In this somewhat spoopy Halloween episode, Allie and Melinda discuss a couple of their recent classic reads, including Brunch with Books' club picks for Banned Book September and Victober: Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. 

Other recent creepy reads discussed include a 2020 South African post-apocalyptic debut The Down Days by Ilze Hugo, the southern/Appalachian noir thriller The Line That Held Us by David Joy, and Simone St. James' most recent supernatural mystery, The Sun Down Motel.

But it's not all doom and gloom! Melinda and Allie also chat about some of the cozy and heartwarming books they recently finished this fall, including the 2020 group memoir The Toni Morrison Book Club, I'll Have What She's Having: How Nora Ephron's Three Iconic Films Saved the Romantic Comedy by Erin Carlson, and Angie Thomas' follow-up to The Hate U Give: On The Come Up (currently being adapted for the big screen!).