October 2026 list by Angie R.
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The Body
by Stephen King
Four rambunctious young boys venture into the Maine woods in search of a boy from a nearby town who has disappeared. Gordie Lachance and his three friends set out on a quest to find the missing boy's body along the railroad tracks. The Body is set outside King's iconic fictional town of Castle Rock, which is the setting of many of King's most popular books including It and The Stand, and Castle Rock, a 10-episode Hulu original series, based on King's short stories. King's The Body is an iconic coming of age story that explores the loneliness and isolation of young adulthood.
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The Darkness Greeted Her
by Christina Ferko
Struggling with OCD and intrusive thoughts after her abusive father’s death, Penny spends the summer at Camp Whitewood, a therapy retreat in the woods. But soon she begins seeing impossible things, including a terrifying figure she calls the Shadow Man. When girls start turning up dead, Penny realizes it isn’t all in her head. She must uncover what’s real before the Shadow Man uses their traumas against them and claims their lives.
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Drop Dead Famous
by Jennifer Pearson
When superstar Blair Baker is murdered moments before her homecoming concert, her younger sister, Stevie, is determined to find her killer, no matter the cost. What begins as a search for answers leads Stevie into the darker side of global fame and secrets closer to home that someone desperately wants hidden. But as the investigation becomes an obsession, is Stevie ready to confront what the truth reveals?
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The Edge of Falling
by Rebecca Serle
Caggie never wanted to be a hero. After saving a girl from suicide, the wealthy Upper East Side teen becomes infamous, all while grieving her younger sister’s death and the unraveling of her family. Then mysterious Astor arrives, offering the escape Caggie needs. But as they grow closer, she discovers his past may be as dark as her own, and that no one can save you until you save yourself.
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Everything Comes Back to You
by Jackie Khalilieh
Lennon has always tried to live up to her Palestinian Canadian father’s expectations, especially after her older sister becomes pregnant. As autistic Lennon starts high school, she feels even more pressure to be the “good girl.” But a crush on an older boy forces Lennon to balance her family’s expectations with her own desires. Over four years, she wrestles with love, shame, obedience, and rebellion as she tries to find a future that makes both her parents and herself happy.
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Gather
by Kenneth M. Cadow
Ian Gray isn't supposed to have a dog, but a lot of things that shouldn't happen end up happening anyway. Gather, his adopted pup, is good company now that Ian has to quit the basketball team, find a job, and care for his mom as she tries to overcome her opioid addiction. Despite the obstacles, Ian is determined to keep his family afloat. For a while, things look up: he makes friends, and his love of the outdoors and fixing things lands him work helping neighbors. But an unforeseen tragedy sends Ian and Gather on the run, trying to evade a future that could mean losing their house and land. Even if the community comes together to help, will they have a home to return to?
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Gingerbread Bones
by Lindsay Lovise
They’re being hunted... When sixteen-year-old Georgie and her troublemaking brother are sent into the wilderness for their stepmother’s reality show, she expects two miserable weeks of hiking, camping, and cameras. Then she meets Mack Gray, tattooed, unreadable, and possibly dangerous. One night, the counselors are chanting around the fire. By morning, they’re gone. But the kids aren’t alone. Something is stalking them from the shadows, watching, waiting, and picking them off one by one. Whatever it is, it isn’t just hunting. It’s playing. And in this game, no one may get out alive.
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The Harrow Home for Wayward Girls
by Jessica Spotswood
In this gothic historical tale, two girls must uncover the secrets of their haunted home before it’s too late. In 1947, the Harrow Home for Wayward Girls is sold to a wealthy hotelier, bringing Grace Harrow and the new owner’s daughter, Rose, together in an unlikely friendship. But not all of the wayward girls made it out. One still lingers in the shadows, looking for vengeance. To uncover the truth buried within the Home, Grace and Rose must unravel a legacy of silence and cruelty before the past destroys both their families.
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Little Monsters
by Kara Thomas
For fans of Pretty Little Liars, Little Monsters is a psychological thriller about appearances, manipulation, and deadly secrets. Kacey is the new girl in Broken Falls, where she’s quickly welcomed by friends Bailey and Jade. But when they suddenly leave her out of the biggest party of the year and Bailey never makes it home, everyone starts looking to Kacey for answers. Kacey soon learns that appearances can be deceiving, and when you’re the new girl, you shouldn’t trust anyone.
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Live on Purpose
by Sadie Robertson Huff
Live on Purpose, Sadie Robertson's confidence-inspiring devotional based on her bestselling books Live Fearless and Live, offers intention in your everyday time with God and helps you make the most of your amazing, one-of-a-kind life.
