I think these are the PERFECT BOOKS FOR FALL.

[@abi_rose]

attempted to do a moody autumn reread of the secret history on the train this weekend, but the weather decided to get summery again 😩. reading about richard freezing to death in the warehouse doesn’t hit when you’re sweating your pits out at clapham junction

[@saff376]

specifically clapham junction makes the sweating worse too

[@ralucaprepelita8428]

This made me chuckle 😂

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

lmaooooo!!! it's hard to get into it when the pits are flowing

[@natbatrat-d7e]

ugh i love a tree grows in brooklyn SO MUCH.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I can't wait to read it !

[@hazesne]

If reading wasn't invented AT this time of year, then it was certainly invented FOR this time of year. I told my friend that I was excited for autumn, she said "why", I said "you can get really cosy and read a book", she said "Hazel, you can do that any time of year. And you do...!", so I concluded that she just didn't GET IT and moved on 🍁🍁🍁

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

hahaha YES! Rewrite those history books! Fall was made for the readers. C'mon!

[@Kiki-oo3bw]

OBSESSED with her videos

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

you're amazing & iconic

[@cindyurban150]

Yes, John Irving is for Fall. I loved The Secret History ! All Gothic tales are for this time of year (Dracula,Something Wicked This way comes, Agatha Christie, all E A Poe,The Turn of the Screw, Rebecca). This was fun, and yes all books are to be read with a hot mug of Tea curled up in bed,or in front of a fireplace. I love the Fall !🫖🍁📚 Happiness, Cindy

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

!!! Totally forgot about Turn of the Screw--such an iconic fall read. I read it in high school and it absolutely gripped me

[@Sophia-cv8mo]

I just went to New York for a week and I went to some of the book shops you recommended! Happy Hour kept me company and was the perfect book to wander around NY with! And many more in my suitcase to enjoy from Madrid! Thanks Ana! ❤

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

!!!!! Oh my gosh, I am so happy you found that video resourceful! Happy Hour is a fun little how-to to galavant in NYC.

[@AnaMariaBotoser]

Omg, I LOVE ‘A Moveable Feast’ - I’m obsessed with the 20s as the golden artistic era that it was😍 My next sort of fall read might be some Patti Smith, for some reason the beautiful cover of ‘Woolgathering’ is calling me

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Me too. Sometimes I just imagine living in Midnight in Paris. And oooh YES! Such a great fall read. The cover (I sold my copy) screams fall queen

[@AnaMariaBotoser]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson love that movie! Have you read ‘Shakespeare and Company’ by Sylvia Beach, it’s really good - a lot of insights into the writers of that era😍

[@jobuckley2999]

Still smiling. My favorite John Irving is Prayer for Owen Meany next Cider House Rules and then Garp. Irving is a great story-teller and writer. Black sweaters are made for the Fall. Happy reading!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Thank you for your repeated kindness :) Irving is always such an easy go-to. Saw Prayer for Owen Meany today in a thrift store and almost picked it up!

[@cathyg.9996]

Two little cats fighting in the alleyway 😹😻 I can’t stop laughing at the image of those 2 writers. Fantastic video as always Ana!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

meoooow!!!

[@duckreads22]

i just want you to know that your videos are PHENOMENAL and i love watching it sm

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

omg love ya so much for that

[@kaitsarago4108]

Not enough people have chatted about Lanny on the internet! It's such a good rec for fall!!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

it is such a great book! makes me want to become a kid again

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

A woman after my own heart 💜 I love tea ☕️ *Slurp* Blankets , warm socks, a good book. What I love about Fall/autumn; is that Australia is having Spring and all their new releases start appearing. My favourite is Aussie Noir. 🍀👋☘️📚📕📖☕️💐🇮🇪

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Oh yeah! Aussie land is getting ready for the complete opposite. fun to see the differences! Aussie Noir sounds fantastic

[@morganrockzzz]

I love Lanny! The audiobook is really great too. I also love We have always lived in the castle and coraline. Great video and recs!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

thank you so much! I imagine the Lanny audiobook to be amazing

[@michiganmuckraker]

3:09 you had me cracking up. Love the book recs and the style. I'm always looking out for your videos, you are definitely my fav booktuber right now. Thank you.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

heheh thank you so much. That really means a lot

[@Lisa-qt4hh]

You're hilarious and your recs are awesome! What more can I ask for...so you've earned yourself a new subscriber :D P.S. The superimposition of the cow over your face was really touching + it's really cool your teacher gave you that book

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

thank you so much!! cows are my favorites and I love them forever. HUGS!

[@mountainbikingvampirewitch]

Oh my goodness me the sweaters in this video 🥰 really adding the coziest vibe to this wet rainy autumn Monday (the last sweater was my favorite of course)

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

sweater weather, baby! She's here and she's ready!

[@ralucaprepelita8428]

The fact that I banged on about A Tree Grows in Brooklyn on here and now seeing you hold it has single handedly made my day! ❤

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

hehehe the universe listens

[@nissasbookcorner]

ooooo the girl with the green ribbon story still haunts me i didn’t know that one of the stories was like that!! i read In the Dream House by her this year and really liked the writing so def checking that outttt! also looking gorgeous in this video

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Absolutely! What is crazy to me is that the school library would shell those books out like they were candy. Scary Stories to tell in the dark were wild little novels haha

[@thelefthandedreader6632]

I couldn’t agree more about John Irving, in general. He’s a Fall guy!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

He is! He basically invented Fall!

