FAVORITE FALL BOOKS AND MORE!!

[@lizlittle1641]

Caroline Keene is actually a group of women working for a company to create the Nancy Drew books. Women throughout the past 90 years have worked on the books.

[@cathy2142]

In the candy dish i use sugar free peppermints, life savors, and sugar free jolly ranchers from walmart😊

[@deborahborne4861]

Nancy Drew reminds me of Christmas and New Years. We all got Nancy Drew books for Christmas (the boys got Hardy Boy) then we spent the rest of our vacation reading. When we finished our books we swapped them and read everybody else's book.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Oh my goodness, this is everything!!! I want to be in your family now!! That is amazing- great job to your parents.

[@nicolewood1708]

I have such fond memories of reading nancy drew. How amazing that you have a reading group that is reading them

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

We are having so much fun! I didn't know what I'd think reading now, but we are all loving it!

[@carolrodenbeck2381]

Just stumbled onto your channel by chance and you had me smiling ... I read Nancy Drew books when I was young and have kept all of them. So nostalgic for me. I still love reading to this day and am always reading. I would have the same problem if I filled a candy dish with candy corn. I watch my sugar as well so I would have to fill it with pistachios! Hope you find a solution - I guess you could just leave it empty or wrapped hard candy would last a lot longer. Take care and Happy fall!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'm really enjoying my journey with Nancy down memory lane.

[@WaterBearReads]

So many awesome book recommendations! I love your coffee mug - this video makes me want to go pull out all my autumn decorations this minute! 🍁

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Go for it! Everything looks fall-ish and cozy now. ❤

[@debbifaust3106]

This is a wonderful video. I like hearing about your favorites. One of my favorite fall things are pumpkin muffins and pumpkin or salted caramel tea. I do decorate my home with fall decor but not too much Halloween, I loved, loved Miss Pettigrew. I think the movie is worth watching. I love the Flylady. Today is "The Weekly Home Blessing Hour". P.S. I have to say I am a organized, tidy person but I like the Flylady zone cleaning.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

oh I love her Blessing Hour- she's the sweetest. I haven't tried salted caramel tea so I'm going to look for that! And I don't like spooky either. I did have a large spider web on my porch this morning though- does that count?😂

[@katehowereads]

This video was so fun!! I too love wearing a button down and cardigan. I love your black gingham. I have never read The Fall of the House of Usher, I'll read it this Halloween! I have enjoyed the Poe I've read.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Oh, yes, read it and then let's chat!

[@katehowereads]

@@mitzireadsandwrites Definitely!

[@reddotreads2693]

Great recommendations! Here in Singapore with no seasons, I really miss fall/autumn! You have reminded me that I need to try a Ray Bradbury book at some point! I love your beautiful wreath with gorgeous ribbons! 🥰📚 🍁

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Thanks, Nikki! Btw, I just read that Singapore was now considered a blue zone! So maybe those consistent warm temps is better!

[@adrienne4028]

I burst out laughing when you said that you crank the air conditioner and put on a sweater to simulate fall. 😂 I'm a native South Floridian and I do the exact same thing because we don’t have ANY fall weather. Maybe it’ll get a little cooler by November! 😂 I love your videos they make my day!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Right? We want to wear the cardigans, too!! I will say, though, that I spent a Thanksgiving in St. Augustine one year and it was fantastic! We usually visit the mountains of Tennessee with snow, (can't enjoy touring around town when it's freezing!) so that Thanksgiiving felt like spring break and we all loved it.

[@Catloudan]

Your videos are so incredibly calming and fun. I am so glad I stumbled upon them! :)

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Thank you so much!

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

I read By the Pricking of My Thumbs (found a vintage copy too🎉) because of you and i think Kate. I was SHOOK by the end. LOVED it!!😅

[@janetsmith8566]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Yes!! It's one of Christie's best!

[@littlehousema7162]

I laughed out loud when you said dead people are not coming back to haunt you. 😂 For real!! I had heard Jamie Jo Wright was good about writing ghosty stories that end up explaining the "ghost" instances. That is why I finally picked one up. I had started The Haunting of Bonaventure Circus, but didn't get too far before dnf-ing it, because of the ghosty part. Now that I know about her, and have read one of her books and experienced it, I want to revisit the circus one.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Yeah, dead people don't scare me. They're dead. 😂You and I should talk! This ghost thing is one of my struggles, so I think someone like you could help me sort through this lol. Like Silent Companions has a ghostly type theme and it didn't bother me because the message ended up being don't play around with witchcraft (fyi not Christian and there is some violence at the end) same with The Haunting of Hill House. Others celebrate witches, etc. and oftentimes tries to make the reader sympathetic toward them. Does this make sense? Still trying to work out my own boundaries with this one.

