Episode 30.5 - Cozy Attempts

We attempt to make cozy fall reading recommendations, but we're not exactly the coziest gals. We talk about tea, a tweet, and several books that remind us of fall, as well as what we'll be reading for All Horror October (Awoooooo!).

We attempt to make cozy fall reading recommendations, but we're not exactly the coziest gals. We talk about tea, a tweet, and several books that remind us of fall.

Our next book discussion will be Fear of Flying by Erica Jong. You can get it at a used bookstore, probably.

As discussed on the episode, here is the lineup for All Horror October (awooooo!):

• October 2 - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

• October 9 - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

• October 16 - Short stories inspired by our greatest fears (stories TBD)

• October 23 - The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle which was written as a response to the HP Lovecraft short story The Horror at Red Hook, which can be read on the HP Lovecraft website.

• October 30 - TBD reading and spooky subject.

Becca’s Recommendations

• 21st Century Yokel by Tom Cox

• The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

• The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

• The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Corinne’s Recommendations

• The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

• Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

• Spook by Mary Roach

• The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum

• Stiff by Mary Roach