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October's biggest new book releases!

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Happy Spooky SZN y'all! We're breaking down the books we're most excited about that will be coming out in October. We've got horror books, memoirs, young adult, and yep more horror! There's something for everyone though, whether you love scary books or not. This might be our largest list yet.

Books mentioned in this episode

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

Where Do I Begin by Elvis Duran

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

Toil & Trouble by Augusten Borroughs

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

House of Brides by Jane Cockram

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia

The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman

The Library of the Unwritten by AJ Hackwith

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

Home Work by Julie Andrews

Janis by Holly George-Warren

Me by Elton John

The Beautiful Ones by Prince

The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones

How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones

The Topeka School by Ben Lerner

How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse

Notre-Dame by Ken Follett

Ordinary Girls by Jaquira Diaz

Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco

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