The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Washington Irving (1820)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving follows Ichabod Crane’s eerie encounter with the spectral Headless Horseman in a secluded Hudson Valley village.
Fantasy
Supernatural
Restart Reading
Romance
South of the Border, West of the Sun – Haruki Murakami (1992)
A man haunted by the echoes of a lost childhood love drifts through memory, desire, and regret in search of the elusive piece that might finally make him whole.
Mystery
Thriller
The Chamber – John Grisham (1994)
A young lawyer confronts deep family secrets and the legacy of hate as he races against time to save a death row inmate tied to a brutal act of racial violence.
Mystery
Satire
Science Fiction
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency – Douglas Adams (1987)
Dirk Gently, an eccentric detective, investigates time travel, ghosts, and impossible coincidences in a mystery where everything is interconnected.
Mystery
Satire
Science Fiction
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul – Douglas Adams (1988)
Dirk Gently tackles a bizarre mystery involving Norse gods, mysterious deaths, and a chaotic blend of fantasy, mythology, and existential absurdity.
Mystery
Satire
Science Fiction
The Salmon of Doubt – Douglas Adams (2002)
A posthumous collection of Douglas Adams’ essays, thoughts on technology, and an unfinished Dirk Gently novel showcasing his wit and imagination.
Fantasy
Supernatural
Carmilla – Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1872)
Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a gothic vampire novella exploring forbidden desires and supernatural horror through the mysterious character of Carmilla.
Adventure
Classics
Historical
Cannery Row – John Steinbeck (1945)
A quirky community of misfits in Depression-era Monterey, California, finds beauty in life’s imperfections in this humorous and heartfelt novel.
Classics
Historical
Romance
Sweet Thursday – John Steinbeck (1954)
In post-war Monterey, Doc returns to Cannery Row and finds love, friendship, and change in this charming sequel to Cannery Row.
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Supernatural
The Running Man – Stephen King (1982)
The Running Man by Stephen King is a dystopian thriller set in 2025, where a desperate man competes in a deadly televised game while being hunted nationwide.