The Ellevated Edit

There’s something about the arrival of autumn that makes you want to read differently. The days get shorter, the evenings feel a little slower, and suddenly a book becomes the perfect excuse to stay in. This season, we’re leaning into that mood with a reading list that moves between brand-new page-turners and old favorites. Think absorbing and just a little bit escapist: the sort of stories best enjoyed with a cup of something warm, a blanket within reach and nowhere else you need to be.

Exit Party — Emily St. John Mandel
American Hagwon — Min Jin Lee
The Disappearers — Marlon James
The Secret History — Donna Tartt
Jane Eyre — Charlotte Brontë
Switzy — Emma Cline
Persuasion — Jane Austen
The Secret Garden — Frances Hodgson Burnett
Music Against the Night — Yiyun Li
The Picture of Dorian Gray — Oscar Wilde