Life & Culture / The 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. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE9 books to read if you loved Wuthering Heights (the novel, not the film)The fight against the Palestine Action ban isn’t over Reebok Your favourite Reeboks are getting a makeoverWhy is the US government coming for young climate activists?Could singles wrestling be an alternative to dating apps?‘I could have a piece of him come back’: The murky ethics of pet cloningGone Norf: The Manchester collective uplifting Northern creatives‘It’s good for the gods’: Inside Taiwan’s booming temple rave sceneWhy are we still so obsessed with love languages?How Madeline Cash wrote the most hyped novel of 2026From looksmaxxing to mogging: How incel language went mainstreamWinter Olympics 2026: The breakout stars from Milano Cortina Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy