors enamored with the Netflix favorite Gilmore Girls aims to explain why the world is so obsessed with a show about a young mother and her teenage daughter. The show covers topics ranging from young motherhood to Rory’s experience at Yale, providing the world with a sense of comfort and warmth after the COVID-19 pandemic (W.W. Norton & Company). The wide range of authors from BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and varying age backgrounds hope to dissect the psychology of why the show is so appealing, making it worth keeping in mind for anyone already obsessed with Gilmore Girls. 

#6: Daughters of Bronze 

By A.D Rhine

Release date: Nov. 26

A feminist outlook and spin on the original battle of Troy, The Daughters of Bronze reveals the secrets of the most famous Greek women in mythical history. Alternating between the perspectives of Andromache, Rhea, Helen, and Cassandra, this novel is expected to explore what living in ancient Greece held for females, and how they survived the misogynistic and bigoted view of women in power (Penguin Random House). 

#7: The Lake of Lost Girls 

By Katherine Greene

Release date: Nov. 5

When Jessica Fadley, a college freshman at Southern State University in South Carolina goes missing after going on a personal downward spiral, her sister Lindsey continues to search for answers 24 years after her disappearance. Lindsey employs the help of a true crime podcast that explores cold cases and mysteries unsolved (Penguin Random House). Switching perspectives between the past and the present, The Lake of Lost Girls is sure to be an eerily enticing read about how sisterly love continues to flourish in the darkest times. 

#8: The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World 

By Robin Wall Kimmerer 

Release date: Nov. 19 

Renowned author of Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Hall Kimmerer’s new book is based on the humble serviceberry and its relationship to the rest of its ecosystem. It is said to explore how Indigenous practices of harvesting goods from the earth produce more wisdom than our current economy of scarcity, competition, and hostility could ever achieve (Simon and Schuster). Following in the footsteps of her previous best seller, Braiding Sweetgrass, The Serviceberry will likely teach its readers about the philosophy-based practices of the natural world to everyone living in it. 

#9: Streetlight People 

By Charlene Thomas 

Release date: Nov. 19

Kady is from Streetlight, a small town that nobody visits and everybody forgets about. Her boyfriend Nik is a member of the exclusive IV Boys social club, and no matter how much he loves Kady, the rest of his friends refuse to accept her into their circle. When Kady finds a way to time travel to enjoy more time with her boyfriend, reality starts blurring and days mix together (Penguin Random House). Streetlight People is anticipated to be filled with mystery, time travel, and love triangles, keeping you turning the page hours after you promised to put it down. 

#10: Thanks for Listening 

By Molly Horan 

Release date: Nov. 26 

There is always one person in a friend group who gives the best advice, but is never listened to. As much as Mia tries to get through to her friends who desperately need to heed her warnings, they never do. Fed up with being ignored, Mia creates the anonymous app, HereToHelp, in hopes her friends will listen to it more than they do to her. But when her senior year of high school and all of its romantic hardships begin, Mia needs to download her own app and listen in. (HarperCollins Publishing). Thanks for Listening will hopefully beautifully depict queer and contemporary love and heartache, while showcasing what it’s like to remain unheard as a teenager trying to help others.