10 Books to Read This November 2019
Pump life to the hibernating bookworm in you and make way to various stories and worlds with the new book releases this month!
Encompassing the various genres of fiction, we made a list of some of the books to read this November:
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
As a graduate student in Vermont, Zachary Ezra Rawlins discovered a book upon which he was enthralled because of the different tales it tells—bewilderedly, including his childhood.
Along his flight to discover how the book came to narrate a patch of his story, he unearthed a series of clues that eventually lead him to an ancient library hidden far below the surface of the earth. Amidst the magical world’s twisting tunnels, darkened stairwells, crowded ballrooms, and soaked shores, Zachary unknowingly embarks on a journey to self-discovery.
Release date: November 5
Across a Broken Shore by Amy Trueblood
As the only daughter in an Irish-Catholic family in 1936, eighteen-year-old Wilhelmina “Willa” MacCarthy bears the pressure of taking her vows as a nun. But since this deviates from what she considers her calling, she sneaks out of their house every day to lend Doctor Katherine Winston a hand in her medical clinic.
Willa thought she can handle the complicated situation shackled by her keeping secrets, but she was quite wrong when it headed to a more chaotic sphere—growing closer to a young ironworker, for one.
Release date: November 5
Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw
Just like the other Walker women before her, Nora Walker has always had this unexplainable connection with the woods—particularly with those that embrace the town of Fir Haven—hence the witch rumors that surround her.
This very connection is what lead her to Oliver Huntsman, who was supposed to be dead considering his disappearance weeks ago amidst the worst snowstorm in years.
Because of the uneasy shift in the woods alongside his presence, she is left with no choice but to unearth the truth about Oliver—not knowing that she’s not the only one with secrets of her own.
Release date: November 5
A Constellation of Roses by Miranda Asebedo
When looter Trix McCabe caught herself in the tangles of her misconduct after she was left behind by her mother, she was made to choose between serving jail time and living with her long-lost family in Rocksaw, Kansas.
Having settled on the latter, life seems to be looking bright for Trix again, all thanks to her McCabe relatives—her aunt Mia who bakes her pies, her cousin Embe who somehow has a flair for telling a person’s secrets with just one touch, and her great-aunt who encourages her to plant roots in order to grow.
But when her past starts clawing at her again, she can either live life as is or go back to what was.
Release date: November 5
The How & The Why by Cynthia Hand
Despite her life’s brooding perfection by virtue of her adoptive parents, Cassandra McMurtrey still keeps a lingering desire to know who she really is. A series of letters written by her then-teenage mother might just hold the answers to her seemingly endless questions.
Release date: November 5
The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel José Older
In what seemed like a spur of the moment, Ramon started digging deep into the story of his ancestor, definitely unaware that the driving force for such an act was the spirit of his aunt Marisol, who vanished during the Cuban Revolution.
Amidst the investigation, Ramon discovered who helped Marisol during her imprisonment under Batista’s reign, which somehow fulfilled the woman’s desire to tell the tale of their painful family history.
Release date: November 5
The Poppy Wife: A Novel of the Great War by Caroline Scott
Strongly founded on the belief that Francis is still alive somewhere following the all-encompassing debris of World War I, his wife Edie and brother Harry embarked on different paths to search for him.
However, they ended up equally weighed down by the unearthed answers to Francis’ disappearance.
Release date: November 5
Smoke Screen by Terri Blackstock
When Pastor Strickland knew of his daughter Brenna’s relationship with Nate Beckett, he had a massive and very publicized fight with Nate’s father, Roy. People automatically assumed it was Roy’s doing when the preacher was found dead that same night.
Nate then left his Colorado hometown only to find himself coming back because of an injury he obtained while fighting wildfires. He has nothing left to do but to face what he left behind, including Brenna who now seeks refuge with alcohol—particularly as the release of Nate’s father added fuel to the fire.
Release date: November 5
All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney
Amidst Allie Abraham’s smooth-sailing life, what might be the only rough patch is the oblivion of her popular boyfriend and his family about her Islamic heritage.
All-American Muslim Girl follows the story of how Allie grows to embrace her faith—studying, practicing, and even facing hatred and misunderstanding for it—as she witnesses how Islamophobia slowly takes refuge in her small town and across the nation.
Release date: November 12
Mistletoe by Alison Littlewood
Leah Hamilton purchases a Yorkshire farmhouse in a rushed attempt to get away from the shadows of her dead husband and son, as well as the pitying looks of her colleagues in Christmastime.
However, her escape seems futile because she was not alone, after all. In the decrepit land where the un-down Yorkshire farmhouse stands, she was accompanied by the searing ghosts of a child playing in the snow and the farm’s former occupants.
Release date: November 14
Which among these are you going to add to your books to read this November? Tell us in the comments below!
