10/16/2026
Apparently, the bookish-social-media-police are telling everyone that lists are out. Welllllll, they can pry them from my cold, dead hands, because I love seeing them just as much as I love creating them. And this is my page? Sooooo… here we go.
Sweatah Weathah has FINALLY arrived in Texas! (I’m half New Englander, and the accent comes out when those cooler temps hit). Here are some books that are in stock to read with the windows open and a candle lit!!
💀Nerve Endings by Kealan Patrick Burke: Kealan packs a punch with this collection of short stories. Broke my heart, but in the best way.
🕯️Pair this one with Read Before Sunrise: a blend of warm, fall spices and notes of a dewy forest.
🍁The October Country by Ray Bradbury: Another collection of short stories, but let’s throw it back. Y’all know Something Wicked This Way Comes and Fahrenheit 451…. Try Bradbury’s shorts. They’re perfect for this cozy weather.
🕯️October Country: this one has notes of caramel almonds, spices, and smoked amber.
👻The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste: childhood friendship, a haunted neighborhood, and confronting paranormal trauma… sounds like:
🕯️Something Wicked This Way Comes: licorice, cotton candy, and butterscotch
🏚️William by Mason Coile: Fast forward to the future where AI becomes an experiment gone wrong (not far from the truth). Think “haunted smart-home.”
🕯️Haunted House: foggy forest notes with touches of burnt marshmallow and peppercorn.
🎃Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving: You know this one. It’s the perfect October read.
🕯️Sleepy Hollow: classic fall scent with notes of autumn leaves and spiced fruit.
📖Bound in Blood (anthology): I love the short stories this time of year… and this one is allll about cursed books, haunted libraries, creepy authors… you get the drift.
🕯️Ink & Incantations: herbs, spiced bourbon, and green foliage.
🪶Crone by Keith Rosson: An ex-detective… drug bosses and debt… missing people & murder… and of course, a witchy presence in the woods.
🕯️The Witching Hour: notes of smoky vanilla, white birch, and candle flames.
Stay spooky!