Five Engaging & Entertaining Books to Add to Your 2021 Autumn Reading List

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Autumn is one of the best seasons to catch up on your reading. The weather is ideal for staying warm and comfortable, the colors are majestic, and the kids are back in school. All you need is an engaging and entertaining book to cozy up with. Here are five trending books to add to your autumn reading list.

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart

The pandemic has opened up many people to new experiences. This novel follows the lives of eight friends who experience significant realizations and changes during the pandemic.

Set in March 2020, this novel follows eight friends who decide to quarantine in a country house for six months. Lots of things unfold over that period, from new romantic relationships to betrayals. This drama will get you looking at the pandemic from a different perspective.

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

Autumn is the back-to-school season, and this novel gives a realistic and entertaining insight into school life. Set in a college in Iowa, this novel explores the social aspect of college life. It explores how friendships, working relationships, and living arrangements intertwine and affect students' life, sometimes with disastrous results.

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

Pressure from the pandemic and dynamic political and social issues has people reminiscing about the good old days. This novel may serve as an escape, as it tells of an entertaining and fast-paced story set in the 1950s.

This novel is set in the American South during the 1950s. It is characterized by real-life horrors and supernatural monsters in sundown towns. This story is so entertaining that it will soon be adopted for TV by HBO.

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

Issues such as gender and ethics are dominating discussion in society. This novel follows the life of a female firefighter in Texas. Cassie Hanwell works hard to prove her place as a female firefighter in Texas. Now she has to do it all over again in Boston, all while taking care of her ailing mother.

This novel offers an engaging insight into how issues such as gender affect individuals and society as a whole. The story is also inspiring and dramatic.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Do you ever feel that there is something divine about reading? This novel's author seems to think so, and he argues that there is a library between life and death. The novel follows a woman in an unusual library where the books give her a chance to relive and redo her life. It is an insightful novel that will get you thinking about your life and reading habits.