Carnivals, clowns, weird reads, oh my! September TBR 2025

My September 2025 TBR is packed with carnival / circus / clown horror as well as weird fiction picks and a few books with fall vibes sprinkled in—plus I tell you about my September book & film club picks.

I’m stacking carnival reads (from middle-grade to adult), a few delightfully weird novels, and cozy-autumn titles to carry me right up to Halloween-a-thon (which starts Sep 22). If you love fairs, freak shows, or just spooky season feels, this September TBR will have something that will interest you.

0:00 Intro
01:35 What this TBR covers
02:03 Readathons this month
03:02 Fall décor + Halloween-a-thon starts Sep 22
03:29 Book club pick — The Circus of Stolen Dreams (MG)
04:04 Film club — Carnival of Souls + live show info
05:03 - Vintage Read / Paperbacks from Hell
06:07 Shock Waves by Matt Kurtz (amusement-park creature feature)
06:51 Amusement Park Reads
07:58 Circus Books & Goosebumps Knockoffs
09:19 Why carnival = summer-to-fall vibes
09:52 Patreon mini-readathon (Sept 14 - Sept 20)
10:32 Middle Grade Clown Books
11:57 More Carnival / Circus Books
14:13 Week of Weird Picks
16:39 Fall Reads + Halloween Vibes
18:29 Outro + emoji prompt

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Halloween-a-thon Announcement Video:
   • Halloween 2025 extravaganza: books, movies...  

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Other Events Mentioned:

Week of Weird:
   • Week of Weird - Sept 7 - 13 2025  
‪@fiberartsyreads‬
‪@JasonsWeirdReads‬

Summer Scare Readathon:
‪@TheHexedLibrary‬
   • Summer Scare Readathon Announcement! | Sep...  

Shorty September:
   • Shorty September 2025 || Announcement Video  

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