12 Novels To Devour This Fall

Grab a cozy blanket, a hot chocolate and snuggle up with one of these addicting reads.

1. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

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Fans of Donna Tartt's bestselling novels "The Little Friend" and "The Secret History" have been anticipating her new release for a long time. At 784 pages, "The Goldfinch" isn't a breezy read, but it's worth the trek. When a 13-year-old boy survives an accident that kills his mother, he is taken in by a wealthy Upper East Side family. Attempting to cling to the memory of his mother, he obsesses over a painting that reminds him of her and finds himself in the belly of the art underworld.

Read if you loved 'Special Topics in Calamity Physics'

2. Night Film by Marisha Pessl

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'Night Film' is the perfect companion to a chilly October night. When a young socialite and daughter of a famous filmmaker turns up dead, a disgraced journalist takes the opportunity to try and uncover what really happened to her. Filled with pictures, fake news articles and case files, the book will keep you hooked until the very last page.

Read if you loved 'Gone Girl'

3. Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon

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Now that summer is over, you no longer have an excuse to put off those slightly more difficult books. Taking place in 2001 in New York City, after the dot-com crash and before the events of September 11th, the novel follows Maxine Tarnow, a Jewish mother who runs a fraud investigating agency on the Upper West Side. Soon she finds herself submerged in the underworld of the dot-com explosion and the greed and struggle for power that has taken over.

Read if you loved 'Chronic City'

4. The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

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'The Lowland' is powerful and deep. It's tale of two brothers tied together by tragedy and the sacrifices we must make for our families. When one brother leaves a small village to fight for a rebellion movement, the other brother returns home to put back together the shattered pieces of his family left behind.

Read if you loved 'The God of Small Things'

5. Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda

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Fall is the season for suspenseful novels that send chills up your spine and Pochoda's novel does just that. The book begins on a hot summer day, when two girls from Red Hook decide to have an adventure at the nearby pier. When one of the teenagers goes missing, the neighborhood steps in to help find her. Haunted by the loss, a few residents learn they have a 'sixth sense' and the missing teenager may have never left at all.

Read if you love Lee Child

6. & Sons by David Gilbert

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Gilbert's novel actually came out in July, but if you missed it during the months of blissful, guilt-free reading, now's the time to grab it. '& Sons' follows the story of A. N. Dyer, a reclusive author who, during the funeral of his childhood friend, suffers a breakdown over the life he's led. He realizes he must get his three sons back together for one last time and close the gaps in his life that he's ignored for years.

Read if you love J.D. Salinger

7. Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

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What better way to welcome in fall than with a new Stephen King novel? The much-anticipated sequel to 'The Shining,' 'Doctor Sleep' catches us up with now middle-aged Dan Torrance. Dan, the young child from the first installment, still has the gift of the shining he had as a kid, but this time he meets a 12-year-old with an even more powerful gift. Together they must fight in a battle between good and evil.

Read if you loved 'The Shining'

8. The Returned by Jason Mott

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Ghosts are essential this time of year. But 'The Returned' isn't exactly about ghosts. And it isn't exactly about zombies either. Harold and Lucille Hargrave's only son died tragically as a child. Ten years later, he turns up in the flesh on their doorstep. And it's not just happening to the Hargraves ... all over the world families are being reunited with their deceased loved ones. Obviously, chaos erupts and people are forced to face what it actually means to be human.

Read if you loved 'The Leftovers'

9. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

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'Burial Rites' is inspired by a true story, which automatically makes everything more alluring. The book covers the final days of Agnes, a young woman who was accused of murder in Iceland in 1829. Awaiting her trial in an isolated farm, Agnes befriends the farmer and his family and shares her side to the sensational story.

Read if you loved 'March'

10. Someone by Alice McDermott

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McDermott doesn't detail the life of anyone extraordinary. Instead, she follows an ordinary woman who lives an ordinary live, albeit a life full of the ups and downs and the pains we all face. The book starts with the woman as a child and follows her through the milestones of her life. The book speaks to all of us and proves that even seemingly mundane lives can be fascinating.

Read if you loved 'Dinner at a Homesick Restaurant'

11. We Are Water by Wally Lamb

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For some reason, when the leaves turn orange I automatically want to read a book about family turmoil. In Lamb's new novel, a wife of 27 years falls in love with an art dealer who helped orchestrate her success. Their potential wedding opens up the door to family secrets and painful truths they must face.

Read if you loved 'White Oleander'

12. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simison

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Don Tillman, a socially awkward scientist with Asperger’s, dedicates himself to finding love. Using a very exacting procedure, he hopes to find his perfect match. Except Rosie, a chain smoking bartender, throws a wrench in his plan. While she fails the test, Don agrees to join her on a journey to help her find her long-lost father.

Read if you loved 'Me Before You'