Msmagazine iconMsmagazineOct 2, 2026 ~1 min source read

October 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us

I also love reading horror and watching scary movies at this time of year, so you know I've included a couple spooky stories this month—and a couple nonfiction titles I think are particularly terrifying. Even the scariest are packaged in lovingly written prose that educates and entertains.

October 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us

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I also love reading horror and watching scary movies at this time of year, so you know I've included a couple spooky stories this month—and a couple nonfiction titles I think are particularly terrifying.

Even the scariest are packaged in lovingly written prose that educates and entertains.

There's a first: I don't think I've ever featured the new releases of both a mother and a daughter in a single month.

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I also love reading horror and watching scary movies at this time of year, so you know I've included a couple spooky stories this month—and a couple nonfiction titles I think are particularly terrifying. Even the scariest are packaged in lovingly written prose that educates and entertains. There's a first: I don't think I've ever featured the new releases of both a mother and a daughter in a single month.

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It's cooler, the leaves are turning and change is in the air. There's memoir and history, stories and essays. With further ado, here are the 13 titles I've chosen for the month.

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