Life & CultureThe Book ColumnLife & Culture / The Book ColumnBooks to read this autumn as seasonal depression rears its ugly headFrom Julia Fox’s long-awaited masterpiece Down The Drain, to Naomi Klein’s scarily timely Doppelganger: A Trip Into The Mirror WorldShareLink copied ✔️October 18, 2023October 18, 2023TextDominique SisleyTextEmily DinsdaleTextGünseli YalcinkayaTextElliot Hoste It’s autumn, which means it’s nearly winter, which means days are getting darker, which means your day-to-day life is getting a little bit worse. But that’s OK, because we have a list of the best newly released books for you. Highlights include Naomi Klein’s Doppelganger, which is a scarily timely read on our uncanny political moment (read our interview with her here). There’s Sofia Coppola’s Archive, which takes us deep inside the Priscilla filmmaker’s creative process. And of course, there’s Julia Fox’s long-awaited (genuine masterpiece) memoir Down The Drain. See our full list below. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE‘Misogyny by design’: Is it possible to escape getting ‘undressed’ by AI?Björk slams Trump, Denmark and colonialismA list of very serious pop culture predictions for 2026Our most-read sex and relationships stories of 2025The 21st Century: Q1 Review2025 was the year of the Gen Z uprisingThe 12 most anticipated novels of 2026 More and more men want to be pegged, according to FeeldBetween slop and enshittification, 2025 saw the internet implode5 Amish youth on what people get wrong about themGreta Thunberg arrested in London under the Terrorism ActLoop: The brand making earplugs as essential as sunglasses