[@littlehousema7162]

It sounds like we probably think alike on these issues! I can overlook things if there is a solid explanation at the end for them. I can't do glorifying the evil or stating ghosts are real. I read a Simone St. James book recently and it was all just haunted school everything and I was like, "Nope, I'm out". I read until the end thinking there would be an explanation, bur no. If you're going to tell me a ghost story and you actually believe ghosts could be real, haunting people, I'm out. I can do magic if it is fantasy and not witchcraft. I can do spooky if it is clarified. I can read about evil stuff if the truth comes out in the end. I can read immoral stories about people if the immorality/sin is not glorified, but is told in a way that makes me sympathetic to their lack of knowing truth (makes me want to tell them about God's love). It is hard to draw a firm line, sometimes, because some situations are not as clearly black and white as others. I read a book last year that was not one I would recommend to anyone, but it made me look at the people around me the way God would look at them, instead of judging them for their sins. That was not at all the intent of the book, but it had thay effect on me anyway. So, for me, in that moment, I could overlook language and closed door inuendos, because I was suddenly viewing the characters as every day people around me and the struggles they go through and feel sympathy that they are lost and broken. A book that was violent or had evil, but shows that witchcraft is a bad choice might work for me in the moment. I have never read a very popular series because I read enough to feel convicted about it's content to just decide not to start. Many Christian friends chose to read it. I have no problem with that. Everyone has different convictions. But many know the bad parts and justify it and recommend it, and that is where my bad feelings come in. That was a LOT! 😂 Hopefully, it comes across okay... 😊

[@JacquelineCaron]

Hi Mitzi - thanks for sharing things outside of your wonderful book collection! Love the felt jack-o-lantern you picked up in Homegoods - missed that one up here in Maine - I got a cute felt ghost this year from them. Loveeee that you still love to wear penny loafers - they will never go out of style! I have quite a collection myself - quite colorful too - as I tend to wear alot of black myself and like to add splash of color with accessories. Thanks for the recommendations - I will be definitely be adding the Laura Purcell book, The Silent Companions to my list as well as the Agatha Christie recommendation, By the Pricking of My Thumbs - have another Tommy Tuppance I haven't read yet. The Shirley Jackson books sounds good too! Have a great week - and hope you get some cooler weather soon. As has happened up here in Maine in the past couple years - we hit September and get heat wave weather 😰 feel bad for the kids just returning to school ( we return late up here in the North ). Fall is my favorite season too - especially for decorating. My mother had a dish very much like the one you inherited from your husband's family - I suggest you find some decorative acorns to fill it with! I recently purchased some from Etsy ... adorable! enjoy your reads this week! Jacqueline

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

oh decorative acorns!! that's a super cute idea!! Did the felt ghost have a bow? I saw one that was so cute like that!

[@sandyokey1019]

I remember having a pair of penny loafers! Mine were brown and we actually put pennies in them. This has been a great list of books. Agatha Christie, Edgar Allan Poe and Sherlock Holmes are all favorites of mine. I read seasonally and fall is my favorite season. In September I lean towards dark academia and witchy books. And I love cozy mysteries all year long. Your wreath is gorgeous🥰. I love scented candles all year long too. In September and October I also like apple scents as well as Yankee spiced pumpkin. That’s my favorite, along with Autumn Wreath. I’ll be getting my decorations out this week now, I wait until after Labor Day. I agree with nuts in the dish, which is beautiful by the way. 🧡🎃🍁🍂🧡

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Thanks! Oh my goodness, I have pecans waiting to be shelled right now! Yep, nuts is a great idea!

[@Angela-it2tb]

I am reading hound of the baskervilles this month😊 I have never read it before And then there were none is one of my all time favorites❤

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Oh, I'm so glad because it's the perfect time for reading it!

[@lilliewyant4086]

I just found your channel. I was very pleased. I enjoyed your video. I love Agatha Christie. Thanks for sharing. God bless.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Thanks for watching! I'm so happy to be reading through Agatha Christie!! I still haven't solved one!

[@librariesandlabradors]

Rothy’s are my go-to for black & other print pointed loafers! They’re machine washable and super comfy. I have 3 pairs for work and other “fancy” dress occasions.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Thanks! I'll check them out!

