27 October Books We're DYING to Read

Alexis Coe's historical nonfiction Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis tells the real — and tragic — story of 19-year-old murderess Alice Mitchell, who in 1892 killed the young woman she was engaged to when they were forced apart after their relationship was discovered. The book includes 100 illustrated love letters, maps, artifacts, historical documents, newspaper articles, courtroom proceedings, and intimate domestic scenes.

Out Oct. 7