r/bookclub • u/fixtheblue Read, ergo sum | 🐫🐉🥈||🧠🥈 • 19d ago

Monthly Book Menu OCTOBER Book Menu - All book schedules + useful links and info

What does your Reading Menu look like for October?

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October Line-up - Between Two Fires (Horror), The Penelopiad (Female Author), The Summer Book & Summer Fishing in Lapland (Read the World), The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Evergreen), Death With Interruptions (Discovery Read), Knightmare Arcanist (Mod Pick), Murder at Spindle Manor (Runner-up Read), Mort (Bonus Book), Dragon Keeper (Bonus Book), The End of Eternity (Bonus Book), The Lion's Tusk & A Trade of Blood (Bonus Book), The Bacchae (Bonus Book), Cool Machine (Bonus Book), Akata Warrior (Bonus Book) + The Monthly Mini & Poetry Corner.

  • Find the previous schedules at SEPTEMBER Book Menu here

  • Find the next schedules at [NOVEMBER Book Menu from the 25th of October

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[MONTHLY MINI]

"Descent" by Carmen Maria Machado

[POETRY CORNER]

Coming 15th October

[HORROR]

Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

  • October 3: Part I: One: Of the Donkey through Eight: Of the Feast, and of the Night Tourney (99 pages) - u/Joinedformyhubs
  • October 10: Part II: Nine: Of the City of Paris through Twelve: Of the Ones Who Knock by Night (57 pages) - u/ChronicallyLatte
  • October 17: Part II: Thirteen: Of the Rain and the Figure of Death through Nineteen: Of the War Drawing Near (67 pages) - u/ChronicallyLatte
  • October 24: Part III: Twenty: Of the Monk in White through Twenty-Nine: Of Marguerite of Péronne (96 pages) - u/NightAngelRogue
  • October 31: Part IV: Thirty: Of the Priest’s Brother through Epilogue (107 pages)- u/thematrix1234 ***** [FEMALE AUTHOR] ***** #The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

  • October 11: Introduction - Chapter 12 with u/tomesandtea
  • October 18: Chapter 13 - End with u/Coffee_fuel ***** [READ THE WORLD] ***** #The Summer Book by Tover Jannson & Summer Fishing in Lapland by Juhani Karila

for RtW Finland

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/bookclub/s/rpkbvEBJvO

Discussion Schedule

The Summer Book

Discussions on Tuesdays:

13th October: Start through Midsummer - u/nicehotcupoftea

20th October: The Tent through End - u/bluebelle236

Summer Fishing in Lapland

Discussions on Fridays:

23rd October: Start through Chapter 6 - u/emygrl99

30th October: Chapter 7 through Chapter 11 - u/nicehotcupoftea

6th November: Chapter 12 through Chapter 15 - u/emygrl99

13th November: Chapter 16 through End - u/fixtheblue

[EVERGREEN]

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

  • Week 1 Oct. 13th 📖 Start through Chapter 7 (84 pgs)

  • Week 2 Oct. 20th
    📖 Chapter 8 through Chapter 14 (85 pgs)

  • Week 3 Oct. 27th
    📖Chapter 15 through Chapter 21 (94 pgs)

  • Week 4 Nov. 3rd 📖 Chapter 22 through Chapter 29/End (80 pgs)

[RUNNER-UP READ]

Murder at Spindle Manor by Morgan Stang

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

[BONUS READ]

Mort by Terry Pratchett

Links to earlier reads in the Discworld series. * The Colour of Magic (Unseen University) * The Light Fantastic (Unseen University) * Made for TV movie break! * Fan film break (Troll Bridge)! * Equal Rites (Witches)

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

  • October 1: Start through “Sooner or later everyone remembers the magic word!” (led by u/toomanytequieros)
  • October 8: From “Keli had been to official functions in Ankh-Morpork…” through “And then he could stop all this worrying and go to slee….” (led by u/wild_umbreon)
  • October 15: From “And what was your previous position?” through end (led by u/epiphanyshearld)

[BONUS READ]

Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb

Links to other The Realm of Elderlings reads;

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

  • October 8th: Prologue to Chapter 4 with u/Meia_Ang
  • October 15th: Chapter 5 to Chapter 7 with u/Reasonable-Lack-6585
  • October 22nd: Chapter 8 to Chapter 10 with u/tomesandtea
  • October 29th: Chapter 11 to Chapter 14 with u/fromdusktil
  • November 5th : Chapter 15 to End with u/luna2541 ***** [BONUS READ] ***** #The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov

Incase you missed it here are the links to our other Asimov/Foundation Universe reads - I, Robot - Caves of Steel - The Naked Sun - The Robots of Dawn - Robots and Empire - Foundation book 1 can be found here, - Foundation and Empire book 2 can be found here, - Second Foundation book3 can be found here. - Foundation's Edge book 4 can be found here - Foundation and Earth book 5 can be found here - Prelude to Foundation book 6 can be found here - Forward the Foundation book 7 can be found here - Here is The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire 1) Discussions - Here is The Currents of Space (Galactic Empire 2) Discussions. - Here is Pebble in the Sky (Galactic Empire 3) Discussions.