[@lizlittle1641]

It is cooler in California this week too. Here there is no fall season except in the mountains. I love going to get apples in Oak Glen. Apples are grown there, and they have apple picking and berry picking. They used to have lots of apples. Now they have a little. Most of them are brought in from Washington. That's fall to me. Also Indian Summer when it gets hot one more time in October before winter comes.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Oh, I haven't been to an apple orchard in years! There is nothing better than a freshly picked apple.

[@stampincass]

Maybe nuts in your candy dish? It's gorgeous and would be lovely on it's own. I've not read any of the books. I thought my Nancy Drew books were in a box in our office but DH says they are in the attic! #sacrilege LOL I love cinnamon too - although it's more of a winter/Christmas scent for me. My favorite fall candles from BBW are any that are a pure apple smell and Marshmallow Fireside. Reminds me of our weinie roasts we had in the backyard growing up.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

oh I like that scent, too!

[@miriamelizabethreads]

Great video!🍁Hound of the Baskervilles is so good! The Fall of the House of Usher is incredibly spooky!! I looove it! I've been hesitant to try Something Wicked This Way Comes because it's tagged as horror on goodreads but if you recommend it I'm 100% willing to try! I feel you and I have similar preferences when it comes to gothic and atmospheric/spooky tales! I really enjoyed the nods to Frankenstein in Lost in Darkness!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Yeah, give it a try! I would think Something Wicked This Way Comes as a middle grade really, so yes, spooky, creepy, but not scary.

[@wanderingwithstacy]

I'm with both of you! Bring on the gothic! I reread Baskervilles and Usher every year😊

[@barbaramanickas6580]

Thank you so much for this cozy video. Now that I’ve retired from teaching I’m enjoying Fall so much more

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Same! This time of year at school was super hectic!

[@amyofhearthridge]

I love gingham, too! Your shirt is lovely! ♥️

[@literary1]

Ray Bradbury is perfect--he captures Gothic and nostalgic together like no other, which is exactly what I love for fall... I'm a fan of those Bath and Body Works candles, too, and I love your fall decorations! And give me anything apple or maple scented!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

ooh maple- yep, love maple, too

[@helencheckley7536]

I love autumn and winter it’s cozy and good time to read thrillers and horror books. Here in the uk. We had a rainy summer. But this first week of September we have hot weather for a week then it will start getting cooler. Love your she’s they look comfy . I can’t wear heels no more . I like comfy shoes and clothes and gardigans. ❤😊

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Yeah, I think years trying to wear those heels has ruined my feet!

[@jmacpalmer7770]

The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde is a fun fall read. Its not scary at all. The premise is an American family moves into an old castle in England. Its supposed to be haunted but the family doesnt believe in ghosts so they are not concerned. Its really funny but has a sweet ending. I know you dont believe in ghosts but this has an interesting twist in that the ghost becomes a primary character in the story. Its very short and a quicky, fun read.

[@jenmoody485]

I’ve never read By the Pricking of My Thumbs. Adding it to my Oct TBR. The Haunting of Hill House and The Silent Companions we’re just spooky enough for me. Those are about at the top of my spooky acceptance level. Lol. I have one of those Rae Dunn fall cups with the coaster top and I love it too. Mine is green and says Fall Yall. Fall is my favorite time to decorate and i love all the fall scents. BBW Leaves is my favorite candle, but I do love that apple pumpkin one as well. I’m going to have to get one of the apple ones you mentioned. I used to love that Mackintosh Apple candle. Have a great week!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

I love all the Rae Dunn things! super cute and goes with everything I already have around the house. Yes, I probably should've mention the violence at the end of Silent Companions!! I loved it, but that was to my limit for sure.

[@amyofhearthridge]

Ray Bradbury’s wordsmithing is GORGEOUS! ♥️ Quartet in Autumn is SO heart wrenching.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Yes, I want everyone to read Quartet in Autumn- thought provoking for sure.

[@jessicaowens3458]

New to your channel but I’m a scaredy-cat too. 😂 I checked out The Secret of The Old Clock so many times my classroom librarian forced me to read other books!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Welcome!

[@kimberlycasey4105]

Loved this video! Fall is my favorite time of year🍁 I’ve had Something Wicked this Way Comes and The Hound of the Baskervilles on my shelves for a long time, you’ve encouraged me to pick them up this season!😃 I just read that Agatha Christie one last month and loved it.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Oh, yes that sounds like a great TBR then!

