As if your TBR pile isn’t tall enough already, It’s time to take a look at more new book releases coming out in October. If you’re into witches, ghosts, and fantastical creatures, there are some great options here, plus a few down-to-earth nonfiction titles.

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. The big books of fall are like tomatoes, or zucchini: You look forward to them all summer and when they finally arrive, in a rush, you have more than you can handle.

We’re in the midst of an ever-present but light curtain of rain over my city of Washington, DC, which means it’s the perfect time to open up a window, get a cup of coffee, and start a new book to distract myself from how gloomy it’s been.

There’s a thought-provoking novel told through the eyes of an AI mother grappling with the unexpected death of her human daughter, a fascinating investigation into our cultural assumptions about divorce and the future of marriage and a new thriller by New York Times bestseller Paula Hawkins that’s set on a remote Scottish island.