10/23/2026
STAFF PICKS by Elizabeth, Library Clerk
As the seasons change, so do our reading preferences. Autumn is the perfect time to curl up with a good blanket and an even better book! Whether youâre diving into "spooky season" with heart-pounding thrillers, cozy mysteries, or atmospheric romantasy, or prefer sinking into a rich historical read, there's a perfect match waiting on our shelves.
Elizabeth's Selected Seasonal Reads:
⢠Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson
A âthought-provoking and timelyâ (The Times, London) global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told through thirteen distinct trials that illuminate a pattern of demonization and conspiratorial thinking that has profoundly shaped human history.
⢠America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories by Bruce David Forbes
Explores how five of Americaâs culturally important holidaysâChristmas, Valentineâs Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgivingâcame to be what they are today, seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture.
⢠This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving by David J. Silverman
400 years after that famous meal, historian David J. Silverman sheds profound new light on the events surrounding the first Thanksgiving. A new look at the Plymouth colony's founding events, told for the first time with Wampanoag people at the heart of the story.
⢠The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits by Les Standiford
As uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how Charles Dickens revived the signal holiday of the Western worldânow a major motion picture.
Head over to the library to check out this book (or request it on the PrairieCat mobile app).
What is your favorite seasonal read?
