Your Fall Decorating Soundtrack: Audiobooks
This may come as a shock, but as a woman living in the Midwest, I love fall. While there’s plenty to love about the season, I especially love the whimsy of it all. Costumes and decorating are two of my favorites. And while I love hearing Halloween classics like “Thriller,” the “Ghostbusters” theme, and various Tim Burton soundtracks, fall is also a great time to check out some audiobooks to help me pass the time (or help me dilly-dally, because I love dilly-dallying) while I cozy up my house for the season.
If you’re like me, your fall decorating may go through a few phases throughout September, October, and November. So, here are some audiobooks to check out no matter what your fall décor vibe is.
Cozy Vibes
Trust Fall
by Lynn Painter
If your ideal fall decorating involves leaning fully into the season and maybe buying one too many pumpkins, Trust Fall is a fun one to have playing in the background. It has that cozy, contemporary fall feeling that pairs well with rearranging your house for the season.
The Pumpkin Spice Café
by Laurie Gilmore
You really can’t get much more fall than The Pumpkin Spice Cafe. It’s cozy, romantic, small-town, and exactly the kind of audiobook I’d put on while making my house smell like an expensive candle.
The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn
by Valerie Bowman
An apple orchard, a cozy inn, and fall in the air? Say less. Honeycrisp Orchard Inn is basically the audiobook equivalent of pulling out your favorite sweater and decorating your kitchen with tiny pumpkins.
The City Baker's Guide to Country Living
by Louise Miller
For the person who wants their fall to feel a little more You’ve Got Mail and a little less haunted house, The City Baker’s Guide brings all the cozy food, romance, and city charm. It’s a good one for decorating with a latte in hand and pretending you live in a Hallmark-worthy small town.
Falling Like Leaves
by Misty Wilson
The title alone feels like it belongs on a fall decorating playlist. Falling Like Leaves is a cozy seasonal listen for when you’re ready for changing leaves, cooler weather, and making your home feel not just fall-sih but, autumnal.
Vintage Vibes
The October Country
by Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s The October Country is for when your fall decorating starts edging into scary territory. These stories have that wonderfully strange, slightly eerie feeling that makes October feel like October.
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt
For a fall vibe that’s more dark academia than pumpkin patch, put on The Secret History. It’s moody, atmospheric, and full of the kind of drama that makes reorganizing your bookshelves to fit your decorations feel significantly more interesting.
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
If you're not really into “cute pumpkins” and your vibe is more “I may or may not have a mysterious laboratory in my basement,” this one belongs on the list. A classic worth revisiting every fall/Halloween season.
Witchy Vibes
Practical Magic
by Alice Hoffman
Practical Magic is basically a fall decorating mood board in audiobook form: candles (yes more), old houses, plants, magic, and a little romance thrown in. It’s cozy, witchy, and an obvious choice for October. Looking for more witchy recs? Take our Practical Magic II inspired quiz.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
by Sangu Mandanna
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches has magic, found family, a mysterious old house, and plenty of charm. It’s the kind of story that makes you want to turn your own home into a cozy little magical hideaway.
The Spellshop
by Sarah Beth Durst
A cozy cottage, a little magic, some romance, and homemade things? The Spellshop checks a lot of fall boxes. Put it on while you decorate and suddenly the piles of blankets feel less like clutter and more like ambiance.
The Once and Future Witches
by Alix E. Harrow
The Once and Future Witches is set in 1893 and mixes spells, sisterhood, and rebellion into a story that feels especially fitting once October rolls around.
Weyward
by Emilia Hart
Weyward takes the witchy fall aesthetic somewhere darker, with old houses, wild gardens, nature, and a strong connection between women and the natural world. It’s atmospheric and immersive, but definitely one for when you’re in the mood for something heavier than a cozy witchy read.
Grab your pumpkins, a fall bevy, and press play on an audiobook thanks to your local library and Libby.
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Amanda Patton
Amanda is a creative marketing professional with 18 years of experience creating content across social media, print and digital marketing. She aims to create content that brings attention to public libraries and the important work they do through trending topics, nostalgia, humor, and more. Outside of work, you can find her behind her camera, thrifting, playing the piano, or stopping whatever she’s doing to pet a dog.