"Fall" Into a Book

The leaves are changing color, the days are getting shorter, and the nights are turning cool.  No doubt about it, fall is here.  I don't know about the rest of you, but this time of year makes me want to cuddle in a blanket on the sofa with a cup of tea and a good book.  And if you're looking for some books for those long nights, allow me to make some suggestions:

• The Walk (Richard Paul Evans)  A man loses everything--his wife, his business, his house--and copes by walking from Seattle to Key West, meeting different people along the way while he gets back on his feet, literally.
• Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)  A woman reboots herself by eating in Italy, praying in India, and finding love in Indonesia.
• The Hearts of Horses (Molly Gloss)  During the winter of 1917, a young woman horse whisperer connects with horses and a small community in Eastern Oregon.
• The Cider House Rules (John Irving)  The story of a doctor and orphanage director along with his favorite orphan in rural Maine.
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)  The classic tale of a headless horseman chasing a lanky schoolteacher.
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)  An orphaned boy discovers he's a wizard and learns all about the magical world at a special school in the British countryside. 
• Farmer Boy (Laura Ingalls Wilder)  The farm is both a place of hard work and comfort for a young boy in Upstate New York.

Of course, there are many more books you can find in the library that are great fall reads.  Maybe you have a favorite fall book?  If you do, share it with the rest of us!

Wishing you a fabulous fall from the perch.