With cooler temperatures creeping in and the days getting shorter, local readers may seek new books to read as they snuggle under a blanket.

To compile this list, the Greenville Journal reached out to Ashley Warlick of M.Judson Booksellers and Christine McSwain of Hub City Bookshop to ask for their top picks of books written by South Carolina authors that were released in the third quarter of 2025.

Here are their recommendations in their own words:

M.Judson

‘Over Yonder: A Poet’s Exploration of South Carolina’s State Parks’ • Glenis Redmond • The second installment is a fabulous poetry project by Greenville’s own poet laureate, designed and published by local small press Good Printed Things, who make books beautiful inside and out. It’s all the inspiration you need to get exploring

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