[@faithbooks7906]

I love Ray Bradbury! But I have never read Something Wicked This Way Comes! My problem is I am still finishing up my summer reads and then I am already booked up for Victober! Put nuts in your candy dish! Nuts are very Autumn-ish!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Focus on Victober!!! That's my favorite. ❤Add that Bradbury to your list for later.

[@Nicole-Leigh]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the Dana Girls, Mitzi!! I am looking forward to reading Dana Girls - The Ghost in the Gallery this fall. I need to join Voxer later today, so I can join in the Nancy Drew fun!! Unless it's too late!! We have had a busy family weekend here!! 💕

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

It's never to too late! I'm going to continue the group for as long as we have company to discuss the books.

[@gretchen6475]

So many great recommendations! I love button-ups and black loafers! Mine aren't penny loafers, just loafers, I think made by Clarks. I am glad to know about the Dr. Scholls ones and will look out for them when thrifting. I live in Wisconsin, so we generally don't get as hot as you do, but this has been a very hot, dry summer. No matter the temps, I am always ready for fall. I read Something Wicked This Way Comes when I was too young to appreciate it. I think I was about ten and it was just super creepy to me. Recently, my husband and I watched a movie version of it (I think it was Disney) that was pretty good. I should read it again now that I am older and can appreciate it. I loved Boo by Rene Guteridge. It is so funny, but heartwarming and full of a great faith message. I want to read the rest of the series. I also haven't read The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus and was think fall would be a great time to read it. I was just putting out fall decor this morning. I added my fall wreath to the front door. My son gave me a beautiful mum for my birthday last week that looks really nice by the front door. I forgot about my candles. Thanks for reminding me! I also have a fallish picture that I put on top of my cupboards along with a floral arrangement. Later, I will get out some ceramic pumpkins. This was a fun video! It got me in the mood for fall!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Thanks! I need to pick up a couple of mums to put on my front porch steps. I just love them! And hope you had a wonderful birthday, too!

[@wanderingwithstacy]

Read Boo at Thanksgiving time! It's like a hallmark movie, so sweet and funny.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Oh, thanks! I'll do that!

[@GloriaZThompson]

Love your recommendations because I know they are safe, content-wise! The Silent Companions intrigues me.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

How are you? I loved your anniversary pics! just beautiful and I'm sure you're counting down at the moment-so exciting! Yes, the Silent Companions is a page turner. There is violence right at the end, but my chicken self could handle it and I gave it 5 stars.

[@janetsmith8566]

Love Something Wicked! And am obsessive about the old early 80s film. So many themes explored… gets you thinking.

[@deborahborne4861]

Have you tried one of the electric wax burners yet? I use mine all the time. I like the traditional fall scents like apples and cinnamon but my favorite is coffee - such a warm comforting scent.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

I had one of those at one time and I enjoyed it. I need to see if I can find it.

[@martinezfamily5425]

Another fun video Mitzi! We are crazy about fall in my house, im actually a little worried about the 14 year old she is obessed. She was just pestering me today about getting out the decorations and she is doing a countdown like Christmas only for the first day of fall. She told me she would die if there isnt a fall candle burning that day. We did pull out the fall themed puzzles. Our favorite fall book is of course a middle grade, Squashed by Joan Bauer. I cant think of another book in our collection with all 10s written inside the cover. (We date and score our books after we read them and this one was passed around middle school, its a well read copy). I did enjoy Boo! I loved that she hated Halloween in the book. Another fun book is Rumer Goddens Mr McFaddens Halloween, Halloween old school and interesting Scottish traditions. We also pull out our fall themed Brambley Hedge and Flower Fairies. Oh and Cobtown Pumpkins From the Sky? and our Sleepy Hollow that has the same illustrator as the Cobtown books. Thank you, thank you for the content I know your recommendations will be edifying and thats what we are looking for. Also, you know, recommendations like wreaths, candles, shoes etc... are very appreciated as well.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

I don't know some of these books!!! I'm going on a hunt- thanks so much and keep those recommendations coming!

[@lindawine3593]

Mitzi’s I love your channel and enjoy your choice of books. But I also love your lipstick. Could you share the name of its color?!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Thanks! I have trouble finding lipstick I like, but I do love that one, just enough color for me. Its satin lipstick in the color dusty rose by Anastasia Beverly Hills. I buy mostly from Sephora, so check there. I do usually add a little Buxom gloss on top and that one has just a tinge of pink, so keep that in mind, too.

