#HorrorForLibraries Giveaway #25[!]- Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

 31 Days of Horror is over, but the #HorrorForLibraries giveaways live on. As a reminder I began these giveaways back in April. Click here to  read the first post.

Those of you paying close attention may have also noticed I lost track of the numbers at some point, mostly due to have more than 1 winner multiple weeks. I have gone back and manually counted and this is week 25 and honestly, I see no end to the giveaways.

As a reminder, here are the basic rules to enter:

1. You need to be affiliated with an American public library. My rationale behind that is that I will be encouraging you to read these books and share them with patrons. While many of them are advanced reader copies that you cannot add to your collections, if you get the chance to read them, my hope is that you will consider ordering a copy for your library and give away the ARC away as a prize or pass it on to a fellow staff member.
2. If you are interested in being included in any giveaway at any time, you must email me at zombiegrl75 [at] gmail [dot] com with the subject line "#HorrorForLibraries." In the body of the email all you have to say is that you want to be entered and the name of your library.
3. Each entry will be considered for EVERY giveaway. I will randomly draw a winner on Fridays sometime after 5pm central. But only entries received by 5pm each week will be considered for that  week.
4. If you win, you are ineligible to win again for 4 weeks; you will have to re-enter after that time to be considered [I have a list of who has won, when, and what title]. However, if you do not win, you carry over into the next week. There is NO NEED to reenter.

Click here to see last week's giveaway. Our winner was Heather from Poquoson [VA] Public Library. 

This week, in conjunction with the giveaway, I wanted to point you to the recording of the Library Journal conversation I was a part of last week, "True Monsters of Lovecraft Country". You can watch the roundtable discussion here or click the image below.

The publisher sent me a copy of the novel so I could re-read it. Here is my original review of Lovecraft Country from back in 2016. Since I am done with the program, I want to pass this copy on to your library so you can add it to your collections as demand has risen.

Good luck. And although there can only be one winner of the book, everyone can watch the program.

Recap: True Monsters of Lovecraft Country Virtual Roundtable

This past Friday Library Journal capped off it’s #LovecraftFridays discussion with a virtual roundtable. The panelists included were Alex Brown, Becky Spratford, Gabino Iglesias, Mary SanGiovanni, Steffan Triplett and Matt Ruff! Together they talked about the true meaning of Cosmic Horror, what fair representation looks like in both literature and media, as well as differences between the hit HBO show and the novel. There are also a few tips for librarians as well on how to introduce this growing genre into their community. Overall, it is something you do not want to miss. So, grab some snacks and enjoy.