It’s officially spooky season, which can only mean one thing: It’s time to find your next pulse-pounding book, our EIC @mbwwelch.bsky.social writes. Check out his 12 must-reads for October below!
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Michael Welch
@mbwwelch.bsky.social
EIC at @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social. Words in Electric Lit, Prairie Schooner, Kenyon Review, North American Review, & more.
In response to that putrid Bret Stephens column, brilliant @reluctantlyjoe.bsky.social made a whole Google Doc with buy links for all of the @nationalbook.bsky.social Prize nominees. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Want to shout out a Chicago writer you love? Nominate their essay, story, or narrative journalism piece for the 2026 CHIRBy Awards!
Hey Chicago! On Thursday 9/10 at 7 pm at City Lit, join @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social daily editor @celldeathvic.bsky.social and editor in chief @mbwwelch.bsky.social for a conversation about Vic's debut novel, THE BOOK OF THE JAGUAR.
"Fall in the book world is a time for showmanship, where some of the most exciting new books from your favorite authors make their way to the shelves," our EIC @mbwwelch.bsky.social writes. Check out his must read books of September below!
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