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Murder Land
by Carlyn Greenwald
Murder Land opens tonight. Not everyone will survive. Seventeen-year-old Billie is enjoying the perfect summer until her creepy coworker mysteriously dies on the theme park ride she operates. Worse, it looks like someone is trying to frame her. With one night to uncover the truth, Billie and her friends sneak through the park after-hours. But as more people turn up dead, Billie realizes she may not make it out of Murder Land alive, and her friends may know more than they’re letting on.
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My Killer Family Reunion
by Dinesh Thiru
When Grand Mom lands in a coma, Jay discovers the accident may not have been accidental. With help from her annoyingly perky cousins and their annoyingly hot friend, she digs through family secrets to uncover the truth. With Grand Mom’s life and fortune at stake, can Jay solve the mystery, save her family, and maybe hook up with a hottie along the way?
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Natural Selection
by Clare Edge
Three girls bond in unsettling ways when a grizzly starts picking off known abusers in their secluded mountain town. When it comes to boys and bears, always choose the bear. Megan Lawless, Megan Deloria, and Meghan “Bee” Bach have one thing in common: Kevin Johnson, Riverside’s Golden Boy. But the girls are done grinning and bearing it, and Kevin is about to learn the new natural order: Predator, meet prey.
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Of Books and Mages
by Melanie Cellier
Aria has long dreamed of a future that includes written words. But as a commonborn in Ardann, there's only one way to achieve that dream—be selected as one of the fortunate few to be sealed. She's willing to fight for that future, but a chance encounter—and rescue—of a mageborn throws all her plans into jeopardy. Zak is attractive, charming, and kind, and he gives Aria a glimpse of a future beyond being sealed. But he's a mage, and while times might be changing in Ardann, they haven't changed that much. As a commonborn, Aria can have no future with a mage. And with a killer on the loose and targeting commonborns, her distraction might put her at risk of losing more than just her heart.
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Our Strange Duet
by Erin A. Craig
Christine Daaé is a rising soprano caught between two men: Raoul, her childhood friend who offers warmth and safety, and the mysterious Phantom, whose brilliance and dangerous devotion ignite a darker passion. As Christine’s star rises, so does the tension between them. She must decide who she truly is and what she’s willing to risk for the life she wants.
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Practically Magic
by Jen Calonita
On the eve of Halloween, Kat Hadley discovers her older sister cast a curse to protect her from heartbreak. Furious, Kat loses control and shatters their magic, causing every spell the Hadley witches have ever cast to reverse. Now Kat and her sister must repair the magic before Halloween destroys Mystic Hollow. But when every crush who’s ever rejected Kat suddenly falls for her, she has to wonder: What’s real, and what’s just a spell?
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Someone to Daydream about
by Sydney Langford
For fans of Rachel Lynn Solomon and Alice Oseman, this swoony romance follows Natalie Nielsen, who dreams of saving her family’s struggling Deaf Center. When Felix Song, the famous lead singer of a boy band, hires her to teach him ASL on tour, their professional arrangement soon turns into something more. But with their relationship in the spotlight, Natalie must decide if love and their dreams can co-exist.
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Tastes Like Candy
by Jessica Lacy
Everyone at Pritchett High wants an invitation to the Senior Scavenge. Violet Warren and her friends are the lucky ones. Eight girls will break into the Poison Apple Carnival after hours for a scavenger hunt, followed by a sunrise celebration. But someone else has another game planned. Minutes after they sneak in, a madman in a rubber mask begins slashing his way through the group, and Violet realizes his motives are personal. As her friends die in increasingly bizarre attacks, she must fight to survive and answer one question: What did she do to earn a fast pass for a roller-coaster ride straight to hell?
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Wayfarers
by Jeff Zentner
Sylvie dreamed of van life after high school, but what she really wanted was to escape. Knox grew up on the edge of society, without a phone, school, or even a real name. When Knox helps rescue Sylvie’s dog, she offers him a ride, and their lives become unexpectedly intertwined. But both are keeping big secrets. If they knew the whole story, would they still take a chance on, and maybe even fall for, a wayfaring stranger?
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Wings of Reverie
by Anna Bright
Centuries after Wings of Starlight, frost fairy Periwinkle begins having dangerous visions of the Pixie Dust Tree destroyed. Her only hope is Weaver, an infuriatingly handsome stranger and the last dream-talent of his kind. Together, they journey into the Winter Woods in search of lost magic that could save Pixie Hollow. But as Peri’s dreams unravel, she discovers that even beautiful things can hurt you... and Weaver is no exception.
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