The Season of Books: Autumn Evenings and a Rolling Super Thursday

Autumn leaves and fruits of bramble (Rubus species). Watercolour drawings. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

There’s something magical about the start of autumn. The days shorten, the air sharpens, and there’s the faintest hint of woodsmoke on the breeze. The trees are beginning to turn, hinting at the glorious show of gold, russet and bronze still to come. We’ve started eyeing up our scarves and thicker coats with fondness, and we don’t need much of an excuse to light a fire in the evenings.

But for us at P-Wave Press, autumn also brings with it something even more exciting: books. Lots of them.

It’s a time of year traditionally associated with a flurry of literary activity, and this season is already shaping up to be no different. Alongside our own forthcoming release of Crotchet Castle & Gryll Grange on 23 October, the third volume in our growing P-Wave Classics series, we’re preparing to announce several more exciting titles that will carry us through to Christmas. Then, looking ahead to Spring 2026, we’ll be adding to the series again and launching new titles that we can’t wait to share.

In years past, much of the publishing world has marked this moment with Super Thursday—that single autumn day when publishers release a cascade of titles in the run-up to Christmas. But this year, we’re pleased to see a different approach taking shape.

As reported by The Bookseller, this year’s autumn publishing season will be more of a rolling Super Thursday, with big releases spread out across several weeks. It’s a shift we warmly welcome. Readers won’t be overwhelmed with hundreds of titles at once, and instead will have the chance to enjoy the season’s offerings at a gentler pace. For publishers like us, it also means we have a better chance of connecting with readers looking for something thoughtful and different.

So as the nights draw in and the logs crackle in the grate, we’re not only reaching for books to read—we’re working hard to bring you more to discover. Whether it’s satirical classics, daring new fiction or genre-defying essays, we hope you’ll find something to curl up with as the leaves fall.