[@debralang9467]

Just last year I discovered The Dana Girls. Love them! I went a little crazy and bought at least 10 nice old copies. :) And yesterday I finished a most perfect autumnal middle grade book released only last week: Truly, Madly, Sheeply (check out the cover online. You'll love it.). I don't read much modern middle grade, but Heather Vogel Frederick's Pumpkin Falls mystery series has such a nostalgic, small New England town feel to it. This latest book was the fourth in the series. I'm certain you'd enjoy these! The first book is Absolutely Truly. Most likely your library will carry these. Thanks for sharing your favorite Fall books and happy Autumn to you, Mitzi!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Oh, thanks so much for the recommendation! I'll check my library!

[@debbifaust3106]

Thanks! Now I want to put these books on my TBR.

[@BookZealots]

LOL I just recently bought a pair of loafers that are super cute. I bought them for this fall. I have a narrow foot too and it's hard to find a proper fit. I have a high arch too. My grandmother used to chastise me for going barefoot as a kid. "your arch will fall" Well, that never happened! My mom had to take me to a special shoe store to order my shoes because I had a triple A heel. i loved that shoe store. The people were super nice and would always give me a ginger cookie. Just added the Poe book. I read Sleepy Hollow to Prometheus when he was elementary age and I was so surprised at the lexile level! (of course this depends on the edition).

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

You have Cinderella feet!! Yeah, I still love bare feet lol. I was pigeon toed and back then they made me sleep in a bar and I had to wear corrective shoes. I think it was just a gimmick and I probably just grew out of it, but it was horrible and kids teased me. I think that's why I love shoes now. I mean, I could be wearing a potato sack, but with those black loafers I feel good about it. 😂

[@BookZealots]

@@mitzireadsandwrites Oh man, I'm sorry that happened. If we went to the same school I would have stopped that nonsense! I threatened to beat up anyone who cruelly teased. That's so funny you say that about Cinderella. I think I have the feet of the step sisters! I've noticed that pigeon toed runners are somewhat faster or have a more explosive start than straight footed runners. Sleeping must have been so uncomfortable. One of my uncles by marriage had to sleep in the back brace, because he had Scoliosis. I had never known until I was 12 and the family went camping. We had to share a section of the tent with his sister and my uncle (my mom's brother) and I think he was embarrassed by it. I asked what it was and why he had to sleep in it. But he should have known I wouldn't tease him. He was about 4 years older than me. His mom, my nana by marriage, called me the hot dog kid. EVEN as an adult! LOL She'd give the grands cookies and I'd ask if she had hot dogs. Thank you for sharing your story. I love this about booktube. And I forgot to mention I like your loafers. I like shoes and handbags, but if I'm given a choice of expensive shoes or books, I always choose books. LOL

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

@@BookZealots thanks ❤and same- always the books lol

[@MsMaryLS]

As usual, I loved this video! Fall is my favorite time of year, too, because I live in Fresno, California and our summers are sooo long and hot! So autumn is always looked forward to greatly! Our September is still going to be in the nineties all month so our cool weather doesn't start until probably the middle of October it'll start cooling down. I also love to decorate for autumn! Candles are my favorite thing and I've quite a few Autumn little decorating things that I've gotten over the years. For your husband's beautiful amber candy dish I would suggest maybe put nuts in there!❤ P.S. I am the Mary that sent you SONG OF YEARS and TIME AND AGAIN! I am so anxious for you to read them both!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Thanks, Mary! I'm so glad I now can recognize you on here!! You're too sweet. ❤

[@Lu.G.]

I need to get started on my reread of The Secret of the Old Clock! I do wish I had done some research before purchasing, though because I had no idea they had changed the story over the years. LOVE the cover of the Dana Girls book! I've never heard of them, so I'll have to try to remember to look them up! Oh my gosh, And Then There Were None is my favorite Christie! Love Hallowe'en Party, too and it's usually a reread around Halloween for me. I am going to start By the Pricking of My Thumbs when I finish Taken at the Flood, which is my current Christie. Totally agree about The Hound of the Baskervilles - a great place to start! That one is also often a reread for me, as well as Sleepy Hollow! Gonna pull my Penguin English Library edition of Poe Tales off my shelf and read The Fall of the House of Usher because I'm not sure that I've read it. The Haunting of Hill House is a good one, too!! You know, I purchased Something Wicked This Way Comes last year when you talked about it and never got around to reading it. 🙄 I read The Thirteenth Tale when it first came out and I don't really even remember it! 😐 I donated it to my library's 2nd hand bookstore a few years ago because I knew I wouldn't reread it. I also purchased The Silent Companion when you talked about it last year and somehow never read it, either! I love cozies, too especially this time of year! Oh my gosh, MacIntosh is my all-time favorite Yankee! I've got a large jar of it in my stash, as well as a few little votives and a few melt cups.Looove candles! I still shine my sink every night, too! Love the FlyLady...need to get back into implementing her wonderful ideas! This is way too long...I need to learn to edit! 😂 Thanks for sharing! ❤️

