It’s October, a chill is in the air, and Halloween decor is springing up all over the place. As is our wont, we have a few reading recommendations for you this month — including a few books that match up very neatly with the season. (And a few that don’t.) Read on for some autumnal suggestions.
In our weekend reading: an interview with Kristen Millares Young, book cover thoughts, and more.
In our morning reading: Kristen Millares Young interviewed Luis Alberto Urrea, Wolf Eyes return, and more.
In our afternoon reading: revisiting Octavia E. Butler’s writings, an interview with V. Castro, and more.
In our afternoon reading: a conversation with Emily St. John Mandel, thoughts on the craft of flash fiction, and more.
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Robert Lopez, thoughts on Kim Fu’s fiction, and more.
How to Break Even
by Kristen Millares Young
I lost my best friend a few years ago.
It was unexpected.
I know what you’re thinking.
No, she didn’t die, but our friendship did.
I thought we would become old in each other’s company.
We used to talk about it.
In our morning reading: new writing by Kristen Millares Young, an interview with Dana Spiotta, and more.