Book Recommendation for Every Song on Taylor Swift's Midnights Album

Cameron Capello
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Taylor Swift recently released her tenth studio album, "Midnights.” Though certain songs immediately became controversial—it turns out people don't love the idea of "sexy babies"—Taylor shattered records with the release, selling 1.2 million albums in three days.Listen to all the songs on her new album, and then check out Fable's special feature on Instagram to celebrate the release:
Discover book recommendations for every track on Midnights:
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What is “Midnights” about?

Swift is famous for her meticulous clues preceding an album release. Whether it's rearranging the letters of all her song titles for fans to decode or creating four different album covers that connect to become a clock, there is no shortage of hints and riddles when it comes to Swift’s Instagram post announcements.

“This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams”

The corresponding album image shows Swift sitting down in a dimly lit room with her head bent into her hand. This solemn photo caused fans to speculate that "Midnights" would be one of Swift’s more emotional albums.Explore Taylor Swift’s TikTok here.

What's a good book to read with Anti-Hero?

Taylor's "Anti-Hero" track is a fan-favorite, and we recommend reading "Beautiful World, Where Are You" by Irish novelist Sally Rooney.The book follows a group of friends as they struggle with relationships, sex, and the world around them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They have sex, they worry about sex, they worry about their friendships and the world they live in. Here's a lyric from Anti-Hero:

"I have this thing where I get older but just never wiser / Midnights become my afternoons / When my depression works the graveyard shift / All of the people I’ve ghosted stand there in the room / I should not be left to my own devices, they come with prices and vices, /I end up in crisis."

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What are Taylor Swift’s favorite books?

Everything Taylor Swift writes seems to contain a story within its lyrics. It’s no wonder Swift is an avid reader with a range of recommendations. You can read many of her recommendations on Fable:type: embedded-entry-inline id: 48OIW56eN4f6NYMyztMji8

Book Recommendations for Every Song on Midnights

"Lavender Haze"

Take a Hint, Dani Brown
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

"Maroon"

Sirens and Muses
Sirens and Muses by Antonia Angress

"Anti-Hero"

Beautiful World Where Are You
Beautiful World, Where are You by Sally Rooney

"Snow on the Beach"

Alone with you in the ether
Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

"You're on Your Own, Kid"

TSITP
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Hann

"Midnight Rain"

Written in the Stars
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

"Question…?"

It Happened One Summer
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

"Vigilante Sh!t"

The Blood Trials
The Blood Trials by N.E Davenport

"Bejeweled"

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson

"Bigger Than the Whole Sky"

The Summer of Broken Rules
The Summer of Broken Rules by K. L. Walther

"Labyrinth"

Seven Days in June
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

"Karma"

Twisted Love
Twisted Love by Ana Huang

"Sweet Nothing"

Seoulmates
Seoulmates by Susan Lee

"Mastermind"

Ninth House
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

"The Great War"

Beach Reads
Beach Read by Emily Henry

"Bigger Than the Whole Sky"

One day
One Day by David Nicholls

"Paris"

Anna and the French Kiss
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

"High Infidelity"

Daisy Jones and the Six

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

"Glitch"

Delilah Green Doesn-t Care
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake

Could’ve, Would’ve, Should’ve

A Little Life
A Little Life by Hana Yanagihara

"Dear Reader"

Love Radio
Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle

When did Taylor Swift's new album come out?

Taylor Swift shocked the world at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards earlier this month with a surprise announcement of a new album coming soon. Despite having just rerecorded her 2012 album, Red, earlier this year, along with releasing sister albums Folklore and Evermore, Taylor is back with a new sound. Midnights, her tenth studio album, was released on Oct 22, 2022.  

What do we know about Taylor Swift’s new album?

Midnight has thirteen tracks (and OG fans will know the significance of her lucky number). Taylor began dropping hints and easter eggs about her new music in a TikTok she called “Midnight Mayhem With Me,” where she announced the title of one of her tracks. With a gold lottery cage behind her, Taylor drew the first ball from the cage to pick out number thirteen (coincidence?), and then proceeded to answer a red rotary dial phone and announced the thirteenth track is called “Masterminds.”

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