Becky Spratford
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Matching books w/ readers thru the library especially #HorrorForLibraries. Jersey Girl in exile. Reviews for LJ & Booklist. HWA Sec. Rep @laneheymont.bsky.social. Bram Stoker Winner, WHY I LOVE HORROR (Saga Press) https://bit.ly/WhyILoveHorror. (She/Her)
Well something that left me speechless happened yesterday (and anyone who knows me knows this is hard to do) Using Awards Lists As A RA Tool: The World Fantasy Award Finalists Edition....Featuring Me raforall.blogspot.com/2026/08/usin... Big love to @sagapressbooks.bsky.social in the post too.
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Get yourself a publisher who is as happy and proud as @sagapressbooks.bsky.social is of their authors. Seriously. They are the best. All of them.
The October 2026 LJ Horror review column is due on 8/10. This is my accountability thread. 2 of 8 reviews turned in. Hoping to make that 3 shortly
What I'm Reading: Audiobooks Roundup and how I trained my brain to read for fun: raforall.blogspot.com/2026/08/what...
What I'm Reading: Audiobook Reviews Round-Up
I talk about this in my training programs, but don't say it enough here, because I read and review books for my job it is not only hard to m...
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Here it is, friends. The gorgeous, glorious MARLA hardcover edition from Weird Tales and @blackstonepub.bsky.social, complete with foil cover, sprayed edges, killer interior art, and a brand-new exclusive prequel novelette called “Moonflowers.” Special thanks to artists @papercrisis and Jeff Wong.
"Reaction to the paper has been muted at best. Librarians who have been working in the digital space for years quickly dismissed it. And publishers didn't exactly rally around it either." The latest @wordsandmoney.bsky.social newsletter is a must-read. 🔥 www.wordsandmoney.com/the-words-mo...
Starting the first work day of a new month off on the blog: Conversation Starter To Display Monthly Question: What Is the Book You Recommend to Everyone You Know raforall.blogspot.com/2026/08/conv...
Conversation Starter To Display Monthly Question: What Is the Book You Recommend to Everyone You Know
This is part of a monthly series of conversation starters which can be made into evergreen displays that I first proposed here (with 12 exam...
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And the tour is set, the demons will soon be loose. Come see me! More details at the ye olde bloggery hut: terribleminds.com/ramble/2026/...
Spotted tonight at @gibsonsbookstore.bsky.social… reader Jamie is sporting the ASK ME WHY I LOVE HORROR tee alongside horror hero @raforall.bsky.social ⭐️ Get yours at threadsofdread.com and FIND YOUR PEOPLE 💪
New Book on Gen Z Reading Habits-- Free Download Through 8/6 raforall.blogspot.com/2026/07/new-...
New Book on Gen Z Reading Habits-- Free Download Through 8/6
Portland State University researchers Kathi Inman Berens and Rachel Noorda have a new book from Cambridge University Press entitled, How Ge...
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Double posts today. First up- Updated Horror RA Program for 2026 and my 2026 Appearance Schedule Page is Now Live: raforall.blogspot.com/2026/07/upda...
You should not be able to call an audiobook "unabridged" when you don't include the author's note or acknowledgments at the end 📚
The witch functions as a lens into our own cultural preoccupations. Reading into the subtle differences between text & subtext in stories of witchcraft illuminates how power, anxiety, & history commingle in art. Read @scumbelievable.bsky.social's essay: www.darkertimes.com/witches-worl...
We Are the Daughters of the Witches You Couldn't Film
Gretchen Felker-Martin examines the tangled web of historical fact, social anxieties, and authorial worldview in art about witchcraft.
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Using Awards Lists As a RA Tool: Booker Prize Longlist raforall.blogspot.com/2026/07/usin...
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CALIFORNIA! Saturday, hang out at VILLAGE WELL in LA with me, Caroline Kepnes, Monika Kim, Kasey Lansdale, Rachel Howzell Hall, Philip Fracassi, Catriona Ward, Liz Kerin, Keith Rosson, Chuck Tingle, and Lisa Morton! Monday, join me and Philip Fracassi at MYSTERIOUS GALAXY in San Diego!
Love this book. So much! In fact, those are my words in the starred review from LJ.
