It’s almost fall (my favorite season)! I seriously love this time of year. October 1 is National Coming Out day, so we’ll read a memoir written by an LGBTQIA+ author. We’ll also read a horror book (of course we will). It doesn’t have to be scary. There are plenty of light horror books out there.

As always, the books listed are merely suggestions, and you are not limited to only the books I have listed. Also, I haven’t read all of the suggested books. Some of them I pulled from other reader’s lists because the synopsis sounded interesting. Do your due diligence to check trigger warnings, etc before jumping in. Happy reading!

October 11 is National Coming Out Day. Now’s a good time to learn some LGBTQIA+ history from those who’ve lived it. Here are a few suggestions:

And a few others:

• Genderqueer by Maia Kobabe
• Pageboy by Elliot Page
• Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
• Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H.
• City Boy by Edmund White
• Me by Elton John

Tis the season for creepy crawlies (or cozy crawlies if you’re easily scared).

A few more:

• The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
• Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
• Weyward by Emilia Hart
• Cackle by Rachel Harrison
• Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
• Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates

For more reading prompts and to see my progress on these and other challenges check out this page.

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Happy reading!