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

  • Oct 9: Start - Ch. 8 with u/nepbug
  • Oct 16: Ch. 9 - Ch 14 with u/fixtheblue
  • Oct 23: Ch 15 - End with u/Lachesis_Decima77 ***** [BONUS READ] ***** #The Lion's Tusk & A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett

Check out our discussions of Ana and Din Mysteries; - Book 1 - The Tainted Cup here.

  • Book 2 - A Drop of Corruption here.

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

The Lion's Tusk (Ana & Din #2.5)

A Trade of Blood (And & Din #3)

Links to our other Greek Classics; - The Illiad - The Odyssey - The Aeneid

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

  • 11th of October: Beginning - Line 861 (~58% of the book) (Line 861 in different editions: William Arrowsmith Translation: most terrible, and yet most gentle, to mankind Gilbert Murray Translation (Gutenberg): Most fearful, yet to man most soft of mood.)
  • 18th of October: Line 862 - End (Line 862 in different editions: William Arrowsmith Translation: When shall I dance once more Gilbert Murray Translation (Gutenberg): Will they ever come to me, ever again.) ***** [BONUS READ] ***** #Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead

Discussions for previous books in the Ray Carney series can be found here:

Book 1 - Harlem Shuffle

Book 2 - Crook Manifesto.

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

  • 4th October: Start - City at Night Chapter 6 u/nicehotcupoftea

  • 11th October: City at Night Chapter 7 - Here Comes Sue Simmons Chapter 4 u/ColaRed

  • 18th October: Here Comes Sue Simmons Chapter 5 - No Radio Chapter 2 u/WatchingTheWheels

  • 25th October: No Radio Chapter 3 - End u/thebowedbookshelf

    [BONUS READ]

    Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor

Links to The Nsibidi Scripts Book 1 Akata Witch are here

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

CONTINUING READS

[BONUS READ]

Of Empires and Dust by Ryan Cahill

Previous Reads from the Series

This book will be run by u/124ConchStreet u/Jaymae21, u/NightAngelRogue and u/fixtheblue

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

  • 1 - 1st August - Ch1. Picking up the Pieces to Ch7. Guardians
  • 2. 8th August - Ch8. The Beginning and the End to Ch13. Reclamation
  • 3. 15th August - Ch14. From the Ashes to Ch18. Our Choices Define Us
  • 4. 22nd August - Ch19. Depth of Words to Ch24. Hidden Meanings
  • 5. 29th August - Ch25. Old Wounds through Ch31. Wars Are Not Won
  • 6. 5th September - Ch32. The Heart of Who You Are to Ch37. Fear The Night
  • 7. 12th September - Ch38. Neither Bent Nor Broken to Ch42. A City Once Lost
  • 8. 19th September - Ch43. Even in the Shadow to Ch47. What Was Lost
  • 9. 26th September - Ch48. The Last of Us to Ch55. Choices
  • 10. 3rd October - Ch56. Monsters, Men and Broken Things to Ch63. Ghosts of a Time Long Dead
  • 11. 10th October - Ch64. Sweet Boy to Ch71. Sleep Well
  • 12. 17th October - Ch72. The Choices We Make to Ch77. Hammer of Hafaesir
  • 13. 24th October - Ch78. Sacrifice to Ch83. All Paths Converge
  • 14. 31st October - Ch84. Master and Apprentice to Ch88. Brothers
  • 15. 7th November - Ch89. The Truth of War to Ch94. Choices
  • 16. 14th November - Ch95. The Wyverns of Valtara to Ch101. Everything You Seek
  • 17. 21st November - Ch102. Loyalty Above All to Ch111. From Ashes We Stand ***** [BONUS READ] ***** #2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke.

Links to earlier reads in the series. - Book 1 - 2001: A Space Odyssey This book will be run by u/Lachesis_Decima77 and u/fixtheblue

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

For our Non-English Language Prize winning Discovery Read

This book will be run by u/Vast-Passenger1126

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

[RUNNER-UP READ]

Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.

