154. Moody & Atmospheric Fall 2024 Book Releases with Backlist Pairings

Novel Pairings

We’re excited to be back in your podcast feeds to pair highly anticipated fall book releases with beloved backlist favorites. Prepare to overload your TBR pile as we dive into an exciting fall publishing season filled with moody, atmospheric titles.

In today’s episode, we’ll share our carefully curated lists of outstanding upcoming fiction from both renowned authors and indie presses, along with a selection of diverse fiction and nonfiction we think you’ll enjoy, all paired with a backlist book to explore while you await your library holds and pre-orders.

Before diving into the books, we want to remind our community that Chelsey will be on maternity leave this fall. As a small (very small!) business, this requires significant planning and adjustments. To best manage our schedules while preserving the community we've created, we will take a short break from the main feed while focusing on providing fun, nerdy new content on Patreon at patreon.com/novelpairings. 

We aim to return to the main feed in December or January with a special episode featuring the best books of 2024, along with a thrilling spring season. In the meantime, we will continue to offer bonus episodes, discussion-based classes, and book club events through our Patreon community. You can join us at either the $5 or $10 level, depending on your desired level of participation.

We are incredibly thankful for your support. Thank you for being with us! 

Books Mentioned

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

Guide Me Home by Attica Locke 

The Headmaster by Tiffany Reisz 

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia 

The Professor by Charlotte Bronte

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout

The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout

Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout

Graveyard Shift by ML Rio 

If We Were Villians by ML Rio

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osmond

The Wildes by Louis Bayard

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Jackie & Me by Louis Bayard

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

Heir by Sabaa Tahir 

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

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