Your Fall 2021 Book Horoscope

Scorpio or Virgo, I have the perfect book for you

Kay Barrett
From the Library

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With autumn right around the corner, it’s time to revamp your to-read list with some fresh picks. I’ve scoured book listicles across the web to find the perfect selection for each zodiac sign. Scroll on to see your matches!

Aries

The Mad Women’s Ball by Victoria Mas (Sept 7)

For you, I picked something short and dynamic to snatch your attention! This Gothic thriller delves deep into the twisted world of Salpêtrière, a centuries-old French insane asylum for women. In truth, Salpêtrière’s unlucky patients are the social outcasts of Parisian society — forward-thinking wives and daughters coerced into silence. A.K.A, “difficult” women. Clocking in at under 250 pages, Mas’s novel follows two women, a nurse, and her patient, as they topple the asylum’s patriarchy.

Taurus

Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka (Sept 28)

Put your literary loyalty to the test with this behemoth of a novel. In his first book since 1973, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka writes about two friends, surgeon Dr. Menka and Yoruba royal Duyole Pitan-Payne, as they investigate…

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Kay Barrett
From the Library

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