This book was nominated back in September 2025 by u/Amanda39 for the Gutenberg nominations. It will be run by u/sunnydaze77777777, u/Amanda39 and u/Ser_Erdrick

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

  • 9/9 - Start to First Period, Ch. 10 u/Amanda39

  • 9/16 - First Period, Ch. 11 - 17 u/Amanda39

  • 9/23 - First Period, Ch. 18 - Second Period, First Narrative Ch. 5 u/Ser_Erdrick

  • 9/30- Second Period, First Narrative Ch. 6 - Second Period, Third Narrative Ch. 5 u/Amanda39

  • 10/7- Second Period, Third Narrative, Ch. 6 to End of Third Narrative u/Ser_Erdrick

  • 10/14 - Fourth Narrative - END u/sunnydaze7777777

    [READ THE WORLD]

The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng & The Letter by W. Somerset Maugham

for Malaysia will be run by u/nicehotcupoftea, u/bluebelle236, u/lazylittlelady and u/fixtheblue

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

was nominated by u/jaymae21 and will be run by u/maolette, u/rige_x, u/wild_umbreon and u/jaymae21

The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here

Discussion Schedule

  • September 10: Start through Ch 7 (led by u/maolette)
  • September 17: On Chalk through Ch 13 (led by u/rige_x)
  • September 24: Ch 14 through Ch 20 (led by u/maolette)
  • October 1: Ch 21 through Ch 27 (led by u/wild_umbreon)
  • October 8: Ch 28 to end (led by u/jaymae21)
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u/fromdusktil Dragon rider | 🐉🧠 19d ago

How is it already October!!

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u/Coffee_fuel 📚Bookclub Boffin📚 18d ago

Dark sorcery. They already have October and are now shortening September in order to expand. 😔

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u/fixtheblue Read, ergo sum | 🐫🐉🥈||🧠🥈 10d ago

I do not know it was only August 21st past week....i am displeased that fall has snuck up on me so sneakily! How rude

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u/Coffee_fuel 📚Bookclub Boffin📚 18d ago edited 18d ago
  • The Penelopiad
  • Death With Interruptions
  • Mort
  • 2010 Odissey
  • The Summer Book
  • Summer Fishing in Lapland

... And I'll try Between Two Fires.

The House of Doors is on my waitlist, but my library's system doesn't tell you how long the line is.

But gosh. Past me is laughing right now. I thought I was gonna go all out in September and then have a lighter October. At least most of these are on the shorter side! The TBD runner up better not tempt me!! 🤧

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u/jaymae21 Yearbook Editor-in-Chief 17d ago

October is so stacked! Unfortunately I'm moving this month so I will likely be focusing on the reads I'm helping run (Katabasis, Of Empires & Dust, Ana & Din). I've got The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Death with Interruptions, Mort, The Bacchae, The Penelopiad, Between Two Fires, Knightmare Arcanist, and Summer Fishing in Lapland all on the backlog!

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u/fixtheblue Read, ergo sum | 🐫🐉🥈||🧠🥈 17d ago

Good luck with the move!!

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u/Book_1love 18d ago

I just bought the Penelopiad a couple weeks ago!

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u/lazylittlelady Poetry Patron 11d ago

I’m having a clear out month after a busy September, so just picking up Death With Interruptions and The Bacchae this month and catching up on the things I missed! I have London Falling and I’m Not Going Anywhere on deck, plus The Blue Castle!

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u/fixtheblue Read, ergo sum | 🐫🐉🥈||🧠🥈 10d ago

Looking forward to reading your thoughts on The Blue Castle!

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u/Comprehensive-Fun47 📚Bookclub Boffin📚 ||🧠🥉 10d ago

I'm interested in practically all of them!

  • Between Two Fires (Horror)

  • The Penelopiad (Female Author)

  • The Summer Book (Read the World)

  • Summer Fishing in Lapland (Read the World)

  • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Evergreen)

  • Death With Interruptions (Discovery Read),

  • Murder at Spindle Manor (Runner-up Read)

  • The Lion's Tusk (Bonus Book)

  • A Trade of Blood (Bonus Book)

  • The Bacchae (Bonus Book)

This is terrible. I'll never get to them all!

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u/fixtheblue Read, ergo sum | 🐫🐉🥈||🧠🥈 10d ago

Oh I hear this! My reading has tanked lately too as I am commited to more IRL stuff. I am not really able to adjust my expectations with what is realistically possible for one person to achieve.....so the pile/list/backlog just keep growing