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

No, it's not too long! I love it! I wasn't sure if Yankee still sold the Macintosh candle. I don't get out much. 😂I'll order one. That will always be my favorite. I think I reread Sleepy Hollow every year. It's like the Christmas Carol. You just have to read it for the season to be complete lol. FlyLady- she's wonderful! Shining my sink was life changing!!

[@ObscureBookAdventures]

I’m also a scardy cat lol. I also prefere the older horror classics. I remember reading one of those pulp horror magazines. It must’ve been in the late 70s early 80s. The story was about a graverobber stealing and wearing a stolen ring and his hand slowely started to decay. I had nightmares for months after that. lol Yes Agatha Christie is always fun. Did you read any of her romance books? When she wrote under the name of Mary Westmacot. I normally don’t gravitate thowards romance books, but hers are very good so I hear.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

The graverobber story sounds fantastic!!! Call me crazy, but I'd love to read that!! I can handle that kind of scary because it's so absurd! 😂I do have one of Agatha Christie's romance books, but I haven't read it. Thanks! I'll try to squeeze it in soon.

[@Catloudan]

BOO is CF but really lightly done. I don't think it's overly Christian. It's been years but I did enjoy it!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

I keep hearing about it, so this is the year! I have it on my nightstand and plan on reading at the end of this month!

[@Catloudan]

This reminded me to read the 2nd one, so I just ordered that one. @@mitzireadsandwrites

[@janetsmith8566]

And Sleepy Hollow is just awesome!! Find one that’s got a good narrator and enjoy a puzzle at the same time! 🍁🍁

[@janetsmith8566]

Autumn is THEEEE time for Conan Doyle/ Sherlock Holmes! That’s all I read was his stuff for victober one year and had so much fun. I’d love to read The Hound of the B again 👍🏻

[@kitcar668]

Thanks for all your recommendation 😊

[@cathy2142]

No decorations or candles here. Just not my thing. I like to open the windows and get the fresh air in. We are smokey right now in montana from canada fires😢. So no open windows for a month until snow helps the fires.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Oh I'm so sorry! I can't imagine!

[@ElliesCozyChronicles]

I love Miss Pettigrew!🤗🙌 It's one of the books that "made me happy" in 2021. I haven't noticed that it takes place on a fall day! I would love to re-read it in November! I love your mug, it looks so cozy! Happy September Mitzi!💕📚🍁

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

I don't know how I even remembered that it took place in November, but for some reason I remembered the drizzling cool day.

[@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366]

Hi Mitzi! Just subscribed to your channel. Question: what edition of the Poe book is this? Would love to get it as well as The Silent Companion. 😊

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

That edition is just one someone created on Amazon. It's not a great one and if you look close, that picture on the cover isn't great quality either. I just picked it up because I didn't want to lug around my big Poe collection. However, the Silent Companions edition is great! I picked that up on eBay.

[@areadersalmanacwithceleste1366]

@@mitzireadsandwrites Ah, okay, thanks!

[@sharonspiller6788]

Hey Mitzi, I have another recommendation for fall gothic and it is Jane Emily by Patricia Clapp, It begins in June and ends in September, I ordered this book in middle school in the mid 70s and have read it a dozen times or more. You are in for a treat if you have not read it,

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Thank you! I've never heard of it, so now I'm super excited for it!

[@ReadJournalLove]

The Boo series is hilarious. It takes place closer to Thanksgiving if that helps to know when to read it. 😊

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

oh, thanks! good to know- that's perfect

[@wanderingwithstacy]

Maybe nuts in the dish, or cinnamon scented pinecones.

[@booknerdktree]

New subscriber, loved this video!!! Also love Nancy drew & Agatha Christie!!! If you haven’t read the murder of roger ackoryd by Agatha Christie I think you would really like that one a lot!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Thanks! I haven't read that one!!

[@booknerdktree]

@@mitzireadsandwrites of course!!! Hearing what you like some from this video, I have a feeling you’ll really enjoy that one!