Kailee Pedersen@kaileepedersen.bsky.social · last wk.Searching for your next spooky summer event? Join me & the inimitable Kosoko Jackson for the launch of THE MINIMALIST - my gruesome psychological horror novel of classical music & adoptee identity - at The Twisted Spine on August 18 @ 6pm! 🎶🩸 @kosokojackson.bsky.social @stmartinspress.bsky.social
Searching for your next spooky summer event? Join me & the inimitable Kosoko Jackson for the launch of THE MINIMALIST - my gruesome psychological horror novel of classical music & adoptee identity - at The Twisted Spine on August 18 @ 6pm! 🎶🩸 @kosokojackson.bsky.social @stmartinspress.bsky.social
Today on the blog: Romance Bookstore Day is Coming (8/15) and Libraries Need to Be Ready raforall.blogspot.com/2026/07/roma...
Romance Bookstore Day is Coming (8/15) and Libraries Need to Be Ready
Romance Bookstore Day is August 15th and Libraries not only need to be ready to help promote Romance over the next few weeks, but you shoul...
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Passively Recommending Books: Unshelve with the Upcoming Anthony Bourdain Biopic... bookdisplays.blogspot.com/2026/07/unsh...
Unshelve with the Upcoming Anthony Bourdain Biopic "Tony"
The late Anthony Bourdain has become a cultural icon. With t he upcoming release of the bio pic "Tony" it's a good time to use his popul...
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Today to start the week on the blog: Becky live @gibsonsbookstore.bsky.social with @johnlangan.bsky.social this FRIDAY! Join us. Only 1 hour from Boston. raforall.blogspot.com/2026/07/beck...
Becky Live at Gibson's Bookstore in Concord, NH This Friday!!!
I am in NH for personal reasons and figured, hey Ryan, who does events for Gibson's is THE BEST, let's see if the two of us can work somethi...
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Compare the state of reading reports for America and Europe on the blog to end the work week: raforall.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...
The Story Report: The European State Of Reading
StoryTel Group recently released their 2026 Story Report. Who are the StoryTel Group? From their "About Us" page : We are a storytelling c...
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It’s really really hard to take a picture that reflects how *good* the new Union Square edition of ZERO LIVES REMAINING looks? Not only Marc Schoenbach’s beautiful cover illustration, but… It has flaps!?! That’s classy as shit!!!
Heads Up! come see me and @johnlangan.bsky.social LIVE, next week, on July 31st @gibsonsbookstore.bsky.social. Please let them know if you plan to join us: gibsonsbookstore.com/event/why-i-...
Becky Spratford presents Why I Love Horror with John Langan
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The #HorrorforLibraries giveaway is on hiatus this week BUT you can still enter for upcoming weeks. Books by @almakatsu.bsky.social @ericlarocca.com and @stephengrahamjones.com coming soon! Details on how to enter can be found here: raforallhorror.blogspot.com/2026/07/horr...
#HorrorForLibraries Giveaway: ARCs of Rachel Harrison and Scott Hawkins for 1 winner
Today I have two books for 1 winner. In fact, I will be offering two books for one winner for the foreseeable future. This week I am featuri...
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Today on the blog: the evergreen books to visual media adaptations conversation and display ideas with an assist from @bookriot.bsky.social's Best Adaptations of the Century (So Far): raforall.blogspot.com/2026/07/best...
Best Adaptations of the Century So Far
There are plenty of readalike lists for "The Odyssey," but this is just one example of an ongoing discussion we have at libraries all the ti...
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if you see me at SDCC and ask for one of these i will give you one
Day five of solo parenting and the children have formed a songwriting duo. The eldest wants to write a passionate climate change ballad, the five year old wants to write a song about poo. I fear we're on course for a breakup on the scale of Oasis.
Early start because I am training a library this morning, but the blog is ready for you all. Using Awards Lists As a RA Tool: The Center For Fiction First Novel Prize Edition raforall.blogspot.com/2026/07/usin...
Using Awards Lists As a RA Tool: The Center For Fiction First Novel Prize Edition
This is part of my ongoing series on using Awards Lists as a RA tool. Click here for all posts in the series in reverse chronological orde...
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