Your Autumn To-Read List
September 28, 2026
Autumn in South Carolina brings crisp mornings, golden afternoons, and a slower pace that invites you to settle in with a good book. Whether you’re curled up on the porch with a warm drink or enjoying a quiet weekend indoors, these autumn reads will keep you turning pages all season long.
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Catch up on your classics just in time for the movie adaptation to come out! Set in California’s Salinas Valley, John Steinbeck’s family saga follows the Trask and Hamilton families, whose generations mirror the biblical story of Cain and Abel. Through twin brothers Cal and Aaron, Steinbeck explores identity, love, and its absence in this modern retelling of Genesis.
Catch up on your classics just in time for the movie adaptation to come out! Set in California’s Salinas Valley, John Steinbeck’s family saga follows the Trask and Hamilton families, whose generations mirror the biblical story of Cain and Abel. Through twin brothers Cal and Aaron, Steinbeck explores identity, love, and its absence in this modern retelling of Genesis.
The Johnson Four by Christina Hammonds Reed
In 1960s Detroit, four brothers chase musical stardom while a ghost with a tragic past becomes part of their family. As fame, violence, and loss tear them apart, they must find their way back to one another.
In 1960s Detroit, four brothers chase musical stardom while a ghost with a tragic past becomes part of their family. As fame, violence, and loss tear them apart, they must find their way back to one another.
Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen
After a tragic accident ends her equestrian career, Annemarie Zimmer returns to her childhood home in New Hampshire with her troubled teenage daughter, confronting painful memories and the possibility of new love. When she encounters a horse eerily reminiscent of the one she lost, her renewed obsession threatens to unravel her fragile world.
After a tragic accident ends her equestrian career, Annemarie Zimmer returns to her childhood home in New Hampshire with her troubled teenage daughter, confronting painful memories and the possibility of new love. When she encounters a horse eerily reminiscent of the one she lost, her renewed obsession threatens to unravel her fragile world.
Lost in Curiosity: Field Notes from Scientists’ Adventures into the Unknown by Roberta Kwok
Roberta Kwok explores the messy, human side of scientific discovery through researchers’ struggles to uncover nature’s mysteries. From remote glaciers to rainforests, these stories reveal the curiosity and challenges behind the pursuit of knowledge.
Roberta Kwok explores the messy, human side of scientific discovery through researchers’ struggles to uncover nature’s mysteries. From remote glaciers to rainforests, these stories reveal the curiosity and challenges behind the pursuit of knowledge.
In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain by Tom Vitale
Tom Vitale, Anthony Bourdain’s longtime director and producer, reveals the chaos of filming in volatile places and the unfiltered reality of working with a legend. Through more than a decade of travels, he shares the adventures, disasters, and off-camera moments that made their work unforgettable.
Tom Vitale, Anthony Bourdain’s longtime director and producer, reveals the chaos of filming in volatile places and the unfiltered reality of working with a legend. Through more than a decade of travels, he shares the adventures, disasters, and off-camera moments that made their work unforgettable.
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
A tea monk’s life changes when a robot arrives to fulfill an ancient promise and asks, “What do people need?” Together, they journey through a world where people have what they want, exploring whether having more truly matters.
A tea monk’s life changes when a robot arrives to fulfill an ancient promise and asks, “What do people need?” Together, they journey through a world where people have what they want, exploring whether having more truly matters.
