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So THRILLED to share GARLIC & THE VAMPIRE has been selected for the Summer Scares Reading Program!!!

I love love LOVE working on Summer Scares. If you haven't checked it out yet, please do.

GIVEAWAY ALERT: Enter to win one of 10 paperback copies of @haileypiperfights.bsky.social's NO GODS FOR DROWNING. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

It's remarkable how Epstein can function as center of right- and left-wing antisemitic conspiracy theories, yes am writing something up about this.

The 2026 Summer Scares picks are here! Learn more below, and make sure you're following @summerscares.bsky.social here for regular updates on all things horror in libraries. bookriot.com/2026-summer-...

Amazing:

Excited to read @almakatsu.bsky.social ‘s upcoming title! Coming Sept 22… No one escapes real life.

We're giving away 30 early copies of THE MINIMALIST on Goodreads! For fans of Tár and The Piano Teacher, THE MINIMALIST is a gruesome and darkly lucid portrait of a classical composer’s descent into madness. Enter here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent... @stmartinspress.bsky.social

Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all! go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi

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Do you need a quick little post apocalyptic ghost story for your Saturday??? Of course you do :) Check mine out over in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social

Corey is a #horrorlibrarian and great at #readersadvisory overall!

Great day to preorder CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD 4: LIGHTS! CAMERA! FRENDO. Signed options available: linktr.ee/adamcesare

Let’s talk about @natcassidy.bsky.social & his collection Rest Stop & Other Dark Detours from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social He has such a unique voice. His horror is terrifying & his characters relatable. He slides up near you at a bar a & starts telling these wild tales. You can’t stop listening.

Collection Development Crash Course| Fiction with me Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 2:30pm Eastern| Check out NF and Weeding later in the month! elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...

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From the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES comes KILL YOUR DARLING, a stunning meditation on grief and longing that will chill you to your core. This is @claymcleod.bsky.social firing on all cylinders. bookshop.org/p/books/kill...

Today on the blog: @circulatingideas.bsky.social featuring @vantine.bsky.social w/ more from her about the passive RA training she can offer your library: raforall.blogspot.com/2026/01/circ...

Awesome! I'm glad @vantine.bsky.social was able to provide such great inspiration! I love the "Don't feed the librarians (except coffee, tea, and chocolate)" sign.

Booklist Guide to Graphic Novels - call for submissions. Deadline EXTENDED! They are interested in a wide variety of topics relating to comics, manga, and graphic novels in libraries and the deadline has been extended until February 9th @ala-booklist.bsky.social airtable.com/appa8wgGSwLw...

Honor that Buffalo Hunter Hunter’s a finalist for @audiobooks Audie Award. Thanks, @simon.audio #Audies2026

This year's Bram Stoker Awards preliminary ballot has been released, featuring notable names like Ryan Coogler, Stephen Graham Jones, and Grady Hendrix.

STOP USING THE TERM "CLEAN BOOKS" STOP IT! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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THERE IS FROST ON MY WINDSHIELD! #florida

Car crash into headquarters of Chabad Lubavitch movement in NYC is investigated as hate crime www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Thanks for the shout out, @raforall.bsky.social! It's a quick survey!

Circulating Ideas 306: Passive Readers' Advisory with Lila Denning @vantine.bsky.social circulatingideas.com/2026/01/26/3...

Thank you to @circulatingideas.bsky.social for the fun conversation!!

Wonder where to start with Alice Coldbreath? We have you covered: https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2026/01/which-one-first-alice-coldbreath/

Thanks to @ruemorguemag.bsky.social and Lindy Ryan for the great interview about WHY I LOVE HORROR. Lindy asked some of the best questions I have gotten yet. @laneheymont.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social rue-morgue.com/exclusive-in...

Congratulations Head Halloween Librarian @raforall.bsky.social & her book WHY I LOVE HORROR for making the Stoker Preliminary ballot. And @tananarivedue.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social for their essays from that book also making the prelim ballot.

This collection from @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social @rdspress.bsky.social -incredible. Each story reveals a different kind of female rage & terror. Set in different places & times, readers will tear through the book, coming up for air, breathless & terrified but looking for more Kiste. All the stars.

This is the post from @raforall.bsky.social that you should all read

That’s my Booklist quote and I cannot stress enough how much you need to read this book. Every. Single. One. Of. You. My full review will be in the February 2026 issue.

RUINOUS CREATURES by jessi cole jackson is available 3/10/26 from @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #debut #romantasy #skulls #magic #matching #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 2/1!

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#DEAL ALERT! Calling all one-clickers because NIGHT & DAY @datlow.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle for a limited time only! amzn.to/4qwfo7g #NightandDay#ad #amazoncom

The real star- Crumpet!

Crumpet is diving into I KNOW A PLACE @natcassidy.bsky.social @shortwavebooks.bsky.social I promised no scary carrots or rabbit episodes like that other guy.

Today on the blog- Using Awards Lists As a RA Tool: Splatterpunk Awards Edition. @briankeene.bsky.social raforall.blogspot.com/2026/01/usin...

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Participating in an online conference along with @tuphlos.bsky.social and I have a slide with a quote from her. 📚

Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins Jackson Fire Department rules arson at Beth Israel Congregation, the city’s only Jewish house of worship mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...

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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share some books and boost all signals. Repost this & let us know what to repost for you. Angry? Here’s one about injustice, racism, and colonialism. You know, with monsters, magic, murder, grief, and ghosts. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316... bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

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