Why I love #kidlit, reason 342. (from Jarvis' "Bear & Bird: The Secret and Other Stories")

Nice little piece on horror for kiddos by Taylor Hunsberger in PW: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #kidlit #horror @tayparade.bsky.social

I just finished listening to Pagan Kennedy's "The Secret History of the Rape Kit" (read beautifully by Claire Danes) and absolutely loved it. Though topically different, it reminded me of another fav: "To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse."

Did you know that Mr. Rogers testified before the Senate to oppose government funding cuts to @pbs.org ? It worked, too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7... #savepublicmedia #protectmypublicmedia

Want to hear what the Summer Scares middle-grade authors have to say about horror and frightening kids? Me too. That's why I've summoned them to this Booklist webinar. Registration link is below! #horror #kidlit

The 2025 Summer Scares picks are in! Just look at these middle-grade beauties. #horror #kidlit

You guys, how jazzed am I that our favorite middle-grade novel of 2024 is horror?! SO JAZZED! It's also got humor and poignant LGBTQ+ themes. Check out "The House on Yeet Street" by Preston Norton if you haven't yet! 👻

It's Halloween, & I'm ready to howl about the 2025 Summer Scares spookesperson, KENDARE BLAKE!!! www.booklistonline.com/Summer-Scare...

Happy Halloween! As had become an annual tradition today is the day we begin @summerscares.bsky.social 2025 with our announcement of our Spokesperson-- #1 NYT Bestselling author Kendare Blake! Read the full press release here: raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-sca... .

2) Bog (1979): Dynamite fishing done stirred up something prehistoric in the bog. Insect? Fish? Walking cancer?! #31HorrorFilms31Days

Leaning into this account's cobwebs by returning for #31HorrorFilms31Days 1) Arcadian: Can Nic Cage save his sons from post-apocalyptic monsters? What do you think?

It's happening! #birds #birdfriendlydesign news.wttw.com/2024/07/12/m...

Relieved that McCormick Place is retrofitting their windows to be safer for birds. 🦉💛 #birds abcbirds.org/news/efforts...

I assume every "Newsom" news story I read will be announcing a new Joanna Newsom record, and I refuse to give up hope.

The Ologies episode on pigeons is as magical as I hoped! www.alieward.com/ologies/colu... #birds

As such, we are DEMANDING Chicago have bird-friendly building design requirements included and enforced as part of the new DPD Sustainability plan BY APRIL OF 2024. Please read the full Bird Friendly Chicago position statement on our blog. 3/3 www.chicagobirder.org/blog/2024/2/...

Grab your butterfly net & achieve true weirdo status by running after birds in downtown Chicago! It's the best! Repost from X. Visit the CBCM website for info: www.birdmonitors.net/Volunteer.php #birds #birdrescue

The 2024 Summer Scares books are looking sharp! As knives. And werewolf teeth. Get the deets at tinyurl.com/5n6vx7hh All hail the @summerscares.bsky.social team: @heykellyjensen.bsky.social @yikesyaika.bsky.social sky.social, @papersquared.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social @raforall.bsky.social

And here's the Booklist Editor's Choice list of the year's best adult books for teens! bit.ly/482imH7

Happy to finally be able to share the Booklist 2023 Editor's Choice youth list! 2023 Books for Youth list: bit.ly/47D69c2

Gasp! I'm not ready for him to retire yet! www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Carson Ellis is one of my favorite illustrators, so when she puts together a picture-book list, I'm going to pay attention: carsonellis.substack.com/p/the-slowpo... #picturebooks #books #kidlit

Inspired by @allyoutthere.bsky.social’s Insta post, I found that I like my horror pink & purple like a bruise. www.instagram.com/p/C0LBFyOrfC...

Well, this is delightful. #libraries #drag blockclubchicago.org/2023/11/20/c...