[@thelefthandedreader6632]

@@AnaWallaceJohnson , 😂😂🥰

[@HeatherB81]

You’re hilarious, and I love it. My Fall reads: 1. The Sundown Motel by Simone St. James 2. Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young 3. The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson 4. The Whisper Man by Alex North

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

hehehe love ya! And omg, such good sounding titles. Wanna snuggle up and read!

[@SavidgeReads]

Can we talk about that first (and last) cardigan because I NEED IT IN MY SIZE. NOW. Great selection of autumn wear and autumn books. I salute you. 🍂

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

lmaoooo I'm so glad it didn't fit Oleg. MAMA snatched it!

[@sherrynicknejad3889]

I have misophonia, and you triggered the hell out of me by that slurping sip! I guess you had some good books, but I left early in order to avoid the probable coming slurps

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Oh no!! Sorry for that

[@kristenp6547]

Great list! John Irving is one of my favorite authors. I recently finished A Moveable Feast- loved. I am currently reading North Woods by Daniel Mason. It takes place in western Mass. and is so far a good fall read.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Western Mass is automatically a fall read. I know the area relatively well and it's so perfect around fall time

[@dollycatlin5077]

John Irving is great. I just finished a 5 star read (1st in awhile). Cutting for Stone. Have you read it? I Have his newest book on my nightstand.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Haven't read it! Heard his newest was pretty good--classic Iriving. Haven't been keeping up with his new releases, but have always heard only good things.

[@2wicebittten]

oooh wonderful recs thank you. i love the energy in your videos. some books i'm definitely reading this fall are the haunting of hill house (read we have always lived in the castle last autumn and loved it), and the bloody chamber. i also have my eye on far from the madding crowd, the book of disquiet, rebecca, and abigail by magda szabo. and some books i would highly recommend for this season are journal of a solitude, pnin, and girls against god.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

thank you, thank you! I want to read some of Magda szabo. I thought to put pnin on this list, but it might sway almost more into winter, but definitely fits into either or, I think!

[@beazitr]

This channel is the best I've discovered this year

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

love ya so much for that. thank you

[@desiraeriddick3005]

I’m currently reading “The Secret History” for the first time. So far, so good. Also, spooky dookie…hehehe 🤭

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

omg! Keep us updated if it's a love or not!

[@last_flower.]

Ana falling several times in a video about fall books is what i call quality content

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

falling 4 fall... a love story

[@sofyaantonova5583]

Ana, I just finished a book.and i was thinking many times about you while i was reading it, "20th century boy" by Duncan Hannah, its his diaries from 70s, New York, artists, and rockstars. I can almost see how you would walk all the places he mentions! Wild times these were..

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

omg, say no more. I think my hair was made for the 70's, so I imagine I would love this

[@ameliareads589]

I love to read The Fall of the House of Usher by Poe in fall. Or Poe in general is a good choice for that time of the year.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

oh wow, YES, poe is the absolute king of fall.

[@sausana2501]

Omg A tree grows in Brooklyn in amazing!

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

I can't wait to start it!

[@ariareads]

Amazing recs as always, I loooved We Have Always Lived in the Castle! Ps. Also just bought A Movable Feast! sending

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

let me know if you love it! Hemingway is a diva in true form in it!!

[@AthynVixen]

OMG you ushered at WTF? WTF was the reason I finally visited the States and got on my first plane way back in 2018!! so many memories flooding back now. So gutted Covid stopped my planned 2020 return..

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

WOAH! WILD! You were right in my neck of the woods. Yep. I ushered there for a show (I was horrible at it), but I enjoyed my time immensely. Even if the show was a little... slow...

[@morganp4249]

some of my fall recs would be the little stranger by sarah waters, black hole by charles burns, and station eleven by emily st john mandel 🥰🍁 all of these just scream evocative fall vibes to me… could be purely because i read them in the fall time 🤔

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Emily st john mandel has the longest name ever, but I've heard her books are fantastic

[@citydoll22]

The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup one of the best books for the month October in my opinion :)

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Well, the title alone definitely sounds very fall!

[@oddlyjules]

your sweater............................ (the cardigan)

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

sweater vibes all around

[@ToddSmith23]

You are a kooky when you talk about the spooky

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

kooky girl 🤪

[@fernandoojeda2132]

👍 nice recommendations!!! ☺️😘😁

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

thank you smooch!

[@Sthemingway]

Is that the same River Runs Through It that Robert Redford made into a movie? Yes, I could look it up, but I'd rather hear your answer. Haha.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

hahaha! Yes, I believe it is! Good ol Braddy Pitt is in it too, I think?

[@DynamiteTrujillo]

Loved. All of this. xo

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

muah!

[@anajordan42]

Spooky dookie made me laugh more than it should have

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

they missed out on naming a cereal that

[@gilidominitz1842]

I want to reccomend some more: I belong here - by anita sethi I Capture the Castle - by Dodie Smith lovers and writers - by Lily King And Alice in Wounderland of corse !

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Haven't heard lovers and writers as a fall book, but love that recco!

[@tcreative8030]

Not The Secret History... so bad and Still gets soooo much attention. I'll never understand it.

[@AnaWallaceJohnson]

Haha! I get that, but I did love it