The 52 Book Club: 2025 / 2026 Challenge discussion

8. Genre Three: Set in Autumn

Pick a book set in Autumn (Fall) but it must be a different genre than the books you choose for prompts 6, 7, and 9. (See the description under prompt 6 for more details.)

Definition of Autumn from the Cambridge Dictionary: “The season of the year between summer and winter, lasting from September to November north of the equator and from March to May south of the equator, when fruits and crops become ready to eat and are picked, and leaves fall.”

The book that you choose should be set in Autumn (Fall) but that will look different depending on whether the book is set in the northern or southern hemisphere. It may be fully set in Autumn or only partially. The seasonal setting may or may not impact the story-line. For books set in other worlds or that take place outside of Earth, you may choose a book set during the time of year when their harvests occur, etc.


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The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

Första hösten: Röd skymning by E.P. Uggla - Dystopia

Looking for Alaska
Or
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Genre: young adult

Books I've read that I recommend:
Halloween Magic & Mayhem
Thanksgiving

Just Don’t Fall by Emma St.Clair

The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah

Genre: Drama/Historical

Work: Henry V by William Shakespeare. It's been a looooooooong time since I even looked at it, so I'm due a close read.

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury.

I decided on the genre - Psychological Thriller for this one
1) Novel Obsession

I'm reading Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig

I'm reading Conclave for this challenge as it set on October-November. My issue is it's rather hard to categorize the book. I'll settle with Thriller because I don't think it's a historical fiction (conclave is a real process, but the characters in the book are not based on real characters)

A Curse So Dark and Lonely

Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands

Changed my Book

The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer

Listened to the audiobook of "De Moord op Roger Ackroyd" (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) for this prompt. Gripping story! Although I had my suspicions about the murderer, it still came as quite a surprise in the end.

I read A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales.

I read A Match Made for Thanksgiving. It's Canadian so thanksgiving is in early October and the book ends on Dec 23. Almost exactly all of fall

genre: Holiday

I chose The Ex Hex for this prompt

I read Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare. The genre for this prompt is horror.

Hilde wrote: "Första hösten: Röd skymning by E.P. Uggla - Dystopia"

I'm planning to read Första hösten: Blå gryning! ◉⁠‿⁠◉

Kim wrote: "The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury."

Wonderful! I love that book.

Listened to Fudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke.

I read a Horror set in Fall


The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving 2/10/25

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I read The September House. My first experience with the Horror genre. Thankfully it wasn’t overly horrific. 4 stars

I'm picking The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman for this prompt.

“Slow Dollar” by Margaret Maron is wonderful murder mystery with an amazing group of characters and a southern flare. It is set in Autumn since it is about the carnivals that come to town during the Autumn months. I loved it!

I chose One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig. The book mentions Equinox and the harvest having occurred.

Tuck Everlasting

I'm reading Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple | Contemporary

Gone to Texas (aka The Outlaw Josey Wales) by Forrest Carter ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I read Guilt and Ginataan by Mia P. Manansala. This is Book 5 in the Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery series.
The death of a character happens during the Corn Festival, an annual autumn event in the town.
I think if you've enjoyed reading the series up to this point, you will enjoy this latest installment!

I re-reading A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventures (either audio like the first time or the book I now own)

I read Delicates by Brenna Thummler. It's a graphic novel/fantasy/paranormal. It even features a pumpkin patch. :)

Under The Dome by Stephen King

I read 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King for this topic. The book refers to the months that the events take place as being northern hemisphere autumn. My genre
classification is Horror

I read Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce, it's not very autumnal vibe-wise, but it is set in the fall 😅 I enjoyed it!

History - I read The Ghost Orchard by Helen Humphreys. It's not strictly set in autumn, but it's about the history of apples, so...

I'm reading The September House by Carissa Orlando

On my planned list I have historical fiction-science fiction/l set in Autumn
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Looking forward to it!
~Blākie

I read Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs (A Tea Shop Mystery, book 1). A cute and cozy mystery novel.

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins 4 stars
Thriller genre

Not my usual genre but I read
Autumn in Sycamore Park

I read The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

I read "The Pumpkin Spice Café" by Laurie Gilmore

Read a Halloween horror for this one - The Haunted Mask by R L Stine.

Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone, JK Rowling. Young adult fantasy.

The Pumpkin Spice Cafe, Laurie Gilmore.