From horror for a spooky start to the month to nonfiction for those not looking for a fright, these new paperpacks offer something for everyone.

On Oct. 6, two Seattle bookstores will open late to celebrate the release of “Shadow Ticket,” the newest novel from mysterious former Seattleite Thomas Pynchon.

“For Whom the Belle Tolls” started as a TikTok skit about a sharp-tongued new arrival in the Afterlife who takes a job in Hell’s customer service.

Angela Flournoy’s second novel follows five women over the course of their 20-year friendship, from 2007 to 2027.

Here are the top local bestsellers from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association.

Here are this week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly.

These five books span genres, reading levels and themes, and celebrate the richness of Hispanic and Latino heritage.

“Princess of Blood” continues Sarah Hawley’s “Shards of Magic” trilogy, which follows a human servant in an oppressive — and fantastical — faerie realm.

“Crooks” is an entertaining story about generational criminality, its fallout and how we never quite escape the lessons learned in our youth.

Here are this week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly.