A+B Fall 2026 Booklist
As summer wound down, we asked our team what they'd been reading, and the results were as varied as the people at A+B.
Novels, memoirs, page-turners, and everything in between made the list.
Consider this your fall reading list, straight from our team to yours.
“Theo of Golden” by Allen Levi
A unique story; I couldn't wait to learn about the next painting's subject.
— Submitted by Christine
"The Correspondent" by Virginia Evans
— Submitted by Laura
“The Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings” by Abolqasem Ferdowsi
It's the mythic history of the kings of Persia circa the late tenth century. It is one long, continuous legacy stretching from creation to the then-present day, yet it's divided into bite-sized stories you can enjoy in a sitting or two. I've been picking away at it over the summer, and I still have plenty to go, but the stories I've read have all been fascinating. It's a great read for anyone who wants to learn about Iranian culture without endorsing or engaging with the current conflict/regime.
— Submitted by Nik
"Resistance: My Life for Lebanon" by Soha Bechara
A moving, jarring, and inspiring political memoir by a revolutionary woman who sought to do her part in liberating Lebanon from the occupation in 1988.
— Submitted by Noor
"The Witches of Cambridge" by Alice Hoffman
— Submitted by Christine
"A World Appear: A Journey into Consciousness" by Michael Pollen
It was a mind-expanding read to learn how modern science is finding out that our anthropocentric view of consciousness may be false and that things like animals and even plants and fungi seem to exhibit characteristics of consciousness.
— Submitted by Eric
“Racism as a Zoological Witchcraft” by Aph Ko
It was so interesting and eye-opening to read about the connectedness of animal liberation and critical race theory.
— Submitted by Noor
“This Book Made Me Think of U
A feel-good story about loss and hope
— Submitted by Christine
“Life on the Mississipii” by Rinker Buck
Detailing his life long dream to build his own flatboat, which he named Patience, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then travels roughly 2,000 river miles down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans. The voyage took about four months.— Submitted by Eric