[@hyacinthh6900]

Put NUTS in the candy dish! Enjoyed video. 🎃

[@philipstrumolo8057]

Great video. I think you would like the 1963 movie of THE HAUNTING. It stars Julie Harris and Claire Bloom. It is a classic and, in my opinion, it surpasses the book. It's that good...no special effects...no blood...just stark atmosphere and dread. Also check out the 1983 movie version of SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. The movie is beautifully filmed and contains all the elements of Bradbury's novel. Yes. I agree that he was a genius. Just one more thing...FAHRENHEIT 451 is also a superb example of Bradbury's great writing...and the movie with Oskar Werner and Julie Christie does justice to that visionary novel. Best regards, Gerard Denza Author of the Edward Mendez series

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

I haven't see these movies- thanks! I'll look for them. Have you read October Country? That's a great Bradbury collection to read right now, too!

[@philipstrumolo8057]

Hello Mitzi: I have read THE OCTOBER COUNTRY, but I must read it again and get a new copy. I read it way back when I was a teenager...and that was long time ago.! Thanks so much. Love your videos. Regards Gerard Denza@@mitzireadsandwrites

[@lizlittle1641]

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury is another wonderful fall read that is spooky and very well written. I guess I talked about this book before you did. 😂

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

I loved it!

[@susanpuckett4521]

Oh my ...Mitzi, BOO is sooo good! And its a great series! The female main character is a "Martha Stewart" wannabe and the elusive, misunderstood main male character is a "Stephen King" inspired character who became famous with his "horror" books and his hometown has capitalized on his books. Well, he has been introduced to Jesus and his spirit has been convicted to stop writing so much horror! The town is mad and then there is a big mystery in the midst of the story! It's a fun series! Enjoy!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Thanks! I'm going to make that one a priority and I think it's the perfect time to try it.

[@janetsmith8566]

“Was that your child in the fireplace?” 😂. If that doesn’t get you, you’re impervious to the charms of Agatha Christie!! 😁😁

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Right? I mean, you can't resist picking it up!

[@wanderingwithstacy]

Awe, 4th grade Mitzi sounds adorable 🥰

[@lizlittle1641]

All of Poe is amazing!

[@robinkirk1821]

You can put nuts in the candy dish. That’s what my grandma did. Nuts are healthier. ☺️

[@lizlittle1641]

The Haunting of Hill House was an excellent movie with Vincent Price. I watch it every year.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

I did not know there was a Vincent Price movie!!! I'm looking for that- thanks!

[@glendaw5221]

Put Airheads or Sour Patch Kids in the candy dish. Yuck. Fall is my least favorite time of the year except for the weather turning chilly. I prefer winter and then spring. I think it’s because I don’t like Halloween and spooky things. But you’ve got some great books and decorations. That wreath is beautiful. I like it because it has green and the sunflowers in it.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Yeah, I don't care for Halloween either, but I love apples and pumpkins, so I'm all in! Sour Patch Airheads is a great idea because yuck! not at all tempted to eat that. 😂

[@ChautonaHavig]

I LOVE BOO! Such a great book. I want to read that Bradbury. I keep meaning to get it. It needs a space on my shelf. The Whitneys!! EEEP I'm 100% with you on The Fall of the House of Usher and Little Dorrit! :D It was exactly what I saw of it, too! Nuts! Put nuts in the dish. I love a few nuts here and there. I'm watching while I get my video edited and that's all I did this time Decorated the shed-i-ffice and talked about what I read. It's going to be even more boring than I feared, but oh well. I didn't do all that recording for nothign, right? Lie and say ys. LOL

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE your shed-i-ffice!!!! I want to just sit there and read lol. I need to add a couple of fall-ish things to my bookshelves, so maybe I should stop by Hobby Lobby for something cutesy.

[@ChautonaHavig]

my favorite decor came in a little bag of tiny pumpkins (1.25" or so across) and tiny autumn leaves (about the same length). I scatter them here and there. Adds a lot without taking away much. @@mitzireadsandwrites

[@deborahborne4861]

You need to put a penny in the front "pocket". That's why they are called "penny loafers"

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

I did have pennies in one pair and then I just got lazy lol.

[@theresas709]

I love Poe's poetry, but The Fall of the House of Usher was a 2 star read for me. I just didn't care for it. Fill the candy dish with dog treats. 😁

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Millie would love it!!!

[@deborahborne4861]

unshelled mixed nuts always look fallish

[@wanderingwithstacy]

And then there were none is the best!

[@lizlittle1641]

Put sugar free carmels in the candy dish.

