Looking for some reading suggestions this September? You’ve come to the right place…

School has begun and the temperatures are getting a little bit cooler. As a kid, I was not a fan of fall because it meant the end of long summer days spent having fun and sleeping late.

As an adult, I love the cooler weather (though Las Vegas isn’t truly cool until November) and the shortening days. It means curling up with a good book in the evenings after the kids are in bed, hot tea warming my fingers.

What kind of books I’ve been enjoying lately…

I’ve been enjoying some cozy mysteries lately, though they aren’t on my reading list. Sometimes after a long day, it’s nice to read something that doesn’t make me think too hard. I just finished Lilian Jackson Braun’s The Cat Who Sniffed Glue. I consider this series to be the perfect “cozy.”

Mysteries are big in our house right now. I am reading the Boxcar Children Mysteries to the kids at the moment. The child that figures out whodunnit before the end of the book earns the group smoothies. The winner chooses the flavor.

This month is a little heavy on fiction and history as I work my way through some of the reading lists I’ve accumulated. Seriously, I save them all and pick through them like an antiques dealer at an estate sale. Other people’s book choices fascinate me and I am always on the hunt for good recommendations.

So here are my September Reading List picks…

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The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell

I admit that this is definitely not cozy; it is a firsthand account of poverty and life in the industrial towns of 1930s Britain, followed by his views on socialism. But I found myself fascinated by the picture that was painted by the author’s words in just the first few pages. So, while this isn’t my usual type of reading list pick, I want to stretch myself a little and hope you’ll join me.

 

 

 

The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay

I loved Dear Mr. Knightley by this same author, so I thought I’d give this book a try. My knowledge of Jane Austen is not very extensive and I think this might lead to reading some in the future (perhaps in October? Hmm…). But this story is about an engineer who takes a vacation in a manor house in England. Things take a strange turn when her childhood friend and hostess loses her memory and thinks she is living in Austen’s Bath. I have no doubt that this book is going to be an interesting and memorable read.

 

 

Digging to America by Anne Tyler

This author has an insightful and thought-provoking way of looking at life and I love how she depicts her characters. I enjoyed Vinegar Girl and this book was a recommendation after that. It is the story of an Iranian-American couple and an “all-American” couple that meet at the airport, awaiting the arrival of each of their adopted daughters from Korea. They decide to throw an arrival party together and it becomes a family tradition, creating connections between the adults and altering their perspectives on life in America and assimilation with different cultures.

 

 

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

I noticed this book in a picture in one of Crystal Paine’s posts about her reading picks and decided to check it out because of the name. It is the story of a foster child in Nazi Germany in 1939 who can’t resist books. She steals them, sharing them with her neighbors and even the Jewish man that is hiding in her basement. Interestingly enough, the Grim Reaper, Death, narrates the story. I think this may be a book that makes me cry, and I try not to read those too often. However, I’m already hooked. So, pass the tissues!

 

 

In other September reading…

I will be reading the September chapter of The Lifegiving Home Experience and am nearly finished with the Own Your Life Bible Study Guide and Planner. It inspired me to re-read the book it is based off of, named (obviously) Own Your Life, and it was as inspirational as the first time I read it.

I am also continuing with my daily readings from the Big Picture Bible Reading Plan by Serving Joyfully. It’s amazing how you can glean new understanding and application from reading the same verses year after year.

If you have any recommendations for October, leave them in the comments below, or on Facebook or Instagram. As I mentioned, I’m super nosy about what other people are reading. So please share!

 

Have a happy month of reading, everyone!

 

Missed last month’s list? Then check it out here!

 

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