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O Magazine's Fall Reading List

This fall brings dark (and delicious) books, from a stunning new mystery that explores the persistence of the past, to a postapocalyptic novel that wonders what happens to those left behind.
1.
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt

The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt

By Caroline Preston
2.
Ed King

Ed King

By David Guterson
3.
The Puppy Diaries

The Puppy Diaries

By Jill Abramson
4.
A Different Sky

A Different Sky

By Meira Chand
5.
Expecting Adam by Martha Beck

Expecting Adam by Martha Beck
6.
My Name Is Victoria

My Name Is Victoria

By Victoria Donda
7.
The Journals of Spalding Gray

The Journals of Spalding Gray

By Edited by Nell Casey
8.
Catherine The Great

Catherine The Great

By Robert K. Massie
9.
The Immigrant Advantage

The Immigrant Advantage

By Claudia Kolker
10.
The Sisters

The Sisters

By Nancy Jensen
11.
My Long Trip Home

My Long Trip Home

By Mark Whitaker
12.
The Prague Cemetery

The Prague Cemetery

By Umberto Eco
13.
Mrs. Nixon

Mrs. Nixon

By Ann Beattie
14.
Blue Nights

Blue Nights

By Joan Didion
15.
Holy Ghost Girl

Holy Ghost Girl

By Donna Johnson
16.
Lost Memory of Skin

Lost Memory of Skin

By Russell Banks
17.
Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise

By Diana Abu-Jaber
18.
Blood Feud

Blood Feud

By Kathleen Sharp
19.
Blueprints for Building Better Girls

Blueprints for Building Better Girls

By Elissa Schappell
20.
Last Man in Tower

Last Man in Tower

By Aravind Adiga
21.
Lives Other Than My Own

Lives Other Than My Own

By Emmanuel Carrere
22.
Mr. Fox

Mr. Fox

By Helen Oyeyemi
23.
The Arrogant Years

The Arrogant Years

By Lucette Lagnado
24.
The Cat's Table

The Cat's Table

By Michael Ondaatje
25.
The Dovekeepers

The Dovekeepers

By Alice Hoffman
26.
The Forgotten Waltz

The Forgotten Waltz

By Anne Enright
27.
The Marriage Plot

The Marriage Plot

By Jeffrey Eugenides
28.
The Orchard

The Orchard

By Theresa Weir
29.
The Secret Lives of Wives

The Secret Lives of Wives

By Iris Krasnow
30.
When She Woke

When She Woke

By Hillary Jordan
31.
The Most Dangerous Thing

The Most Dangerous Thing

By Laura Lippman
32.
The Buddha in the Attic

The Buddha in the Attic

By Julie Otsuka
33.
The Leftovers

The Leftovers

By Tom Perrotta
34.
The Family Fang

The Family Fang

By Kevin Wilson
35.
We the Animals

We the Animals

By Justin Torres
36.
The Art of Fielding

The Art of Fielding

By Chad Harbach
37.
The Language of Flowers

The Language of Flowers

By Vanessa Diffenbaugh
38.
Salvage the Bones

Salvage the Bones

By Jesmyn Ward
39.
The Submission

The Submission

By Amy Waldman
40.
Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness

Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness

By Alexandra Fuller
41.
The Foreigners

The Foreigners

By Maxine Swann
42.
The Way

The Way

By Kristen Wolf
43.
The Night Circus

The Night Circus

By Erin Morgenstern
44.
Irma Voth

Irma Voth

By Miriam Toews
45.
The Grace of Everyday Saints

The Grace of Everyday Saints

By Julian Guthrie
46.
Wendy and the Lost Boys

Wendy and the Lost Boys

By Julie Salamon
47.
Yossarian Slept Here

Yossarian Slept Here

By Erica Heller
48.
Starting From Happy

Starting From Happy

By Patricia Marx
49.
O's Best Advice Ever!

O's Best Advice Ever!

By The Oprah Magazine
50.
The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy

The Oprah Winfrey Show: Reflections on an American Legacy

By Deborah Davis

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