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Last night was my book release party at the La Grange Public Library. We had a big crowd to watch Cynthia Pelayo and I talk about my book and her essay.
You can view all of the photos here. You can also view my tour schedule with access to photos from past events and info about upcoming events here.
It was an awesome night filled with many friends and family. And so many librarians-- which of course I loved. Multiple former students from when I taught grad school were in the audience, the person who keeps my former book club humming along (and they are doing an awesome job at it), HWA Chicago Chapter members and more. Again, click through for the photos. Thanks to everyone who shared pics.
But that was yesterday. Today is a new day and I have a post that is both book promotion AND RA training. It's The Scares That Shaped Us Podcast, hosted by Matthew Jackson:
Every horror fan has scares that shaped them, those frights which crawled out of our closet or from under our bed and made us fans of things that go bump in the night. It’s a special relationship, and for people who create horror, it’s an often profound connection to imagination, a kickstart to creativity that made them into the weavers of fear we know today.
In each episode of The Scares That Shaped Us, host Matthew Jackson will interview a horror writer about a formative horror story that shaped who they are as creators. It can be a book, a short story, a film, an episode of TV, and everything in between. As long as it’s scary, we’re here to explore the special bond between creative minds and the stories that formed those minds.Matthew Jackson is a writer and journalist who’s been covering film, books, TV, and beyond for more than 15 years. His work appears regularly on sites like SYFY WIRE, Paste Magazine, The AV Club, Cinapse, Vulture, Mental Floss, and more, and his fiction has appeared in Weird Tales. When he’s not writing he’s usually counting the days until Christmas, or watching a horror movie
I am the guest on today's podcast. We are talking about Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein.
While I hope you listen to my episode, I highly recommend you subscribe to this podcast in general because every episode is a 1 hour deep dive into an author with a book that has just come out, talking at length about another piece of horror media that shaped them.
The podcast is all appeal talk. You will learn so much about both the author and their book PLUS you get a long discussion about another book or movie or tv show that someone who writes horror loves.
The Scares That Shaped Us is a must listen podcast for anyone who assists horror readers, yes, but it would also make a great conversation starter to display! Click here for my longer post about this concept.
Use the titles Jackson has already covered to make a display entitled something like "The Scares That Shaped Today's Horror Aurhors." Have a QR code to link people to the podcast. And then have your question to all patrons be-- What is the scary book that shaped you? What a great October display and interactive conversation starter.
Get the whole library community-- staff and patrons-- involved. Most libraries will just put out Horror books all October. But you....you can draw the community into a conversation about the genre and share the results.
Get started with The Scares That Shaped Us to build out the display. The breadth of titles there will inspire your patrons to engage with the question. Again click here to see how to ask everyone to participate online, in the building, and through your holds shelf.
Feel free to leave the scare that shaped you here in the comments to help others build their displays as well.
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