The devil's in the details, and Betsy Bird might just pull a Bloody Mabel if picture books don't knit with accuracy. 💛🧶

Best news story you'll read all day. Those starry appendages aren't arms. Rather, "the sea star is like a 'disembodied head walking about the sea floor on its lips.'" ⭐👄 #nature www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

A birb by any other name would be as sweet. #birds #birb americanornithology.org/about/englis...

31) The Burbs: An all-time fav. Happy Halloween! #31HorrorFilms31Days

WHOOPS! Your spooky Summer Scares rep forgot how time zones work! The news is out, but that doesn't mean we can't share it again! We are so excited that @claymcleod is joining us as this year's spokesperson! More info available here: t.co/Nr8bt6ypCX

Such a treat!

My internet went out mid-Autopsy of Jane Doe yesterday & hasn’t been heard from since, which is a shame b/c I was enjoying it. So, I’ve resorted to a DVD I got for free. 30) Static: Shockingly okay home-invasion flick that takes a sappy turn. #31HorrorFilms31Days

Any best of year list that does NOT have THE REFORMATORY by @tananarivedue.bsky.social on it is not a reliable list. For any genres. I reviewed this MASTERPIECE in June's Library Journal. The rest of you finally get to experience it tomorrow!!! I am very jealous www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

McCormick Place finally had a meeting with COS and our Bird Friendly Chicago partners to discuss bird mortalities at their facility and what can be done. You can read the main takeaways from that meeting and next steps on our blog. But the long and short of it is, we are cautiously optimistic.

29) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974): Welp, I’m late to the party but I’ve finally seen it. Anyone else delighted to see that the cattle truck driver’s real name is Ed Guinn? Coincidence??? #31HorrorFilms31Days

It's #SeaSlugDay, send nudibranchs.

28) Hour of the Wolf: What just happened? I think I liked it. #31HorrorFilms31Days

27) The Royal Hotel: 2 young women run out of money while traveling in Australia & get jobs tending bar in remote mining town. The toxic masculinity is off the charts, & that makes this terrifying. #31HorrorFilms31Days

And for younger, more sensitive readers, here's a list of Gentle Halloween picture books. #books www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Bac...

For those interested in #YA lit, here's a Horror Map I made just for you: www.booklistonline.com/media/horror... #books #horror

26) The Empty Man: Urban legend gains steam after several teens die after blowing into glass bottles. This part was great! It lost me after turning it all into a cult thing, though. #31HorrorFilms31Days

25) The Tingler: All hail Chicago's Music Box Theater, which showed this classic "In Percepto." As an obsessed scientist searches for the cause of "fear tension," shocks and tinglers were let loose in the theater itself. #31HorrorFilms31Days

24) V/H/S/85: I didn't like it! I know I'm wrong, okay? This dude was all right, though. #31HorrorFilms31Days

23) They Live in the Grey: A decent Sixth Sense riff in which a CPS worker is can see ghosts, and there's one involved with her latest case. #31HorrorFilms31Days

The Ologies podcast with Alie Ward has some great Halloween offerings this month. I'm excited to check out the monsters episode & can't recommend Witchology with Fio Gede Parma enough! 🧙‍♀️ www.alieward.com/ologies/witc...

22) Caveat: Man’s babysitting gig turns out to be for a mentally unstable adult. On an uninhabited island. Oh, and he has to wear a harness chained to the basement floor. Easy money, am I right? #31HorrorFilms31Days

21) Chernobyl Diaries: General consensus seems to be that this movie is terrible, but you know what? It's really not bad. It used its setting well and didn't shove CGI mutants down your throat, though I did like this fish. #31HorrorFilms31Days

And for younger, more sensitive readers, here's a list of Gentle Halloween picture books. #books www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Bac...

For those interested in #YA lit, here's a Horror Map I made just for you: www.booklistonline.com/media/horror... #books #horror

19 & 20) Aatank & Shark Exorcist: Shark double feature like no other. One is a fun Bollywood romp & the other is possibly the worst movie I’ve ever seen. #31HorrorFilms31Days