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

I’m going to tell you a secret.

I don’t like Halloween. Never have. I don’t like costumes or scary stuff, or how dark it is. Sure I like candy, but even as a kid I recognized that I could get just as much at Easter without having to work so hard (the Easter Bunny never made me walk house to house for those chocolate lollipops).

Having kids forced me to rethink and reframe the holiday. I didn’t want to pass on my prejudices, and prefer for my kids to make up their own minds about things.

So, despite the media push for the scary and dark this month, I prefer to focus on the fun and funny.

Here are my entertaining and/or humorous October reading list picks:

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You Are Dead. (Sign Here Please.) by Andrew Stanek

What happens when you die? Apparently, there’s a lot of paperwork and bureaucracy, at least in Nathan’s afterlife. This book, while definitely not aligned with my own worldview, looked too funny to pass up. I’m looking forward to reading it while raiding my kids’ candy stash. (Don’t judge, you know you do it, too.)

 

 

More Ketchup Than Salsa by Joe Crawley

This is a hilarious memoir about a couple who leave England to operate a bar on the Spanish-speaking island of Tenerife. It follows all their exploits, struggles, and encounters with local characters as they adjust to their new jobs and home. This would probably make a great beach read, but I’m too impatient to wait. Besides, it’s still warm here in Vegas, so…

 

 

The Henchmen’s Book Club by Danny King

Even henchmen need a way to pass their downtime. I wonder what kind of books henchmen read? My guess is a lot of Elmore Leonard, but I can’t be sure. I’ll be reading this book this month to find out, and also see how they save the world. Seriously, who could turn down a premise like this?

 

 

 

My Fair Lazy by Jen Lancaster

This memoir covers the author’s attempt at cultural enlightenment. I haven’t read any of her other books, but I can relate to random and dubious attempts to better oneself. In fact, I think I spent an entire decade in the early 2000s doing just that. The results are inconclusive, but maybe this book will show me where I went wrong. Or not.

 

In other October reading…

I am about 75% of the way through the Bible right now with my reading plan from Serving Joyfully. I am also reading The Lifegiving Parent Experience this month. And, as always, I will read the monthly chapter from The Lifegiving Home Experience.

Do you have any suggestions for me for November? We’re almost to the end of the year, so if you’d like to share what you’re reading or what you think of these books, follow me on Facebook or Instagram, or leave a comment below.

 

Happy reading!

 

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

 

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