The Best Cozy Books to Read Through Autumn


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The Best Cozy Books to Read Through Autumn

When the leaves start changing and the darkness of night comes earlier, I like to curl up around an enjoyable book and dream the cold away. Bring on the books!

STARLING HOUSE


A grim and gothic new tale from author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that can’t stay buried and the sinister house that sits at the crossroads of it all. I could not put this book down!

Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author’s words reverberating in your head. 

PAUL AUSTER

THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?

Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.

Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story nears its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways

Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul. 

JOYCE CAROL OATES

DIVORCED: THE BEGINNING OF THE END
Mallory Brooke was supposed to get married on the largest cruise ship in the world . . . that is, until her future husband was kicked off the boat, leaving Mallory stranded seven nights at sea with both families. Hilarity ensues along with plenty of drama in this vulnerable true story that has been seven years in the making.

GOODREADS REVIEW:
“This is a gripping intriguing story. The drama in the story wants you to continue reading without skipping the pages. The story unfolds in front of your eyes like a Hollywood movie”


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