7 Books We’re Dying To Read This October

We think October is the perfect time of year to cancel all your plans in favour of a good book.

And there are so many incredible books coming out this October.

Here’s what we’ll be reading this month…

Lightning Can Strike Twice: My Life as a Fury – Tommy Fury

A highly anticipated memoir, especially after the shock split this summer from Molly Mae Hague.

Tommy Fury will take readers behind the curtain, as he reveals what life is like juggling his many identities: boxing champion, TV star, mental health advocate, and father, and navigating the most difficult period of his life in August 2024.

Out October 10th

What Does it Feel Like – Sophie Kinsella

We absolutely adore everything Sophie writes and her new novel is no different!

Eve is a successful novelist who wakes up one day in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there. Her husband, never far from her side, explains that she has had an operation to remove the large, malignant tumour growing in her brain.

She has to put the pieces of her life back together slowly but surely in this beautiful novel.

Out October 8th

By Any Other Name – Jodi Picoult

Another immediate read author is Jodi!

In 1581, Emilia Bassano—like most young women of her day—is allowed no voice of her own. But as the Lord Chamberlain’s mistress, she has access to all theatre in England, and finds a way to bring her work to the stage secretly.

In the present, playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. Although the challenges are different four hundred years later, the playing field is still not level for women in theatre.

Out October 10th

What We Know Now – Jenny Kelly and Mairéad Ronan

Just like their podcast, Jenny and Mairead share their failures, successes and mess-ups.

They share how to navigate the ebbs and flows of proper grown-up friendships, to what it means to be in a relationship and how to read the signs of when to move on, to how to stop worrying about having it all and figure out what it is you actually want – as well as essential truths, like why you will never have Pocahontas hair and that’s okay, the joy of a deep clean and the noise of a spray mop, and how staring at trees can make you happier than owning a Mulberry handbag.

Now! doesn’t claim to solve all your problems, but it will provide good company, give you a good laugh, and help you feel less alone through the unavoidable ups and downs of life.

Out October 24th

The Hike Life: 50 More to Explore – Rozanna Purcell

Want some hike inspo? Thankfully Roz Purcell is on hand with 50 more hikes to devour in Ireland!

The book showcases 50 new trails with all the same valuable information like trail details, route descriptions, best photo spots, where to eat afterwards, great places for a wild dip or somewhere wonderful to visit so every hike can be a full day of adventure.

It’s the perfect way to get out into the great outdoors and experience the beauty of Ireland at your own pace.

Out October 31st

Women Living Deliciously – Florence Given

Women Living Deliciously wants us to fall in love with our lives. It will help women uncover the sense of awe and wonder that has been buried by the layers of shame, perfectionism and self-objectification that get piled on us by the patriarchy. For too long we have internalised the belief that our bodies are things to be looked at – instead of lived in.

That it’s embarrassing to fully express ourselves. That we cannot trust the parts of ourselves that are so full of desire.

This book will unpack the many barriers women face when trying to access joy, so that they can discover the delicious life that’s theirs for the taking.

Out October 8th

Bloodguard – Cecy Robson

One hundred years. Tens of thousands of gladiators. And today, only one will rise… Leith of Grey has nothing left, except his dying sister and his battle-scarred human body, fuelled by rage and hardened by years of fighting.

So when the chance comes to fight as a gladiator in a vicious, bloodthirsty tournament, he seizes it with both hands. Winning will earn him the coveted title of Bloodguard, his freedom, and his sister’s life. But only if he survives.

Then Leith meets Maeve, an elven royal who is everything he despises. Until the alluring princess offers him the one thing he needs most: victory.

Out October 8th

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