[@beckyfaith1070]

Put potpourri in it! Fall scents!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

ooh, great idea!! thanks

[@gerrid9092]

Put nuts in your candy dish. I’ve moved the Pym book and Miss Pettigrew up my list and I want to read the Sherlock Holmes and Silent Companions. S. C. sounds like good creepy fun! But I’m going to trust you that it’s not too scary, as I’m a coward and when I’m alone, the scary books and movies come back to haunt me. So I stay away from scarier ones now. I had the greatest used bookstore find last week in a nearby small town. Got there and it was locked with a sign and phone number saying he might be in the stockroom. Called three times and finally got him, and he said “I’m at the grocery store and I’ll be there in 4 minutes.” And he was. You wouldn’t have believed you could find anything in this packed bookstore. But the man knew his stock so well! Didn’t have my D.E. Stevenson etc. But when I asked for Miss Read, he came out with a dozen that I didn’t have and many I hadn’t heard of before. He also had By the Pricking of my Thumbs! So that’s for fall too. I know you understand how excited I was to find all these great books and this bookstore, because it seems like you share the love of a good book hunt. It feels like finding treasure, doesn’t it? I was absolutely thrilled!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

I want the Miss Read books! My heart skipped a bit when you mentioned a packed bookstore. 😂My husband doesn't understand why I could love it since I don't like clutter at home, but I just KNOW there are treasures to be found. Silent Companions is spooky, not scary, BUT there is some slight violence at the end. Just wanted to warn you of that. I'm the same. I quit watching horror in my 20s because as soon as I was alone at night, those images would haunt me.

[@gerrid9092]

@@mitzireadsandwrites Mitzi you would have loved this bookstore! He had to retrieve books because it was so jam packed full. I told him before I left, I couldn’t leave a messages on his phone and he said, “Oh I don’t know voicemail or anything, you just have to catch me.” 😂I actually ended up with duplicates of Return to Thrush Green and Celebrations at Thrush Green. I’d love to send them to you if you don’t have them, but start with Thrush Green which might be on Libby or your library if you don’t have it. I just tested positive for Covid yesterday 😩after flying home from visiting grandchildren last week. So I may not get it out right away. I saw your post box lately and jotted down. I’d much rather give a book to someone who appreciates it than sell to a used bookstore. I’m exactly the same with the scary ones, I love a good scare but can’t handle by myself anymore. I can take fake things, but not ones that can actually happen. Miss Read books are about as far from a scare as you can get. Very cozy. More character than plot driven. I’ve only read Thrush Green so far, but could tell they were for me.

[@littlehousema7162]

As always, I added new books to my list. I don't believe I have ever read Bradbury and need to try one. I do have that first Boo book to read this fall and want to get to either Dracula or Frankenstein. Outside of those, I tend to lean toward cozy books in the fall, even if they aren't set in fall. Something about fall just brings out all of the cozy feelings. I dread winter, but fall is so wonderful. The smells, the holidays, the fun activities, the foods and drinks... 😍

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

I know! I don't dread winter, but once it's here, I'm freezing and not happy about it! I think Christmas softens the blow. 😂

[@littlehousema7162]

Yes, Christmas is my cut off time for finding enjoyment at all in wintery weather. 🎄 When Christmas is done, I'm done with winter (and it technically only starts a few days before Christmas 😂)

[@starlasell5698]

❤📚🍁🍂

[@darlenefarley8193]

I read Ten Little Indians which was the first title of And then there Was none. When I read And Then There Was None for some reason I didn't like it as much as I did when I read it with the original title

[@sandra3616]

Nuts in your candy dish?

[@wanderingwithstacy]

Thr netflix hill house show was awful. It was a completely different story from the book. They're coming out with a show for house of usher too. I don't have high hopes for it.

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

oh no!! Yeah, I'm sure they will butcher that one, too. 😂

[@katiewilliams5674]

A delightful video! It makes me so happy to watch you talk about books and fall things. 🍂 🤎I really appreciate your book recommendations because I think our reading tastes overlap quite a bit. I’ve loved reading Ray Bradbury because of you. I have used the Fly lady system and shining my sink changed my life too!

[@katiewilliams5674]

The amber candy dish could hold mixed nuts instead of candy corn!

[@mitzireadsandwrites]

Yes! It is amazing how just shining your sink makes such a mental difference in household cleaning.

[@nicolewood1708]

I have such fond memories of reading nancy drew. How amazing that you have a reading group that is reading them