Captivating Novels to Read This Fall ’24: A Literary Escape For The Season

Leaves are falling yet again and it is time to just sit in a corner with your comfort book. The autumn season invites the readers to a slow and immersive reading experience while captivating the imagination. Let the heartwarming tales of these books lead you through a journey of calmness and a cosy ambience. In this article, you’ll find some of the most loved and even anticipated novels, that will accompany your fall ‘To Be Read’ pile.

Falling in Love Again By Ruskin Bond

A collection of short stories, the book, Falling in Love Again, Ruskin Bond explores nuances of romantic love. It includes classic stories by Ruskin Bond such as “The Eyes Have It” and “The Girl from Copenhagen” and several excerpts from “A Room on The Roof”. 

It explores the various forms of love from momentary happiness to sorrows experienced by ordinary people around us. The romance is described more vividly and sensually manner than most of the modern romances. The book beautifully portrays a range of emotions that are carried along with love, such as anxiety, excitement, joy as well as despair. 

Ruskin Bond’s compelling storytelling with themes of love, nostalgia and loss aligns with the vibes that are evoked in the season of fall. 

Midnight Library By Matt Haig

Between life and death, there exists a library, the midnight library, where Nora Seed finds herself after having ended her life. The book captivates the story of this young woman who is struggling to survive after a series of unfortunate circumstances and is leading a life of regret and misery. 

In this library, Nora finds various versions of her life in the form of books, where she gets to experience things differently than her first life. Things don’t always go perfectly as Nora imagined and soon she finds that her choices are leading the library to danger and her life as well. With the help of her old librarian, she must navigate and find an alternative life for herself before the time runs out. 

The book’s contemplative as well as hopeful narrative makes it a suitable read for a quiet mind and for the introspection of the fall evenings. 

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

The latest installation in Sally Rooney’s works, Intermezzo is a grappling story about love, grief, family and struggle. It follows the narrative of two brothers who are still grieving for their father’s death and how they navigate their lives through a period of despair and desires. 

Rooney introduces a Dublin lawyer named Peter and his younger brother Ivan, who is a competitive chess player. The narrative delves into their lives through the complexities of mourning and the formation of plausible relationships. 

It explores one’s desire for connection and the deep experiences of human beings of yearning and loss. 

Truly Devious By Maureen Johnson 

Set in the background of a Gothic boarding school called Ellingham Academy, the book delves into the themes of dark academia, murder mystery and young adults. 

Only a mocking riddle was left behind, with a signature of Truly Devious, after the kidnapping of the wife and daughter of the founder of the Ellingham Academy in 1936. 

A first-year at the Academy, Stevie Bell, claims to be a crime aficionado and is set to solve the cold case of the founder’s family. Strange things happen around her and the Truly Devious makes a comeback with the death of a student. Stevie is obsessed with solving murder cases and will do her best to solve this one as well with her intelligence.